Anura Kumara Dissanayake - report
President of Sri Lanka since 2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who is the tenth and current President of Sri Lanka. He was a former Member of Parliament from the Colombo District and is the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the National People's Power. He was a candidate in 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election, and he was named the NPP candidate for the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election, campaigning on an anti-corruption platform in which he emerged as the winner.