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  1. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician.

  2. May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after...

  3. 2 days ago · Follow Us : Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday left on an official visit to Beijing where he will meet Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the ...

  4. May 9, 2022 · COLOMBO: Violence raged across Sri Lanka late into the night on Monday (May 9), with five people dead and about 180 injured as prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa quit after weeks of protests.

  5. May 27, 2024 · Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan politician who served as president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 and as prime minister from 2019 to 2022. His presidency oversaw the end of the country’s civil war (1983–2009) and was marked by large investments in infrastructure projects.

  6. Jul 15, 2022 · Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, said on Friday that he accepted Mr Rajapaksa's resignation, which he received late on Thursday.

  7. May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens. The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters stormed a major protest site in Colombo and attacked anti-government demonstrators.