The great work of rebuilding must embrace improving infrastructures and meeting material needs, but also, and even more importantly, promoting human dignity, respect for human rights, and the full inclusion of each member of society.

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ????? ????????? "??????" ???????, pronounced [ma?hind? ?ra????pak??], Tamil: ?????? ???????; born 18 November 1945) was the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, who served from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election.

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