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R. Sampanthan

Hon.
R. Sampanthan
இரா. சம்பந்தன்
Sampanthan in 2013
14th Leader of the Opposition
In office
3 September 2015 – 18 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byNimal Siripala De Silva
Succeeded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Leader of the Tamil National Alliance
In office
2001 – 30 June 2024
Member of Parliament
for Trincomalee District
In office
5 December 2001 – 30 June 2024
Succeeded byK. S. Kugathasan
Majority33,834
In office
1997 – 18 August 2000
Preceded byArunasalam Thangathurai
Member of Parliament
for Trincomalee
In office
21 July 1977 – 7 September 1983
Preceded byB. Neminathan
Majority15,144
Personal details
Born(1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Trincomalee, British Ceylon
Died30 June 2024(2024-06-30) (aged 91)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations
Tamil National Alliance
Alma materCeylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (Tamil: இராஜவரோதயம் சம்பந்தன்; Sinhala: රාජවරෝදියම් සම්බන්දන්; 5 February 1933 – 30 June 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer who led the Tamil National Alliance from 2001 until his death in 2024. He was a Member of Parliament from 2001 until his death, and previously from 1977 to 1983 and from 1997 to 2000. He was the Leader of the Opposition from September 2015 to December 2018.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sampanthan Chosen As New Leader Of The Opposition". Colombo Telegraph. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ethnic Tamil lawmaker becomes opposition leader in Sri Lanka for first time in decades". Fox News. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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