Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister

It has been the first appointment made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on his first day in office.

Gunawardena has served as a member of parliament, cabinet minister, and Leader of the House in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is the current leader of the left-wing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) party since 1983. (ILKHA)