Shasheendra Rajapaksa

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa (known as Shasheendra Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Monaragala District and current State Minister of Paddy and Cereals, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onions and Potatoes, Seed Production and High Tech Agriculture.

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Monaragala District
Assumed office
20 August 2020
Majority104,729 Preferential Votes
6th Chief Minister of Uva
In office
20 August 2009 – 13 January 2015
Preceded byGamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Succeeded byHarin Fernando
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
Children1
FatherChamal Rajapaksa
RelativesMahinda Rajapaksa (uncle)
ResidenceMonaragala
Education
OccupationMember of parliament
ProfessionPolitician
Websiteshasheendra.lk

He was 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.

Mrs. Leksika Peiris Rajapaksa
(wife of Shasheendra Rajapaksa)

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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