Head of state
VerifiedThe President is also head of the executive and of the cabinet, and holds the Defence, Finance and Digital Economy portfolios.
Sri Lanka has no current official list of ministers online: the President's and Prime Minister's sites name no office holders and the cabinet office publishes only gazettes of subjects and functions. Seats are verified against the Department of Government Information's official reports of the November 2024 swearing-in and the October 2025 reshuffle (titles follow the 2025 gazette and Wikipedia), and Wikipedia confirms the holders are unchanged. Anura Karunathilake's Energy appointment of April 2026 rests on news reports, because the gazette (No. 2485/15) could not be opened (503), so his seat is sourced.
- Head of state
- Anura Kumara DissanayakePresident
- Head of government
- Harini AmarasuriyaPrime Minister · since 24 Sept 2024
- System
- Unitary semi-presidential republicCapital: Colombo
- UN e-government rank
- 98 of 193EGDI 2024
Sri Lanka is an unitary semi-presidential republic[1]. The head of state is President Anura Kumara Dissanayake[3][4][5]. The government is led by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, in office since 18 Nov 2024[3][6]. Govpedia records 22 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedIn government: National People's Power (159 of 225 seats)
Executive
Second Dissanayake cabinet
21 of 22 verified on official pages
Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.667rank 98 of 193
- Online services0.549
- Human capital0.657
- Telecom infrastructure0.794
Record of changes
Timeline
20 Apr 2026
Anura Karunathilake sworn in as Minister of Energy, keeping Ports and Civil Aviation.[6][8]
Sourced17 Apr 2026
Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody resigns so that a Special Presidential Commission can investigate coal imports independently.[6][9]
Sourced10 Oct 2025
Reshuffle: Bimal Rathnayake becomes Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Anura Karunathilake Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, and Susil Ranasinghe Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply; ten deputy ministers appointed.[6][7]
Verified
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]The New Prime Minister and Cabinet Officially Sworn In
Department of Government Information, Sri LankaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]Gazette Extraordinary No. 2458/65: Subjects and Functions of the Ministers
Cabinet Office, Sri LankaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]President of Sri Lanka
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Second Dissanayake cabinet
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Cabinet reshuffled, new ministers and deputies announced
Department of Government Information, Sri LankaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Anura Karunathilaka new Energy Minister
Daily FTNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Sri Lanka Energy Minister and Secretary resign to ensure independent coal probe
News 1stNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026