🇱🇰 Anura Kurankan Dissanayake
President of Sri Lanka since September 23, 2024
How long has Anura Kurankan Dissanayake been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Anura Kurankan Dissanayake has been in office for 707 days as President of Sri Lanka, with no scheduled end date.
707 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Sri Lanka usually stay in office?
Sri Lanka has had 10 leaders in the office we track since 1972. A completed tenure has averaged 2,124 days (about 5.8 years), and the longest was Chandrika Kumaratunga at 4,025 days. Anura Kurankan Dissanayake has served 707 days so far, 67% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Ranil Wickremesinghe, served 801 days. Sri Lanka is classified as a electoral democracy.
Anura Kurankan Dissanayake707d
Average tenure2,124d
Chandrika Kumaratunga (record)4,025d
Key facts
| Role | President of Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral democracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
| Born | November 24, 1968 (age 57) |
| Took office | September 23, 2024 (aged 55) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 10th President of Sri Lanka |
| Preceded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Vs. average | 707 days served — 67% shorter than the historical average of 2,124 days (so far) |
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