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Ranil Wickremesinghe


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Ranil Wickremesinghe is the current and 9th executive president of Sri Lanka and is contesting as an Independent Candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Ranil Wickremesinghe is a member of the United National Party (UNP), and he first entered Parliament in 1977, representing the Biyagama electorate. He has had a distinguished career in politics, marked by his long tenure as a Member of Parliament and serving as the Prime Minister on six occassions from 1993 – 1994. Ranil Wickremesinghe received his primary and secondary education at Royal College, Colombo. Having graduated from Colombo University with a Degree in Law, he enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1972. He then practised as a lawyer for five years.  Throughout his career, he has held various ministerial positions and played a key role in the United National Party (UNP), the oldest political party in Sri Lanka. His political journey began in 1977, and he has been a consistent presence in Sri Lankan Parliament for the last three decades, with the exception of a brief hiatus. Wickremesinghe had early involvement in the UNP's Youth League and is a lawyer by profession.
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    • Name of the Event: Political party merting
    • Date of the Event: 2024-08-25
    • Time of the Event: 15:00:00
    • Duration: 15:00:00 - 17:30:00
    • Location: UNP Headquarter, Sirikotha,Pitakotte.
    • Event organized by: Political Party
    • Type of the event: Political Rally
    • Number of participants : 1500
    • Observation Type Cost Other Details Attachments
      Screen Backdrop 0.00 LED wall 40 x 10 Attachment
      Electricity Generator Lighting 133666.00 High capacity air coolers using for cooling and 30 wood chairs , wooden stool Attachment
      Ground Venue 28000.00 large scale tent used 1000 chairs tent size 30*30 , 2 tent Attachment
      Chair Tent Furniture 40000.00
      Chair Tent Furniture 30000.00
      Chair Tent Furniture 232560.00
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