2019 marks a new beginning for Sri Lanka as a new president is elected to lead Sri Lanka into a new direction with political and economic stability, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksha.
Born to a prominent political family from the south of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa was educated at Ananda College, Colombo and joined the Ceylon Army in April 1971, he saw active service in the early stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, taking part in several major offensives. He took early retirement from the army and moved into the field of information technology, before immigrating to the United States in 1998. He returned to Sri Lanka in 2005, to assist his brother Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha in his presidential campaign and was appointed Defense Secretary. Following the war, Rajapaksa initiated many urban development projects. He step-down following the defeat of his brother in the 2015 Presidential election. In 2018, he emerged as a possible candidate for the 2019 Presidential election, which he successfully contested and was elected as the 7th President of the Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka.
RamaDBK with close and strong ties to Sri Lanka wish H. E. Gotabaya Rajapaksha in his presidential election victory and looking forward to working closely in developing business ties among the Japan & Sri Lanka business communities.
