Basil Rajapaksa (Sri Lankan - American Politician) Age, Biography,.

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	Sri Lankan - American
Date of Birth	27/04/1951
Age	74 years
Birthplace	Giruwapaththuwa, Hambantota district, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

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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

School	Isipathana College Ananda College
Religion	Buddhism
Caste	Sinhalese

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse

Pushpa Rajapaksa (founder of the Pushpa Rajapaksa Foundation)

Children

Parents

Father	D. A. Rajapaksa (politician, freedom fighter)
Mother	Dandina Rajapaksa

Siblings

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 Gmb
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Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa
Jayanthi Rajapaksa (former member of parliament, former deputy minister of water supply and drainage)
Preethi Rajapaksa (teacher)
Gandini Rajapaksa

Father	D. A. Rajapaksa
Mother	Dandina Rajapaksa
Siblings	Chamal Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa Dudley Rajapaksa Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa Jayanthi Rajapaksa Preethi Rajapaksa Gandini Rajapaksa
Spouse	Pushpa Rajapaksa
Children	Asanka Rajapaksa (Son), Thejani, Bimalka, Ashantha (Daughters)

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) Presidential Senior Advisor (2005-2010) Member of Parliament for National List (19/09/2007 - 09/02/2010) Minister of Economic Development (22/04/2010 - 09/01/2015) Member of Parliament for Gampaha District (22/04/2010 - 26/06/2015) Member of Parliament for National List (08/07/2021 - 09/06/2022)

Political Party

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)
Presidential Senior Advisor (2005-2010)
Member of Parliament for National List (19/09/2007 - 09/02/2010)
Minister of Economic Development (22/04/2010 - 09/01/2015)
Member of Parliament for Gampaha District (22/04/2010 - 26/06/2015)
Member of Parliament for National List (08/07/2021 - 09/06/2022)

Website	basilrajapaksa.com

1. Basil Rajapaksa ran for his first general elections in Sri Lanka in 1977 representing the Mulkirigala Electorate.
2. On June 10, 2022, Basil Rajapaksa stepped down from his position as a Sri Lankan parliamentarian.
3. In June 2022, Basil Rajapaksa made an attempt to flee Sri Lanka but was prevented from doing so by officials.
4. During his tenure as Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa utilized President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Range Rover for his personal transportation.
5. On June 9, 2022, Basil Rajapaksa stepped down from his position as a Sri Lankan parliamentarian.