Basil Rajapaksa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Basil Rajapaksa
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1951(1951-04-27)
Age	73
Country	Sri Lanka
Horoscope	Taurus

Basil Rajapaksa Biography

Basil Rajapaksa is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 27, 1951 in Sri Lanka.

At the 1977 General Elections, he contested Mulkirigala Electorate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party but was defeated. He was the youngest SLFP candidate that contested in this election. In the 1977 election only 8 members managed to win from the SLFP. Basil Rajapaksa later worked with the first executive President J.R. Jayewardene and joined the United National Party, He made this decision to join the UNP due to some infighting within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Although he was with JR Jayawardana, he openly supported his brother Mahinda Rajapakasa. While he was in UNP he became very close to minister Gamini Dissanayake. When SLFP and coalition parties won the 1994 he actively assisted Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 1997 his wife won the US green card lottery and migrated to USA with his family. He frequently visited Sri Lanka specially when ever there were elections.

During the 2005 Presidential election campaign he actively worked for his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa victory and became an advisor for the President. In 2007 he was appointed as a national list member for the Sri Lankan parliament. When the 2010 parliamentary election was announced Basil contested the Gampaha district. As the district leader he gained over 400,000 votes and became the member of the Parliament who obtained the highest number of preferential votes. He received more votes than some parties such as JVP.

Basil Rajapaksa Net Worth

Basil Rajapaksa is one of the richest Politician from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Basil Rajapaksa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Basil Rohana Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician and was a member of parliament from 2007 to 2015.During the period of 2005–2010 he served as a presidential senior advisor for then President Mahinda Rajapaksa and in 2007 he was appointed as a member of parliament from the national list. He was the Cabinet minister for Economic Development in President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second term (2010–2015). In the 2010 parliamentary election he was elected from Gampaha district by obtaining the highest number of preferential votes in Sri Lanka.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Basil Rajapaksa Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ruthy Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Basil Rajapaksa celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.

What is the qualification of Basil Rajapaksa?

He had his secondary education at Isipathana College and Ananda College, both located in Colombo.

Who is the normal Rajapaksa?

Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is one of three sons of Sri Lankan former President and current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.

What is Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka?

Rajapaksa became the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna in 2019, splitting the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He became Prime Minister again on 21 November 2019 after being appointed by his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had become president on 18 November after winning the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election.

What is Basil Rajapaksa birthday?

1951 (age 71 years)

How old is gotabaya?

72 years (June 20, 1949)