- The brother of Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka’s new President), Mahinda Rajapaksa (age 74 years) has been appointed as the 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
- He replaced Ranil Wickremesinghe, who served as 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994 and 2001 to 2004.
About Sri Lanka
i) Capital - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
ii) Official Language - Sinhala, Tamil
iii) Chief Justice - Jayantha Jayasuriya
iv) Currency - Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Published On : 22 Nov 2019
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