President of Sri Lanka
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The President of Sri Lanka is the country’s executive head of state and government, serving as the chief authority in its republican political system.
All labels observed (5)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive office
ⓘ
head of government ⓘ head of state ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| firstHolder | William Gopallawa ⓘ |
| governmentForm | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| inceptionAsExecutivePresidency | 4 February 1978 ⓘ |
| inceptionAsRepublicanHeadOfState | 22 May 1972 ⓘ |
| insignia | Presidential Standard of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| legalFoundation |
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
| memberOf | National Security Council of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
supreme commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
ⓘ
supreme commander of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ supreme commander of the Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ |
| nativeName |
இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி (Tamil)
ⓘ
President of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති (Sinhala)
|
| nominator | electorate of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1972 ⓘ |
| officeHoldersList | List of presidents of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| officeTransformed | 1978 ⓘ |
| officialSeat |
Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Secretariat, Colombo
|
| power |
accredits ambassadors and receives foreign envoys
ⓘ
appoints Cabinet ministers ⓘ appoints Prime Minister ⓘ declares states of emergency ⓘ dissolves Parliament under constitutional conditions ⓘ grants pardons ⓘ issues regulations under emergency powers ⓘ promulgates laws passed by Parliament ⓘ |
| precededByOffice |
Governor-General of Ceylon
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Ceylon as head of government ⓘ |
| residence |
Queen's House, Colombo
ⓘ
surface form:
President's House, Colombo
|
| role |
appointing authority for the Cabinet of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
appointing authority for the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ⓘ chief diplomat of Sri Lanka ⓘ chief executive authority ⓘ commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces ⓘ executive head of government ⓘ executive head of state ⓘ guardian of the constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ head of the executive branch of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | renewable once consecutively (subject to constitutional provisions) ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
subject surface form:
1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති (Sinhala)
subject surface form:
Chandrika Kumaratunga
this entity surface form:
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (as President of Sri Lanka)
subject surface form:
Chandrika Kumaratunga
this entity surface form:
Sri Lanka (as President from 1994 to 2005)
subject surface form:
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake