Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People's Power secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election.

The NPP, headed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved a historic 2/3 majority in Parliament, marking the first time a single party has done so under the Proportional Representation system

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born on November 24, 1968, in Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka, into a working-class family. His father was a labourer, and his mother a housewife. Mr Dissanayake was involved in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party during his school years and was the first student from the college chosen for admission into the university.