Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (born 1924)

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his assassination in 1993. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 6 February 1978 to 2 January 1989.

The president of Sri Lanka is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the Prime minister and Government of Sri Lanka, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the creation of the office. The president appoints the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who can command the confidence of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.