Anura Kumara Dissanayake

President of Sri Lanka since 2024
Person human Q4777855
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Summary

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat[2]. He was born on +1968-11-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and president[5]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month, #6,147 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat[2], Anura Kumara Dissanayake…
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born on +1968-11-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake held citizenship in Sri Lanka[7].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's professions included politician[4].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's professions included president[5].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake held the position of President of Sri Lanka[8].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake held the position of member of parliament[9].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's education included a stint at University of Kelaniya[10].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's image is recorded as President of Sri Lanka Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake in India.jpg[11].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's image is recorded as Minister of External Affairs, Govt. of Bharat, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar with the President of Sri Lanka Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake is recorded as male[13].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake was affiliated with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[15].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake was affiliated with the National People's Power[16].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's signature is recorded as Anura Kumara Dissanayake Signature.svg[17].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's IMDb ID is recorded as nm16546938[18].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Commons category is recorded as Anura Kumara Dissanayake[19].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06w55zq[20].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's family name is recorded as Dissanayake[21].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's official website is recorded as https://www.akd.lk[22].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000033604[23].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Sinhala[25].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Anura-Kumara-Dissanayake[26].
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake's BBC Things ID is recorded as f43954cd-6ad9-4fb5-bc5a-5ac11056ce6e[27].

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Origins and Family

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born in Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat[2]. He was born on +1968-11-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was educated at University of Kelaniya[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and president[5]. Positions held include President of Sri Lanka[8], a position[28], in Sri Lanka[29], founded in 1972[30] and member of parliament[9], a type of position[31].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[15], a political party[32], in Sri Lanka[33], founded in 1965[34] and National People's Power[16], a political party[35], in Sri Lanka[36].

Why It Matters

Anura Kumara Dissanayake ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month, #6,147 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Anura Kumara Dissanayake born?

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born in Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat[2].

What did Anura Kumara Dissanayake do for work?

Anura Kumara Dissanayake worked as politician[4] and president[5].

Where did Anura Kumara Dissanayake go to school?

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was educated at University of Kelaniya[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . ndtv.com. ndtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . manthri.lk. manthri.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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