Deshamanya
Encyclopedia
Deshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour (after the Sri Lankabhimanya
) awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka
as a civil honour
.
It is conventionally used as a title
or prefix
to the awardee's name.
Sri Lankabhimanya
Sri Lankabhimanya is the highest National Honor of Sri Lanka awarded by the President of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Government. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the name of the person who received the award. It is the highest civil honour conferred for exceptionally outstanding...
) awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
as a civil honour
Civil decoration
A civil decoration is a decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service. Military personnel might also be eligible for services of a non-military nature...
.
It is conventionally used as a title
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
or prefix
Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.Examples of prefixes:...
to the awardee's name.
Civil Service, Politicians, Diplomats
- Vernon MendisVernon MendisDeshamanya Dr Vernon Loraine Benjamin Mendis is a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat, who served as the United Nations' Special Envoy to the Middle East...
– Diplomat - Nissanka WijeyeratneNissanka WijeyeratneDeshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth from 1975 to 1985...
– Politician - James Peter Obeyesekere IIIJames Peter Obeyesekere IIIDeshamanya James Peter Obeyesekere III was a Sri Lankan politician and aviator. A Senator, he was also an Acting Cabinet Minister of Health and Finance.-Family:...
– Politician - Bradman WeerakoonBradman WeerakoonDeshamanya Robin Bradman Weerakoon CCS is a retired senior bureaucrat of the Sri Lankan government. Bradman Weerakoon has the unique distinction of serving nine Sri Lankan heads of state in a career spanning across half a century....
– Civil servant - Neville KanakeratneNeville KanakeratneDeshamanya Neville Kanakeratne is a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and scholar, who was the former Governor of the Southern Province. He was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India....
– Diplomat - Mohammed Abdul Bakeer MarkarMohammed Abdul Bakeer MarkarDeshamanya Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar was the first Member of Parliament to represent Beruwala from March 1960 to April 1960, the Member of Parliament for Beruwala from April 1965 to March 1970, the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament from August 4, 1977 to September 7, 1978, the Speaker of the...
– Politician - Doreen Young WickremasingheDoreen Young WickremasingheDoreen Wickremasinghe was a British leftist who became a prominent Communist politician in Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament . She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka....
– Politician - H.L. de SilvaH.L. de SilvaHerman Leonard de Silva PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Ceylon in Peradeniya in 1948. In 1953 he was admitted to the Bar....
– Diplomat - Mrs. Siva Obeyesekere – Politician
Industry
- Harry JayawardenaHarry JayawardenaDeshamanya Don Harold Stassen Jayawardena , widely known as Harry Jayawardena, is one of the most prominent and controversial Sri Lankan businessmen...
– Businessman - Ken BalendraKen BalendraKandiah Balendra is a Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive, who holds and has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region. He is the former chairman of John Keells Holdings Ltd. which is the largest conglomerate in the island and of the oldest bank, Bank of Ceylon, and the...
– Businessman - Lalith KotelawalaLalith KotelawalaDeshmanya Jeewaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotelawala is a Sri Lankan businessman, who is the chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated. He was remanded for the misappropriation of 26 billion rupees of investments from the failed Golden Key Credit Company. Dr.Lalith Kotelawala was a highly respected businessman...
- Businessman
Military
- Richard UdugamaRichard UdugamaMajor General Deshamanya Alexander Richard Udugama, MBE, psc, CSR was a Sri Lankan military leader, politician and diplomat. Former Commander of the Ceylon Army , he was elected as Member of Parliament for Matale in 1970 and served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iraq from 1979 to 1982...
- Major General - D. S. AttygalleD. S. AttygalleGeneral Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military leader, civil servant and diplomat...
– General - Denis PereraDenis PereraGeneral Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI, ndc, psc, SLE was a Sri Lankan Army officer who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981.-Early life and family:...
- Lieutenant General - Paddy MendisPaddy MendisAir Chief Marshal Deshamanya Paddy Mendis MBIM, idc, psc, SLAF was the fourth Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force from 1971 to 1976.-Early life and education:...
- Air Chief Marshal
Unspecified
- Nissanka Wijewardena
- Nandadeva Wijesekera
- Prof. Nandadasa KodagodaNandadasa KodagodaDeshabandu Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda MRCP, MD was the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo.He was graduated as a doctor in 1956 and initially worked for government hospitals of Galle, Colombo, & Karawanella...
- E. L. B. Hurulle
- Prof. A.H. Sheriffdeen
- Mahesh Amalean
- Sohli Captain