Dinesh Gunawardena

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Dinesh Gunawardena Takes Oath As Sri Lanka's 15th Prime Minister

Dinesh Gunawardena took the oath of office as Sri Lanka's next prime minister on July 22. The 73-year-old Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Member of Parliament has been selected as the island nation's 15th PM. Gunawardena was named Home Minister by then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in April. With Gotabaya having fled the nation and resigned from his office, former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe was chosen as Sri Lanka's eighth President on July 21. 

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 - 12:49 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

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