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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை), historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 688 entities connected with Sri Lanka. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are currently not including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Sri Lanka. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 458 entities identified as PEPs connected with Sri Lanka.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture15-
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious, & Cultural Affairs141
Minister of Defence14-
Minister of Education14-
Minister of Energy12-
Minister of Environment13-
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Fisheries1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health14-
Minister of Highways12-
Minister of Industries12-
Minister of Irrigation13-
Minister of Justice13-
Minister of Labour12-
Minister of Lands121
Minister of Mass Media13-
Minister of Plantations Industries1--
Minister of Ports & Maritime Shipping1--
Minister of Power12-
Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, & Local Government1--
Minister of Public Security121
Minister of Samurdhi Development Planning & Monitoring1--
Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs1--
Minister of Technology11-
Minister of Tourism111
Minister of Trade121
Minister of Transport154
Minister of Urban Development & Housing11-
Minister of Water Supply13-
Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation11-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Parliament--227
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka-51
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Sri Lanka-31
ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand--5
ambassador to Sri Lanka--3
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka-246133
Chief of the Defence Staff-91
Commander of the Army-81
Attorney General of Sri Lanka-71
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka-71
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka-71
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka-51
Leader of the House-41
President of Sri Lanka-41
Governor of the Western Province-31
Leader of the Opposition-31
Minister of Ports & Shipping-4-
Minister of Youth and Sports-4-
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka-31
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka--3
First Lady of Sri Lanka-2-
Minister of Postal Services-2-
Minister of Sports-2-
Minister of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring-1-
Minister of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation-1-
Minister of Home Affairs--1
Minister of Plantation-1-
Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils & Local Government-1-
Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare--1
Ministry of Industry and Commerce--1
Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs-1-
Ministry of Urban Development--1
Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...