Maithripala Sirisena

His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena
මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன
7th President of Sri Lanka
In office 9 January 2015 – 18 November 2019
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Leader of the House
In office 3 May 2004 – 9 August 2005
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	W. J. M. Lokubandara
Succeeded by	Nimal Siripala de Silva
Minister of Defence
In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019
President	Himself
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment
In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019
President	Himself
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Susil Premajayantha
In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Minister of Health
In office 23 April 2010 – 21 November 2014
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Nimal Siripala de Silva
Succeeded by	Tissa Attanayake
Minister of Irrigation, Mahaweli and Rajarata Development
In office 10 April 2004 – 23 November 2005
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Parliamentary Affairs
In office 1997–2001
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by	S. B. Dissanayake
Succeeded by	A. H. M. Azwer
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
In office 15 January 2015 – 18 November 2019
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
12th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office 9 January 2015 – 27 November 2015
Head	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Joseph Muscat
Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa District
In office 9 March 1989 – 9 January 2015
Succeeded by	Jayasinghe Bandara
Personal details
Born	Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 Yagoda, Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1968–Present) Communist Party of Ceylon (1966-1968)
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–Present) New Democratic Front (2014–2015) People's Alliance (1994–2004)
Spouse(s)	Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari
Children	Chathurika Daham Dharani
Alma mater	Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa Agriculture School, Kundasale Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Occupation	Politician
Signature
Website	Official website

Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (pronounced [pallewat̪t̪ə ɡaməraːləlaːɡeː majt̪ɾiːpaːlə jaːpaː siɾiseːnə]; Sinhala: මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන; Tamil: மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician and the 7th President of Sri Lanka from January 2015 through November 2019.