Britannia Royal Naval College, National Defense University of Ukraine
Notable relative(s)
Father: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mother: Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Brothers: Namal and Rohitha
Spouse
Nithiesha Jayasekera (m. 2019)
Occupation(s)
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Number Eight/Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2006-2015
Navy SC
()
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
Sri Lanka
Coaching career
Years
Team
2014-present
Ananda College, Colombo
Yoshitha Rajapaksa
Allegiance
Sri Lanka
Service/branch
Sri Lanka Navy
Years of service
2006-2020
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
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.
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[1][2] one of the several organisations such as Carlton Pre school and Carlton rugby named after the Carlton House of the Rajapaksa.[3] and was a former captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team and the Navy SC rugby team.[4] He currently plays for the CH & FC in the Dialog Rugby League. His usual position is Flanker, but can also switch to Number 8.[citation needed]
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.[5][6]
^LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^"Sri Lanka Cricket defends TV deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^Administrator. "We would never give up struggle to take over public funds robbed by fraudsters". Lankatruth.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^Pathirana, Saroj (15 June 2012). "Sri Lanka Cricket defends TV deal". BBC Sport.
^"Yoshitha Rajapaksa remanded". Daily Mirror. 30 January 2016.
^"Mahinda Rajapaksa's son arrested by financial crimes police". Reuters. 31 January 2016.
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