Shiranthi Rajapaksa
| Shiranthi Rajapaksa | |
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| First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari |
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| Born | Shiranthi Wickremesinghe Badulla, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse(s) | Mahinda Rajapaksa (m. 1983) |
| Children | Namal, Yoshitha, Rohitha |
| Alma mater | Holy Family Convent, Colombo |
Shiranthi Rajapaksa (born Wickramasinghe) is the wife of the sixth President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and the former First Lady of Sri Lanka. She is a professional in child psychology and pre-school education.
Early life
Born to Commodore E. P. Wickramasinghe SLN and his wife, she is the couple's only daughter. Rajapaksa has two brothers.
Education
Shiranthi Rajapaksa completed her primary and secondary education at Holy Family Convent, Colombo. She excelled at school both in the fields of education and sports and was considered a brilliant all-rounder. She finished secondary school with a Diploma in Child Psychology and Pre-school Education.
Miss Universe and Miss World
Rajapakse first entered the limelight prior to her marriage after being crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 1973. Thereafter she had the distinction of being one of the contestants at the Miss Universe pageant held in Athens. She also participated in Miss World 1973, held at the Royal Albert Hall, London on November 23, 1973.
Child educationist career
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, being a professional in the field of child psychology and pre-school education, established six pre-schools in Colombo and in the southern regions of Sri Lanka - Tangalle, Beliatta, Ranna, Walasmulla and Weeraketiya. Each year, over 600 young children are enrolled and 25 teachers are currently employed in these pre-schools.
Family
In 1983, she married Mahinda Rajapaksa. The couple has three sons. Namal is a current Member of Parliament for Hambantota District while his brother Yoshitha was commissioned as an Acting Sub Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Navy in March 2009 [1] appointed an Aide-de-camp to the President in 2006 and youngest son is Rohitha Rajapaksa.
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| Preceded by |
First Lady of Sri Lanka November 19, 2005 – January 9, 2015 Template:S- Inc | |