15 Facts About Basil Rajapaksa

Basil Rajapaksa was born on 27 April 1951 and is a Sri Lankan-American politician.

Basil Rajapaksa is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national list.

Basil Rajapaksa was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 2007 to 2015.

Basil Rajapaksa was the Cabinet minister for Economic Development in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second term.

Basil Rajapaksa resigned his seat in parliament on 9 June 2022.

Basil Rajapaksa's father, D A Rajapaksa, was a prominent politician, independence agitator, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake's government.

Basil Rajapaksa is a younger brother of the former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was the secretary for the defence ministry in the Mahinda Rajapaksa's government.

Basil Rajapaksa had his secondary education at Isipathana College and Ananda College, both located in Colombo.

Basil Rajapaksa was the youngest SLFP candidate that contested in this election.

Basil Rajapaksa later worked with the first executive President JR Jayewardene and joined the United National Party, He made this decision to join the UNP due to some infighting within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Basil Rajapaksa frequently visited Sri Lanka, especially whenever there were elections.

In 2021 Basil Rajapaksa returned to the parliament from the national list and was appointed Finance Minister.

Basil Rajapaksa is married to Pushpa Rajapaksa and has three children.

Basil Rajapaksa is accused of many corruption scandals, and he is under investigation for corruption and abuse of state assets.

Basil Rajapaksa gained a reputation as "Mr Ten Percent" due to the allegations of taking commissions from government contracts.