Anura Kumara Dissanayake Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Nickname	AKD
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Political Journey	• Joined the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party (1987) • Appointed to the Central Working Committee of the JVP (1995) • Became a member of JVP's political bureau (1998) • Became a Member of Parliament by contesting the Presidential elections through the nationalist list (2000) • Contested and won the parliamentary elections from Kurunegala District on JVP's ticket (2004) • Served as the Minister of Agriculture, Land and Livestock (2004-2005) • Served as the Member of Parliament for National List (2010-2015) • Appointed as the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party (2 February 2014) • Contested and won the parliamentary elections from Colombo District on JVP's ticket (2015) • Elected for the post of Chief Opposition Whip of the Eighth Parliament of Sri Lanka (03 September 2015 up to 17 December 2018) • Appointed as the leader of the National People's Power (NPP) alliance (2019) • Contested and lost the presidential elections on JVP's ticket (2019) • Contested and won the parliamentary elections from Colombo District • Contested and won the parliamentary elections from Colombo District on JVP's ticket (2020) • Contested and lost the presidential elections on JVP's ticket (2022) • Contested and won the presidential elections on JVP's ticket (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 November 1968 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	55 Years
Birthplace	Galewela, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Zodiac sign	Saggittarius
Signature
Nationality	• Ceylonese (1968-1972) • Sri Lankan (1972-present)
Hometown	Galewela, Ceylon
School	• Thambuttegama Central College, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka • Thambuthegama Gamini Maha Vidyalaya
College/University	• University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka • University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Educational Qualification	B.Sc in physics from University of Kelaniya
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Mallika Dissanayaka
Children	2
Parents	Father- labourer Mother- homemaker
Siblings	Sister- 1
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Toyota Hilux Double Cab

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anura Kumara Dissanayake

• Since school, Dissanayake has been active in politics with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party.

• Dissanayake considers Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin as his political idols.

• While studying at the Thambuttegama Central College, Dissanayake was the first student to be chosen for admission into the university.

• Just after three months of joining Peradeniya University, Dissanayake left the university due to threats.

• Dissanayake is an ardent believer of Neo-Marxism.

• Dissanayake was involved in the JVP insurrection between 1987 and 89 against the “imperialist and capitalist” regime of then-Presidents Jayawardene and R Premadasa.

• In 1988, One of Dissanayake’s cousins was killed in the JVP insurrection during the government’s crackdown. His family home was also destroyed in the crackdown.

• Dissanayake became the National Organizer of the Socialist Students Association in 1995.

• As the JVP broke its alliance with the United People’s Freedom Alliance in 2005, Dissanayake resigned from his portfolio of Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation on 16 June 2005 along with other party ministers.

• Dissanayake ran for the presidential post for the first time in 2019. He received 418,553 votes and came third with 3% of valid votes.

• Dissanayake took oath as Sri Lanka’s 10th President on 23 September 2024. He received 5,740,179 votes, followed by Ranasinghe Premadasa with 4,530,902. He also became the first leftist president to head the Sri Lankan government.
  

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake taking oath as the president