This page lists notable events that took place in the year 2019 in Sri Lanka. The year 2019 had the fewest non-working holidays in the country as most of the public holidays fell on weekends.
D. M. Jayaratne
Image: Gotabaya Rajapaksa November 2019 crop
Image: The former President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on September 12, 2018 (1) (cropped)
Image: Karu Jayasuriya
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019. Incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena did not run for a second term. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was the candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was endorsed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Sajith Premadasa, son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa and deputy leader of the United National Party was the candidate of the ruling party.
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
Image: Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Image: Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Image: Candidate photo