🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
RepublicElectoral democracy
Anura Kurankan Dissanayake
President · 707 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Chandrika Kumaratunga
4,025 days
Shortest-serving
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
560 days
Average tenure
2,124 days
Anura Kurankan Dissanayake: 67% below average
Recent presidents by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Sri Lanka?
Across 9 completed terms, the average president of Sri Lanka has served 2,124 days (about 5.8 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 2,181 days.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All presidents of Sri Lanka
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Anura Kurankan Dissanayake | Sep 23, 2024 | Incumbent | 707 |
| 9 |  Ranil Wickremesinghe | Jul 15, 2022 | Sep 23, 2024 | 801 |
| 8 |  Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Nov 18, 2019 | Jul 14, 2022 | 969 |
| 7 |  Maithripala Sirisena | Jan 9, 2015 | Nov 18, 2019 | 1,774 |
| 6 |  Mahinda Rajapaksa | Nov 19, 2005 | Jan 9, 2015 | 3,338 |
| 5 |  Chandrika Kumaratunga | Nov 12, 1994 | Nov 19, 2005 | 4,025 |
| 4 | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | May 1, 1993 | Nov 12, 1994 | 560 |
| 3 |  Ranasinghe Premadasa | Jan 2, 1989 | May 1, 1993 | 1,580 |
| 2 |  Junius Richard Jayewardene | Feb 4, 1978 | Jan 2, 1989 | 3,985 |
| 1 |  William Gopallawa | May 22, 1972 | Feb 4, 1978 | 2,084 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the President of Sri Lanka?
- Anura Kurankan Dissanayake has been President of Sri Lanka since Sep 23, 2024.
- Who is the longest-serving President of Sri Lanka?
- Chandrika Kumaratunga, with 4,025 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Sri Lanka?
- Across 9 completed terms, the average president of Sri Lanka has served 2,124 days (about 5.8 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 2,181 days.