Anura Kumara Dissanayake

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Role: President of Sri Lanka since September 2024; leader of the National People’s Power
Appears on: Easter attacks
The Rajapaksa family
Presidents since 2019
Politicians and investigators
Disasters, 2004 to 2025
Colombo Metro bus service, 2025 to 2026

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Ananda Wijepala / Minister under; former private secretary to / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Appointed public security and parliamentary affairs minister in President Dissanayake’s cabinet.18 Nov 2024 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
- Previously the president’s private secretary; he promised a police service free of political interference.19 Nov 2024 · EconomyNext · Sri Lanka's new Public Security Minister promises depoliticized, independent police
Suresh Sallay / Dismissed after election of / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Reports that he was dismissed after Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidency in 2024.25 Feb 2026 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief arrested over 2019 Easter attacks
Wasantha Samarasinghe / Trade minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Won / Presidential election, 21 September 2024
- Elected with 42.31 per cent of the vote after the first second-preference count in the country’s history.22 Sep 2024 · Ada Derana · Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected President of Sri Lanka
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Leader of / National People’s Power (NPP)
- His NPP coalition won 159 of 225 seats in the November 2024 parliamentary election, a two-thirds majority.18 Nov 2024 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
- Describes him as the NPP leader and the party’s presidential candidate.22 Sep 2024 · Ada Derana · Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected President of Sri Lanka
- UPI: he campaigned on a promise of weeding out corruption and prosecuting those who had misused public funds.22 Aug 2025 · UPI · Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested on misuse of funds charges
Harini Amarasuriya / Prime minister under / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- First appointed prime minister in September 2024 after Dissanayake won the presidency, and reappointed in November 2024.18 Nov 2024 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
Vijitha Herath / Foreign minister under / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Appointed foreign minister in the cabinet named on 18 November 2024.18 Nov 2024 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
Bimal Rathnayake / Minister under / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Appointed transport, highways, ports and civil aviation minister in the same cabinet.18 Nov 2024 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
Sajith Premadasa / Recognised as Leader of the Opposition by, November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- At the opening session of the 10th Parliament on 21 November 2024, Speaker Asoka Ranwala announced that the president had recognised the SJB MP as Leader of the Opposition.21 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sajith Premadasa named Opposition Leader of 10th Parliament
Ravi Seneviratne / Appointed ministry secretary by / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- President Dissanayake appointed him Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security.23 Sep 2024 · Ada Derana · Ravi Seneviratne appointed Secretary of Public Security
Kumara Jayakody / Energy minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Energy, one of 21 cabinet ministers.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Nalinda Jayatissa / Health minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Health and Mass Media.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Sunil Handunnetti / Industries minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi / Apologised to in defamation case, July 2025 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake had sued him in the Colombo District Court for Rs. 10 billion over remarks at a public meeting on 19 August 2023 about alleged NPP investments in Malta. He tendered an unconditional apology and the case was withdrawn.29 Jul 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Kuttiarachchi tenders unconditional apology to AKD over defamatory remarks
Chandana Abeyrathna / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Harshana Nanayakkara / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Justice and National Integration, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Saroja Savithri Paulraj / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Women and Child Affairs, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
K.D. Lalkantha / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Anura Karunathilake / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Ramalingam Chandrasekar / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Fisheries, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Upali Pannilage / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Hiniduma Sunil Senevi / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Samantha Vidyarathna / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Sunil Kumara Gamage / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Chrishantha Abeysena / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Science and Technology, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Anil Jayantha Fernando / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Labour, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Dammika Patabendi / Minister under, from November 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 18 November 2024 as Minister of Environment, one of 21 cabinet ministers of the National People’s Power government.18 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Dinesh Gunawardena / Resigned as prime minister on the election of, September 2024 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- He had been prime minister since 2022 and submitted his resignation to the newly elected president, as is customary after a change of government.23 Sep 2024 · Newswire · Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane resigns
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Leader of, since 2014 / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
- He joined the party’s Central Committee in 1997 and its politburo in 1998, and became its leader in 2014, replacing Somawansa Amarasinghe.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
- Describes the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna as the party the new president leads.30 Sep 2024 · Al Jazeera · Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Minister under, 2004 to 2005 / Chandrika Kumaratunga
- He was Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation under President Chandrika Kumaratunga from February 2004 to June 2005; the partnership ended over the JVP’s opposition to a post-tsunami management structure.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Declared a state of emergency, 29 November 2025 / Cyclone Ditwah, November 2025
- Al Jazeera reports that he declared a state of emergency on Saturday to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone and appealed for international aid. It gives 334 confirmed dead at that point, with nearly 400 missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre.30 Nov 2025 · Al Jazeera · ‘Neighbourhoods buried under mud’: Sri Lanka floods death toll reaches 334
- Tamil Guardian reports public anger at the government’s handling, including a 28 November public-sector holiday and gaps in Tamil-language warnings, and says he declared the emergency after pressure from the public and opposition parties. It also reports a Disaster Management Centre deputy director saying the public had been informed “since the 22nd” (the article does not name the month) and that a lack of translators hampered Tamil communications at national level. These are the outlet’s and its sources’ accounts, not findings of an inquiry.2 Dec 2025 · Tamil Guardian · Sri Lankan government faces storm of criticism as Cyclone Ditwah leaves island reeling
Anura Kumara Dissanayake / Launch held under his patronage / Metro bus launch on five more routes, 29 September 2026
- News 1st reports that the Metro Bus Service was officially launched on 29 September 2026 under the patronage of the President.29 Sep 2026 · News 1st · Metro Buses Now Running on More Colombo Corridors