Shasheendra Rajapaksa

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa (known as Shasheendra Rajapaksa) is a Provincial Councillor of Uva Province who was Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka from 2009 to 2015, and former Basnayake Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya. He is the eldest son of Chamal Rajapaksa and nephew of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[1][2] Rajapaksa lost his position as Chief Minister of Uva Province to UNP leader Badulla Harin Fernando in 2015, when 6 UPFA members joined Fernando.

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa
6th Chief Minister of Uva
In office
20 August 2009 – 13 January 2015
Personal details
Born (1976-06-28) June 28, 1976
Sri Lanka
CitizenshipSri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Spouse(s)Leksika Nayomi Peris Rajapaksa
ChildrenMithesh Rajapaksa
ResidenceMonaragala
OccupationProvincial Councillor
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Website

See also

References
  1. Shasheendra Rajapaksa - Chief Minister of Uva
  2. Rajapaksa takes oaths as Uva Chief Minister, four other ministers sworn in Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
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