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Maitree Wickramasinghe
Maithree Wickremesinghe (born 11 August 1964) is a Sri Lankan academic, writer, and professor of English at the University of Kelaniya. She specializes in gender studies, gender and women's studies. Wickremesinghe is the current First Lady of Sri Lanka since July 2022, as she is married to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe is the founding director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Kelaniya and a visiting professor on gender and women's studies at other educational institutions including the University of Colombo and University of Sussex. She has focused on gender equity and equality policy strategies, conducting gender sensitization trainings, and evaluating women’s and gender programs for local and international organizations for more than 25 years. Family and education The only child of Senevi B. Wickremasinghe and Shiranee Wickremasinghe (née Bandaratilaka) of Nawala, Koswatte, she attended Musaeus College, a private girl's school in Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of Sri Lanka
First Lady of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ආර්යා Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi Aryā; Tamil: இலங்கை முதல் பெண்மணி Ilankai Mutal Peṇmaṇi) refers to the wife of the President of Sri Lanka. To date, there have been eight women who have served in the role. The current First Lady of Sri Lanka is Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, wife of President Ranil Wickremasinghe, who has held the position since 20 July 2022. There have been no first gentlemen of Sri Lanka to date, since former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the country's only female head of state, was a widow while in office. In recent years the holders of the title have been formally or informally referred to by the title First Lady or First Lady of Sri Lanka, though there are no provisions for such in the constitution. Origins The office of the president of Sri Lanka was created in 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic. William Gop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
