Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Sri Lankan Ex-Sri Lankan Army officer) Age, Bio.

Quick Info

Profession	Ex-Sri Lankan Army officer, Politician
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Date of Birth	20/06/1949
Age	77 years
Birthplace	Palatuwa, Matara, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Latest News about Gotabaya Rajapaksa

03/08/2026

The Court of Appeal heard a petition filed by Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking to block his arrest and detention in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks. The court later set a date to decide whether the petition would be granted leave to proceed.

03/06/2026

A Sri Lankan court imposed an overseas travel ban on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. The order also restricted two military personnel from leaving the country while the probe continues.

02/06/2026

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was allowed to testify online in a long-running court case concerning the disappearance of two rights activists in 2011. The decision came after the case was revisited in 2025 and he was asked to appear in the habeas corpus proceedings in Jaffna.

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nickname	The Terminator

Physical Stats & More

Height	177 cm (5’ 10”)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Madras University Colombo University
Degree(s)	M.Sc in Defence and Strategic Studies (MDSS) Diploma in Information Technology (IT)

Personal Life

Religion	Buddhism
Address	House No. 26/A, Pangiriwatta Mawatha, Mirihana, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Marriage Date

1980

Family

Wife/Spouse

Ioma Rajapaksa

Children

Manoj Rajapaksa (engineer)

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)
Basil Rajapaksa (former minister of finance, former member of parliament)
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

Career

Military Service

Service/Branch	Sri Lankan Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service Years	26 May 1972 - 1 November 1991
Commands	Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of the Gajaba Regiment Deputy Commandant of Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy

Politics

Political Party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Political Journey	Defence Secretary (2005-2015) 8th President of Sri Lanka (18 November 2019-14 July 2022)

Military Decorations

President’s Inauguration Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1978)
Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1984)
Purna Bhumi Padakkama by the Sri Lankan government (1984)
North and East Operations Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1986)
Vadamarachchi Operation Medal by the Sri Lankan government (1987)
Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP) by the Sri Lankan government (1994)
Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP) by the Sri Lankan government (1994)
Desha Putra Sammanaya (DPS) by the Government of Sri Lanka (1994)
Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal (with clasp) by the Sri Lankan government (2010)
Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal (with clasp) by the Sri Lankan government (2010)

Style Quotient

Car Collection	More than 50 luxurious cars

Social Media

Twitter	https://x.com/GotabayaR

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. An ex-Lieutenant Colonel of the Sri Lankan Army.
2. Served as the 8th President of Sri Lanka between 2019-2022.
3. Left Sri Lanka during times of protests and financial instability.
4. Known for introducing contentious economic and agricultural measures.
5. Estimated to have a net worth around $10 million.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ex-Sri Lankan Army officer, Politician Sri Lankan Palatuwa, Matara, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)