Basil Rajapaksa Age, Wiki and Bio

Basil Rajapaksa

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalitySri Lankan - American
Date of Birth27/04/1951
Age74 years
BirthplaceGiruwapaththuwa, Hambantota district, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Bio/Wiki

Names earned
  • Mr 10 Percent
Famous for
  • Being the younger brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa
  • Being the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka during the 2022 Sri Lankan crisis

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm (5’ 9”)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Personal Life

Zodiac signTaurus
HometownGiruwapaththuwa, Hambantota district, Sri Lanka
School
  • Isipathana College
  • Ananda College
ReligionBuddhism
CasteSinhalese

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpousePushpa Rajapaksa (founder of the Pushpa Rajapaksa Foundation)
Children
SonAsanka Rajapaksa
Daughters
  • Thejani
  • Bimalka
  • Ashantha
Parents
FatherD. A. Rajapaksa (politician, freedom fighter)
MotherDandina Rajapaksa
Siblings
Brothers
  • Chamal Rajapaksa (former speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament, lawyer)
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa (former President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)
  • Gotabaya Rajapaksa (former President of Sri Lanka, retired Sri Lankan Army officer)
  • Dudley Rajapaksa (vice president of QA/RA/Technical Service at Berlin Heart GmbH)
  • Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa
Sisters
  • Jayanthi Rajapaksa (former member of parliament, former deputy minister of water supply and drainage)
  • Preethi Rajapaksa (teacher)
  • Gandini Rajapaksa

Family

FatherD. A. Rajapaksa
MotherDandina Rajapaksa
Siblings
Brothers
  • Chamal Rajapaksa
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa
  • Gotabaya Rajapaksa
  • Dudley Rajapaksa
  • Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa
Sisters
  • Jayanthi Rajapaksa
  • Preethi Rajapaksa
  • Gandini Rajapaksa
SpousePushpa Rajapaksa
ChildrenAsanka Rajapaksa (Son), Thejani, Bimalka, Ashantha (Daughters)

Career

Political Party
  • Sri Lanka Freedom Party (early 1970s-1977), (2010-2016)
  • United National Party (1977-1997)
  • Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2016-present)
Political Journey
  • Contested the 1977 general elections in Sri Lanka from the Mulkirigala Electorate
  • Became a member of the parliament from the national list in 2007
  • Advisor for the President (2005)
  • Contested the parliamentary elections in 2010 from the Gampaha district in Sri Lanka
  • Contested the Sri Lankan general elections in 2021
  • Minister of Finance (2021)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Basil Rajapaksa ran for his first general elections in Sri Lanka in 1977 representing the Mulkirigala Electorate.
On June 10, 2022, Basil Rajapaksa stepped down from his position as a Sri Lankan parliamentarian.
In June 2022, Basil Rajapaksa made an attempt to flee Sri Lanka but was prevented from doing so by officials.
During his tenure as Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa utilized President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Range Rover for his personal transportation.

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