Rohitha Rajapaksa
Personal information
Full name
Chandana Rohitha Rajapaksa
Born (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989
Colombo, Sri Lanka
RelationsMahinda Rajapaksa (father)
Shiranthi Rajapaksa (mother)
Gotabaya Rajapaksa (uncle)
Basil Rajapaksa (uncle)
Chamal Rajapaksa (uncle)
Namal Rajapaksa (brother)
Yoshitha Rajapaksa (brother)

Rohitha Rajapaksa (born 15 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan and media personality. He is the youngest son of Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[1][2] He has two elder brothers – Namal and Yoshitha.[3]

He was a member of the Sri Lanka Navy Rugby team.

He attended S Thomas college in Mt.Lavinia, and completed his bachelor's degree in engineering in Aeronautical Engineering. Later his Masters in Engineering in Space System Engineering from University of Southampton. He obtained a M.Phil. in Mathematical Optimization of Space Debris Mitigation and Strategy Analysis From the University of Colombo.

He made his List A cricket debut on 27 October 2021, for Kalutara Town Club in the 2021–22 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rohitha Rajapaksa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rohitha Rajapaksha aiming at cricket administration?". Hiru News. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Perera, Amantha (13 April 2022). "The Long Reach of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Dynasty". Time. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Group A, Welisara, Oct 27 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Rohitha Rajapaksha makes cricket debut". News Center. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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