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Ranil Wickremesinghe
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- Role
- President of Sri Lanka, 2022 to 2024; six-time prime minister; leader of the United National Party
- Status
- Arrested 22 August 2025 and released on bail; under investigation, no charge proven
Connections (37)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Says he supported the 2019 pardon of / Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara
- Speaking to United National Party lawyers, he said that as prime minister he discussed the matter with cabinet ministers and supported the pardon granted by President Sirisena. He said senior monks had warned that removing the monk’s robes in prison would cause a serious religious controversy.10 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Ranil explains why Gnanasara Thera was granted presidential pardon in 2019
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Appointed / Committee on the Channel 4 allegations
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Sought to speak with in custody / Pillayan (Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan)
- According to the Public Security Minister, one of his security officers phoned the CID asking for him to speak with the detained Pillayan. The CID refused, saying phone contact with a suspect held under a detention order is illegal.15 Apr 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · CID refuses former President Ranil's request to speak with Pillayan
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Succeeded as president / Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Lost as sitting president in / Presidential election, 21 September 2024
- Criminal Investigation Department / Arrested, August 2025 / Ranil WickremesingheAllegation
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Under investigation in / State funds inquiry into 2023 UK visitAllegation
- Dullas Alahapperuma / Lost 2022 parliamentary vote to / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Maithree Wickremesinghe / Wife of / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Leader of / United National Party (UNP)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Named as witness in / Immunoglobulin procurement case
- Ravi Karunanayake / Member of administration of / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Granted conditional pardon to / Ranjan Ramanayake
- Keheliya Rambukwella / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Nalin Fernando / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Tiran Alles / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Prasanna Ranatunga / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Douglas Devananda / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Roshan Ranasinghe / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Rosy Senanayake / Sworn in as mayor in the presence of, March 2018 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Harin Fernando / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Deshabandu Tennakoon / Appointed Inspector General of Police by / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- M.A. Sumanthiran / Called the manner of the arrest ill-advised / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Sagala Ratnayake / On the 2024 campaign team of / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ruwan Wijewardene / Senior adviser on climate change to, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Harin Fernando / Special adviser to, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Manusha Nanayakkara / Special adviser to, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- He joined Wickremesinghe’s government in August 2022 as Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, and after losing his seat in August 2024 was a special adviser to the President.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
- Dinesh Gunawardena / Appointed Prime Minister under, July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Kanchana Wijesekera / Minister of Power and Energy under, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Shehan Semasinghe / Appointed State Minister of Finance by, 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Prasanna Ranatunga / Minister and Chief Government Whip under, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Nimal Siripala de Silva / Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Lists him on Wickremesinghe’s campaign team as the serving Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation and acting chairman of the SLFP.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
- Rohitha Abeygunawardena / On the 2024 campaign team of / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Central Bank bond issuance / Said his Parliament statement relied on Mahendran’s assurances / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- The statement says the report found the Prime Minister’s responsibility in appointing Mahendran as Governor was proper, that he made his statement in Parliament believing the facts presented by Mahendran and Samarasiri, and that he should not have done that.3 Jan 2018 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Bond Commission recommends legal action against Ravi
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Signed as prime minister, 22 February 2002 / 2002 Ceasefire Agreement
- Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and LTTE leader Prabhakaran signed the ceasefire, reported from Vavuniya on 22 February; it took effect at 0000 hours on 23 February 2002. He called it a “first step towards peace”.23 Feb 2002 · Dawn · Sri Lankan govt, Tamil Tigers sign ceasefire accord
- Ranil Wickremesinghe / Acting President when it was sent / Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation letter, July 2022