National
Prime Minister
- Sinhala: අගමැති
- Tamil: பிரதமர்
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Sri Lanka
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President as the Member of Parliament who, in the President's opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament (Constitution, Article 43(4)). The President is head of the Cabinet (Article 43(3)).
- Chosen by
- President of Sri Lanka
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Harini Amarasuriya NPP since September 2024 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution, read 2026-10-12: Art. 43(4) (appointment of Prime Minister); corrected citation from 43(3). For: Prime Minister
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 30-31, 43-44, 64, 96-99A, 107, 154B). Ministry names from the Directory of Members listing. For: Prime Minister
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhala and Tamil pages (parliament.lk/si, /ta), read 2026-10-12: standard Sinhala and Tamil terms for the institutions and offices. For: Prime Minister in Sinhala, Prime Minister in Tamil
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia (Anura Kumara Dissanayake; Harini Amarasuriya), read 2026-10-12, because the Presidential Secretariat and PM Office pages did not list swearing-in dates; Parliament's Directory lists Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister. For: Harini Amarasuriya, current term
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Directory of Members, read 2026-10-12: current MPs, ministers (title shown on each member card), Speaker. Start dates not shown on the listing, so left empty except the Prime Minister (24 Sep 2024). For: Harini Amarasuriya, current term