Yoshitha Rajapaksa
Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Rajapaksa (born 12 June 1988) is a Sri Lankan sportsman and former naval officer. He is the son of the sixth president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and served as the chief of staff to the prime minister of Sri Lanka.
| Birth name | Yoshitha Kanishka Rajapaksa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Britannia Royal Naval College, National Defense University of Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Nithiesha Jayasekera (m. 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoshitha Rajapaksa | |
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| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/ | Sri Lanka Navy |
| Years of service | 2006-2020 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
He was a lieutenant commander in the Sri Lanka Navy and had been an aide-de-camp to the president. He is one of the owners of Carlton Sports Network one of the several organisations such as Carlton Pre school and Carlton rugby named after the Carlton House of the Rajapaksa. and was a former captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team and the Navy SC rugby team. He currently plays for the CH & FC in the Dialog Rugby League. His usual position is Flanker, but can also switch to Number 8.
On 30 January 2016, Yoshitha Rajapaksa and several senior executives of the Carlton Sports Network Channel were remanded by the Kaduwela Magistrate on charges of financial crimes including alleged charges on money laundering.