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  2. First Lady of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The current First Lady of Sri Lanka is Mallika Dissanayaka, wife of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who has held the position since 23 September 2024. [2] [3] There have been no first gentlemen of Sri Lanka to date, since former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the country's only female head of state, was a widow while in office.

  3. Maithree Wickremesinghe - Wikipedia

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    Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: මෛත්‍රී වික්‍රමසිංහ; born 11 August 1964) is the former First Lady of Sri Lanka as the wife of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. She is a Sri Lankan academic, writer, and professor of English at the University of Kelaniya. [1] She specialises in gender and women's ...

  4. List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    President of Sri Lanka: 1994: Herself Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: 1960: Oliver Goonetilleke William Gopallawa: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: 1970: William Gopallawa: Chandrika Kumaratunga: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: 1994: Dingiri Banda Wijetunga: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ...

  5. Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, on the 50th anniversary of Bandaranaike's election as the world's first female prime minister, Sri Lankan parliamentarian Rosy Senanayake told the press that Sri Lanka had not made significant progress towards gender equality in politics: only 4.5 per cent of parliamentarians were women.

  6. Women in the Sri Lankan Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The first woman representative was Adeline Molamure, elected to the State Council, daughter of J. H. Meedeniya and wife of Alfred Francis Molamure, both State Councillors. 60 women have served in the legislature of Sri Lanka, including 13 who are currently serving, constituting over 5% of all current Members.

  7. List of Sinhalese female monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Seevali was the second known female monarch within Sri Lankan history and succeeded her brother Chulabhaya.She ruled the country only for about 4 months in the year 35 CE and was overthrown and succeeded by her nephew Ilanaga, presumably the son of her brother Chulabhaya, after an interregnum of 3 years. [3]

  8. List of presidents of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka. The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.

  9. Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "First ladies and gentlemen of Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .