Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Ex-Sri Lankan Army officer, Politician

Sri Lankan Palatuwa, Matara, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

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ProfessionEx-Sri Lankan Army officer, Politician
NationalitySri Lankan
Date of Birth20/06/1949
Age76 years
BirthplacePalatuwa, Matara, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameNandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa
NicknameThe Terminator

Physical Stats & More

Height177 cm (5’ 10”)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Madras University
  • Colombo University
Degree(s)
  • M.Sc in Defence and Strategic Studies (MDSS)
  • Diploma in Information Technology (IT)

Personal Life

ReligionBuddhism
AddressHouse No. 26/A, Pangiriwatta Mawatha, Mirihana, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date1980
Family
Wife/SpouseIoma Rajapaksa
Children
SonManoj Rajapaksa (engineer)
Parents
FatherD. A. Rajapaksa (politician, freedom fighter)
MotherDandina Rajapaksa
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Chamal Rajapaksa (former speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament, lawyer)
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa (former President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)
  • Basil Rajapaksa (former minister of finance, former member of parliament)
  • Dudley Rajapaksa (vice president of QA/RA/Technical Service at Berlin Heart GmbH)
  • Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa
Sister(s)
  • Jayanthi Rajapaksa (former member of parliament, former deputy minister of water supply and drainage)
  • Preethi Rajapaksa (teacher)
  • Gandini Rajapaksa

Career

Military Service
Service/BranchSri Lankan Army
RankLieutenant Colonel
Service Years26 May 1972 - 1 November 1991
Commands
  • Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of the Gajaba Regiment
  • Deputy Commandant of Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy
Politics
Political PartySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Political Journey
  • Defence Secretary (2005-2015)
  • 8th President of Sri Lanka (18 November 2019-14 July 2022)
Military Decorations
  • President’s Inauguration Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1978)
  • Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1984)
  • Purna Bhumi Padakkama by the Sri Lankan government (1984)
  • North and East Operations Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1986)
  • Vadamarachchi Operation Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1987)
  • Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP) by the Sri Lankan government (1994)
  • Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP) by the Sri Lankan government (1994)
  • Desha Putra Sammanaya (DPS) by the Government of Sri Lanka (1994)
  • Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal (with clasp) by the Sri Lankan government (2010)
  • Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal (with clasp) by the Sri Lankan government (2010)

Style Quotient

Car CollectionMore than 50 luxurious cars

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. An ex-Lieutenant Colonel of the Sri Lankan Army.
2. Served as the 8th President of Sri Lanka between 2019-2022.
3. Left Sri Lanka during times of protests and financial instability.
4. Known for introducing contentious economic and agricultural measures.
5. Estimated to have a net worth around $10 million.
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