Ranil Wickremesinghe - Wikipedia
Ranil Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ; Tamil: ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024.
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office - NBC News
Jul 21, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.
Ranil Wickremesinghe: The six-time Sri Lankan PM who became president - BBC
Jul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. He now has the job he has long coveted - but the challenges he faces...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as 9th President - adda247
Jul 21, 2022 · Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the 9th President of the Island nation by the Parliament. He secured 134 votes in the presidential election by the 225-member parliament.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the country...
New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
Jul 22, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry that he will remain in power amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Who is Ranil Wickremesinghe? - Tamil Guardian
Sep 20, 2024 · Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s current President and leader of the United National Party, has served as Prime Minister from 1993 to 1994, 2001 to 2004, 2015 to 2015, 2015 to 2018, and 2018 to 2019.
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office - BBC
Jul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament - CNN
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been...
Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president
Jul 21, 2022 · Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid mass protests...