Maithripala Sirisena

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maithripala Sirisena
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1951(1951-09-03)
Age	73
Birthplace	Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Horoscope	Virgo

Maithripala Sirisena Biography

Maithripala Sirisena is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 3, 1951 in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. Politician who began serving as the seventh President of Sri Lanka in

2015. He was elected after having held a number of public offices, including Minister of Defence, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Health.

He succeeded Mahinda Rajapaksa as the President of Sri Lanka.

Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (Sinhala: පල්ලෙවත්‍ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන ; Tamil: பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரிபால யாப்பா சிறிசேன ; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician, who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019. Sirisena is Sri Lanka’s first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite.

He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics. While still in school, as a teenager, Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Communist Party becoming closely associated with party leader N. Shanmugathasan in party activities. In 1968, he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police.

He has three siblings, which include successful businessman Kumarasinghe Sirisena. He married Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari and had children named Chathurika, Daham and Dharani.

Maithripala Sirisena Net Worth

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

He first became interested in politics while attending Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa. He joined the Communist Party and took part in a number of anti- government demonstrations.

His victory in the presidential election was widely seen as a big surprise, as he does not come from the same upper class background as all Sri Lankan presidents before him.

Maithripala Sirisena was born on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda, a village in present-day Gampaha District. His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra by D. S. Senanayake, which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa. His mother, Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi, was a school teacher.

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Who is Maithripala Sirisena Dating?

According to our records, Maithripala Sirisena married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari. As of December 1, 2023, Maithripala Sirisena’s is not dating anyone.

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Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994. In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet, appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development. While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community. He was also responsible for influencing the government’s decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs. 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time. He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution when he became the Agriculture Minister, in 2005. The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day. He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda, Kalu and Walawe rivers. He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio.

Facts & Trivia

Maithripala Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Maithripala Sirisena celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate. President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004. He was also appointed Leader of the House. Sirisena’s ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation, Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005. He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005.

Where is Maithripala Sirisena now?

Sirisena is Sri Lanka’s first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite. He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa.

What is the religion of Sri Lanka President?

On 9 August 2020, Rajapaksa was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the fourth time at a Buddhist temple on Colombo’s outskirts.

Who was Sri Lanka first President?

President of Sri Lanka
Inaugural holder| William Gopallawa as the first President under the 1972 Constitution J. R. Jayewardene as the first executive President under the 1978 Constitution
Formation| 22 May 1972 4 February 1978
Deputy| Prime Minister
Salary| LKR 1,170,000 annually (2016) (≈ $ 7,640)

Who is the 8th President of Sri Lanka?

Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa RWP, RSP, psc, GR (Sinhala: නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஸ; born 20 June 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer currently serving as the 8th President of Sri Lanka since 2019.

Who is current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?

Ranil Wickremesinghe