What is President of Sri Lanka?
{{Infobox official post | post = President | body = Sri Lanka | native_name = {{lang|si|ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති}}<br/>{{lang|ta|இலங்கை சனாதிபதி}} | insignia = Emblem_of_Sri_Lanka.svg | insigniasize = 100px | insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Sri Lanka]] | insigniaalt = | flagalt = | imagesize = | alt = | imagecaption = | incumbent = [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]] | incumbentsince = 23 September 2024 | department = | style = {{unbulleted list| *Mr. President<br />{{small|(Informal)}} *His Excellency<br />{{small|(Formal)}} }} | type = | status = | abbreviation = | member_of = [[Cabinet of Sri Lanka|Cabinet]]<br>[[National Security Council (Sri Lanka)|National Security Council]] | residence = [[President's House, Colombo|President's House]] <!--<small>(''de jure'')</small><br />Mahagama Sekara Mawatha, [[Cinnamon Gardens|Colombo 7]] <small>{{nowrap|(''de facto'')}}</small><ref>{{cite news|title=President Justifies Rs 180 M Budget For Repairs His Residence|url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/president-justifies-rs-180-m-budget-for-repairs-his-residence/|access-date=30 August 2017|agency=Colombo Telegraph|publisher=Colombotelegraph.com|date=7 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hemmathagama|first1=Ashwin|title=PM makes mockery of MR privileges claims|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/438005/PM-makes-mockery-of-MR-privileges-claims|access-date=30 August 2017|agency=Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka|publisher=Ft.lk|date=26 June 2015}}</ref>--> | nominator = Citizens of Sri Lanka | appointer = Direct election | appointer_qualified = [[#Eligibility|See eligibility]] | termlength = Five years, renewable once | termlength_qualified = | constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Sri Lanka]] | precursor = [[Dominion of Ceylon#Monarchs|Monarch of Ceylon]] | inaugural = [[William Gopallawa]]<br />under the [[Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972|1972 Constitution]] | formation = {{start date and age|1972|5|22|df=yes}} | founder = | first = [[William Gopallawa]] | last = | abolished = | succession = [[Sri Lankan pres