Back Presidente de Sri Lanka AST শ্রীলঙ্কার রাষ্ট্রপতি Bengali/Bangla Πρόεδρος της Σρι Λάνκα Greek Prezidanto de Srilanko Esperanto Presidente de Sri Lanka Spanish رئیسجمهور سریلانکا Persian Président de la république démocratique socialiste du Sri Lanka French Presidente de Sri Lanka Galician נשיא סרי לנקה HE श्रीलंका के राष्ट्रपति Hindi
The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Lankā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the Prime minister and Government of Sri Lanka, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the creation of the office. The president appoints the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who can command the confidence of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the 10th and current president, having assumed office on 23 September 2024, after being declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election.