Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born on November 24, 1968, in Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka, into a working-class family. His father was a labourer, and his mother a housewife. Mr Dissanayake was involved in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party during his school years and was the first student from the college chosen for admission into the university.

Anura Dissanayake's NPP coalition has won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka's snap elections, marking a significant shift in the island nation's political landscape. With promises to combat corruption and alleviate poverty,

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition secured a landslide win in the recent parliamentary elections, gaining 159 seats. This victory grants them a two-thirds majority, empowering Dissanayake to pursue significant reforms,

Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty.The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a seemingly unassailable lead,

President Dissanayake’s coalition wins majority in parliamentary polls In Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition has secured a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections. Official results show Dissanayake's left-leaning National People's Power coalition winning a two-thirds majority in parliament,

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake clinched a sweeping election victory, promising transformative leftist policies. With a two-thirds parliamentary majority, he faces the significant challenge of guiding the country through its worst financial crisis since gaining independence in 1948,

Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a majority in the parliamentary snap elections on Friday. The NPP won 107 seats with nearly 62% of the vote,

Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.