Namal Rajapaksa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Namal Rajapaksa
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1986(1986-04-10)
Age	38
Birthplace	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Western
Horoscope	Aries

Namal Rajapaksa Biography

Namal Rajapaksa is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 10, 1986 in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan politician who started serving in Parliament in 2010. His father, Mahinda Rayapaksa became President of Sri Lanka during 2005.

He led a parliamentary delegation that traveled to Lybia in 2011 to meet with dictator In 2011, he led a parliamentary delegation to Lybia to meet with dictator Muammar Gaddafi..

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 Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. It was widely believed that Rajapaksa was to be groomed to succeed his father.

Rajapaksa played rugby for S. Thomas’ College representing the school in all age groups – under 9s, 13s, 15s and 17s. In 2000 he led the Sri Lanka national under 16 team. Rajapaksa first played for the school’s senior team in 2002 and captained the 1st XV team in 2005. He also led the Sri Lanka under 19 team in 2004.

He and his brother bought the television station Carlton Sports Network and founded Tharunyata Hetak as a youth organization.

Namal Rajapaksa Net Worth

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

He studied law at Cardiff University, London City University and was licensed as an attorney by the Sri Lanka Law College.

In 2010, there was much controversy when it was claimed that he was given special treatment at Sri Lanka Law College during his final exams.

Rajapaksa was born on 10 April 1986. He is the son of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Shiranthi. He has two younger brothers – Yoshitha and Rohitha. His paternal grandfather Don Alwin Rajapaksa was a member of parliament and Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake’s government.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Namal Rajapaksa Dating?

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Rajapaksa contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the United People’s Freedom Alliance’s candidates in Hambantota District and was elected to Parliament. Rajapaksa’s father was an MP for Hambantota District for 16 years before becoming president in 2005. It is widely believed that Rajapaksa is being groomed to succeed his father. Rajapaksa is often seen at state events and is the chief guests at ceremonies inaugurating new roads, bridges, schools and other government buildings. Although Rajapaksa holds no government position, he has made numerous official foreign trips, sometimes accompanying his father. In January 2011 Rajapaksa led a parliamentary delegation to Libya and met with Muammar Gaddafi. Rajapaksa has also made official trips to United Nations Headquarters (September 2010), Nepal (March 2011), Palestine (February 2012), Japan (March 2012), South Korea (April 2012), US (May 2012), China (May 2013) and Australia (June 2013). Rajapaksa also led Hambantota’s unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Rajapaksa was a key figure of his father’s unsuccessful 2015 presidential campaign. He was accused by many for his father’s downfall and the misuse of public funds.

Facts & Trivia

Namal Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Namal Rajapaksa celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Carlton Sports Network, a sports, lifestyles and business television channel, is owned by Rajapaksa and his brother Yoshitha. Rajapaksa was a shareholder in Ascot Holdings PLC – as at 30 September 2011 he owned 92,000 shares (1.15%) in the company. Sri Lanka’s new government in 2015 has slapped a one-time tax of LKR 1 billion on the only sports television channel in the country, which is part-owned by Namal Rajapaksa, saying that the sports channel has not paid a single penny to the government, since its inception. It has been alleged that CSN was favoured by the Rajapaksa regime which awarded it the exclusive broadcast rights of several sports fixtures including cricket. Cricket broadcast rights had been the monopoly of state TV Rupavahini until the advent of CSN. The Rajapaksa government headed by Namal’s father had transferred the sports broadcast rights to CSN by a cabinet decision with no open tender or any known competitive bidding process. After Rajapaksa’s defeat in the January 2015 presidential election the new government of President Maithripala Sirisena launched a probe into the rights deal.

Top Facts about Namal Rajapaksa

1. Namal Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer.
2. He was born on April 10, 1986 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
3. Namal Rajapaksa is the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
4. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament in 2010 at age 24.
5. Namal Rajapaksa has been involved in various sports development projects.
6. He has faced corruption allegations related to several business deals.
7. In 2020, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
8. Namal Rajapaksa has a strong social media presence with over 1 million followers on Twitter and Instagram combined.
9. He holds a degree in law from City University London and an MBA from University of West London.
10. Namal Rajapaksa is considered a potential future presidential candidate by some political analysts in Sri Lanka.

Who is Namal Rajapaksa wife?

Personal life. Namal married Limini Weerasinghe on 12 September 2019 at Gangaramaya Temple.

How old is Namal Rajapaksa?

36 years (April 10, 1986)

Who is Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa?

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 gotabaya son?

Manoj Rajapaksa

Who is Thilak Weerasinghe?

Thilak Weerasinghe of Lanka Sportreizen re-elected President SLAITO. Thilak Weerasinghe representing Lanka Sportreizen was unanimously re-elected as President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO).