Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
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රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාස ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா | |
Premadasa in 1991 | |
| 3rd President of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 2 January 1989 – 1 May 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | Junius Richard Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| 8th Prime minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 6 February 1978 – 2 January 1989 | |
| President | Junius Richard Jayewardene |
| Preceded by | Junius Richard Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo Central | |
| In office 22 March 1965 – 2 January 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Razik Fareed |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| In office 19 March 1960 – 20 July 1960 | |
| Preceded by | M. S. Themis |
| Succeeded by | Razik Fareed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1924 Colombo, British Ceylon (now in Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 1 May 1993 (aged 68) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sajith, Dulanjali |
| Residence | Sucharitha |
| Alma mater | St Joseph's College, Colombo |
| Signature | |
Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාස Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his assassination in 1993. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 6 February 1978 to 2 January 1989.
Premadasa's tenure as prime minister made him the longest-serving uninterrupted Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, having served in the post for nearly 11 years. He was the first person to be conferred with Sri Lanka's highest civilian award, the Sri Lankabhimanya in 1986 by President J. R. Jayewardene.