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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 1,214 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 not yet 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.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Sri Lanka

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Sri Lanka.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 985 entities identified as PEPs connected with Sri Lanka.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Sri Lanka-51
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka-32
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Leader of the House-41
Minister of Agricultural Marketing Development-1-
Minister of Agriculture16-
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs141
Minister of Commercial Food Security1--
Minister of Community1--
Minister of Construction1--
Minister of Cooperative Development1--
Minister of Defense141
Minister of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring-1-
Minister of Economic Development, Policy Formulation, & Planning1--
Minister of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation-1-
Minister of Education141
Minister of Energy121
Minister of Entrepreneur Development1--
Minister of Environment13-
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka-51
Minister of Fisheries--1
Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka-71
Minister of Health15-
Minister of Highways121
Minister of Home Affairs--1
Minister of Industries121
Minister of Infrastructure1--
Minister of Irrigation14-
Minister of Justice13-
Minister of Labour121
Minister of Lands121
Minister of Livestock1--
Minister of Mass Media131
Minister of National Integration1--
Minister of Plantation-1-
Minister of Plantations1--
Minister of Ports & Civil Aviation1--
Minister of Ports & Shipping-4-
Minister of Postal Services-2-
Minister of Power-21
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, & Local Government1--
Minister of Public Security121
Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils & Local Government-1-
Minister of Rural and Urban Development & Housing1--
Minister of Science & Technology1--
Minister of Social Security1--
Minister of Sports-2-
Minister of Technology-1-
Minister of Tourism111
Minister of Trade121
Minister of Transport155
Minister of Urban Development & Housing-2-
Minister of Water Supply14-
Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation-2-
Minister of Wildlife & Forest Resources1--
Minister of Women, Child, and Youth Affairs, & Sports1--
Minister of Youth and Sports-4-
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
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Parliament--227
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka-245130
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General of Sri Lanka-71
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka-71
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka--3
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the Defence Staff-91
Commander of the Air Force-8-
Commander of the Army-71
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka-51
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine au Sri Lanka-2-
ambassador of France to Sri Lanka-31
ambassador of Indonesia to Sri Lanka--1
ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka-11
ambassador of South Korea to Sri Lanka-1-
Ambassador of Spain to Sri Lanka-41
ambassador to Sri Lanka--3
Ambassador to the US1--
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka-1-
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Sri Lanka-21
High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka-31
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka-51

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Western Province-11

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
First Lady of Sri Lanka-2-
Leader of the Opposition--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka1--
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Head of State1--
Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka1--

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...