President of Sri Lanka
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The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the executive head of state and head of government of Sri Lanka and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
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President of Sri Lanka
ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති | |
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Style | The Honourable (Informal) His Excellency (Formal and diplomatic) |
Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
Residence | President's House (de jure) 61 Paget Road, Colombo 7 (de facto)[1][2] |
Seat | Colombo |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Precursor | Governor-General of Ceylon |
Inaugural holder | William Gopallawa as the first President under the 1972 Constitution J. R. Jayewardene as the first executive President under the 1978 Constitution |
Formation | 22 May 1972; 51 years ago (1972-05-22) 4 February 1978; 46 years ago (1978-02-04) |
Salary | LKR 1,170,000 annually (2016) (≈ $ 7,640) [3] |
Website | President Presidential Secretariat |
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The office was created in 1972 as the head of state and becoming the head of government in 1978. The office is the single most dominant political office in the country.