Government of Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigned

Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sri Lanka PM after Ranil Wickremesinghe resigns

Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wednesday named his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister of the island nation, news agency AFP reported. The appointment came immediately after Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned as the PM, days after the ruling party’s candidate lost the presidential election to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

Name: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Continent: Asia

Country: Sri Lanka

Company: Government of Sri Lanka

Branch: Politician – Prime Minister

Position: Prime Minister

Reason: Resigned

Replaced By: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Announcement Date: November 19, 2019, 11:00pm

Source 1: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/mahinda-rajapaksa-sri-lanka-prime-minister-ranil-wickremesinghe-resigns-6128938/