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Colombo, July 22: Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Friday. He took oath as the new Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road, Colombo today.
A day after former six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the nation’s new president, Gunawardena was appointed.
Gunawardena started electoral politics in the 1970s and now represents the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) in the Maharagama and Colombo districts.
Gunawardena has experience working as a cabinet minister. During his more than five-decade political career, he has held a number of positions, including those of foreign minister, transport minister, and minister of urban development.
Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
He took oath as the new Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road, Colombo today.
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— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2022
