Former president of Sri Lanka. He negotiated an IMF programme in 2023 during the country's economic crisis. He was arrested in August 2025, accused of using state funds for a private trip to London. He denies wrongdoing and insists that state funds were not used for the trip. He leads one of the three main opposition parties in Sri Lanka.
Mr Wickremesinghe warned that Donald Trump's tariffs could put over 100,000 jobs at risk.
Absolutum obsoletum. (If it works, it's out of date.)