Namal Rajapaksa
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Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan Politician and Lawyer.[1] He is the eldest son of Sri Lankan former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament.[2][3][4][5] He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
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Namal Rajapaksa | |
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Minister of Youth and Sports | |
In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022 | |
President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
Succeeded by | Thenuka Vidanagamage |
Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
Assumed office 22 April 2010 | |
Majority | 166,660 Preferential Votes |
Personal details | |
Born | Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 38) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Spouse |
Limini Weerasinghe (m. 2019) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Mahinda Rajapaksa (father) Shiranthi Rajapaksa (mother) |
Residence(s) | Colombo and Hambantota |
Alma mater | S. Thomas' College City University London Sri Lanka Law College |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Profession | Politician |
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