List of Royal College alumni (Old Royalists)
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This is a List of Notable Old Royalists, they being alumni of the Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
, 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...
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Heads of State and Government
Presidents- H.E.ExcellencyExcellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
J.R. Jayawardene - former PresidentPresident of Sri LankaThe President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
& Prime Minister of Sri LankaPrime Minister of Sri LankaThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka... - PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Maumoon Abdul GayoomMaumoon Abdul GayoomMaumoon Abdul Gayoom was President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Transport, he was nominated as President by the Majlis of the Maldives and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir on November 11, 1978. He eventually became the longest-ruling head of government in Asia...
- former President of the MaldivesPresident of the MaldivesThe President of the Maldives is the Head of State and Head of Government and first citizen of the Republic of Maldives and the Supreme Commander of the Maldivian armed forces.The current President of the Republic of Maldives is Mohamed Nasheed....
Monarchs
- H.M.MajestyMajesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Muhammad Fareed DidiMuhammad Fareed DidiKing Muhammad Fareed Didi , the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi . Muhammed Fareed Didi was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian Monarch to assume the title of "King" with the style of "Your Majesty". He was the Sultan of Maldives from March 7, 1954 until November 11, 1968...
- last Sultan of the Maldives
Prime Ministers
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
John Lionel Kotalawela, CHOrder of the Companions of HonourThe Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
, KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, CLI - former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Privy CouncilorPrivy Council of the United KingdomHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(note: - Also listed in Military) - Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Ranil WickremasingheRanil WickremasingheRanil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Prime Minister of Sri LankaPrime Minister of Sri LankaThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka...
& current Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)The Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lanka is the politician who leads main opposition. This is the leader of the largest party not within the government, usually the leader of the second largest party in the Parliament...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators)
Prominent figures in the Independence Movement
- E.W.Perera "Lion of Kotte" - Freedom fighter, SenatorSenate of CeylonThe Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
, member of Legislative CouncilLegislative Council of CeylonThe Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of representative government in the island...
and State CouncilState Council of CeylonThe State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon , established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
James PeirisJames PeirisSir James Peiris, JP was a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement and a Vice President of the Legislative Council.-Early life and education:...
, JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
- prominent political leader and first Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam RamanathanPonnambalam RamanathanSir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...
, KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, KC - prominent political leader, Solicitor General of Ceylon and first member to be elected to the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Civil servants) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam ArunachalamPonnambalam ArunachalamSir Ponnambalam Arunachchalam, CCS was a Tamil political leader in Ceylon and a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.-Early life:...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- prominent political leader of Ceylon, member of the Executive CouncilExecutive Council (Commonwealth countries)An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system is a constitutional organ which exercises executive power and advises the governor or governor-general. Executive Councils often make decisions via Orders in Council.Executive Councillors are informally...
and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Captain D.E.Henry PedrisHenry PedrisCaptain Duenuge Edward Henry Pedris CTG was a militia officer and a prominent socialite in colonial Ceylon who was executed by British officials for alleged incitement of racial riots in 1915, which were proven false...
, CTGColombo Town GuardColombo Town Guard was regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force which was the predecessor to the Sri Lanka Army prior to 1949 when the Ceylon Army was formed. It was a volunteer regiment was based in Colombo.-History:...
- prominent figure executed by the British - Dr C.A. HewavitharneCharles Alwis HewavitharanaCharles Alwis Hewavitharana, FRCS, LRCP was a Ceylonese physician who played a significant role in Sir Lanka's Sri Lankan independence movement...
, FRCS - prominent leader in the independence movement (note: - Also listed in Medicine) - Armand de SouzaArmand de SouzaArmand de Souza was a Ceylonese newspaper editor and democratic activist. He was father of Senator Doric de Souza of the LSSP and Torismund de Souza, Editor of the Times, as well as Aleric and Lena who both died early.- Early life :De Souza was born in Assagaum, Goa, to an ancient Roman Catholic...
- leading editorialist who campaigned for democratization of the legislature
Heads of legislature
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Forester ObeysekeraForester Augustus ObeysekeraSir Forester Augustus Obeysekera was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was the Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon....
- former Speaker of the State Council of CeylonState Council of CeylonThe State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon , established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Nicholas AttygalleNicholas AttygalleSir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".-Early life and education:He was born...
- former President of the Senate of CeylonSenate of CeylonThe Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
(note: - Also listed in Academics & Medicine) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Cyril de ZoysaCyril de ZoysaSir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
- former President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Industrialist) - Hon. Shirley Corea - former SpeakerSpeaker of the Parliament of Sri LankaIn Sri Lanka the Speaker of the Parliament is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The Speaker fulfills a number of important functions in relation to the operation the House, which is based upon the British Westminster Parliamentary system.The...
of the House of RepresentativesParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
of Ceylon (1967-1970) (note: - Also listed in Ministers) - Hon. Anura BandaranaikeAnura BandaranaikeAnura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker , and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education , Minister of Tourism , Minister of National Heritage and Leader of the Opposition...
- Speaker of the Parliament of Sri LankaParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
(note: - Also listed in Ministers)
State and Provincial Governors
- H.E.ExcellencyExcellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
David de KretserDavid de KretserDavid Morritz de Kretser, AC is an Australian medical researcher and a former Governor of Victoria from 2006 to 2011.-Biography:...
, AC, KStJVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
- Governor of VictoriaGovernors of VictoriaThe Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of its monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
(note: - Also listed in Academics) - Hon. Tyronne FernandoTyronne FernandoTyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Governor of the Northern ProvinceNorthern Province, Sri LankaThe Northern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Hon. DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
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....
- former Governor of the Southern ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri LankaThe Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The region is economically backward compared to the Western province, where the capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte is situated...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Nalin SeneviratneNalin SeneviratneGeneral Ganegoda Don Granville Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE was a Sri Lankan Army officer. He was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1985 to 1988 and first Governor of the North East Province....
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndc, SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- first Governor of the North East ProvinceNorthern Province, Sri LankaThe Northern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was...
(note: - Also listed in Military) - Hon. D. M. SwaminathanD. M. SwaminathanDeva Manoharan Swaminathan, MP is a Sri Lankan Lawyer and Politician. Current Member of Parliament, he was the former Governor of the Western Province and Chairman of the National Savings Bank....
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Governor of the Western ProvinceWestern Province, Sri LankaThe Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators)
Current
Government benches- Hon. Dinesh GunawardenaDinesh GunawardenaDinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of National Water Supply, Chief WhipChief WhipThe Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...
& Member of Parliament - Hon. Arumugam ThondamanArumugam ThondamanSavumiamoorthy Arumugan Ramanathan Thondaman , MP is the current Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development and the grandson of Prominent Unionist Saumyamoorthi Thondaman in Sri Lanka...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development & Member of Parliament - Hon. Rauff HakeemRauff HakeemAbdul Rauff Hibathul Hakeem , MP is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the National leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Justice in Sri Lanka. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.He is the Holder of LLB & Master of Law -...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Justis & Member of Parliament - Hon. Ranjith SiyambalapitiyaRanjith SiyambalapitiyaBasnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya is a Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament for the Kegalle District and Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.-References & External links:**...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology & Member of Parliament - Hon. Dilan PereraDilan PereraBoddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera , MP is the Sri Lankan Non-Cabinet Minister of Port Development. He is a Member of Parliament for Badulla District and former Deputy Minister of Justice...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare & Member of Parliament - Hon. Naween DissanayakeNaween DissanayakeNavin Eranjan Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of State Management Reforms. A Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Gamini Dissanayake a Presidential candidate and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake who served as an MP for the Nuwara Eliya...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of State Management Reforms & Member of Parliament - Hon. Mahindananda AluthgamageMahindananda AluthgamageMahindananda Aluthgamage , MP is the Sri Lankan Sports minister. Deputy Minister of Power & Energy. He is a Member of Parliament for Kandy District. He was educated at Gangasiripura Vidyalaya and Royal College Colombo....
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Sports & Member of Parliament - Hon. Piyankara JayaratnePiyankara JayaratneUnnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.He is the current Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government and ex Deputy Speaker of Parliament.Educated at the Royal College Colombo and gained his higher...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation and former Deputy Speaker of Parliament - Hon. Duminda DissanayakeDuminda DissanayakeDuminda Dissanayake, MP is the current Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development and a Member of Parliament from Anuradhapura District.- Family :Born at the Anuradapura General Hospital, the eldest child of the family of four boys...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development & Member of Parliament - Hon. Sajin Vass GunawardenaSajin Vass GunawardenaSajin de Vass Gunawardena, MP is a Sri Lankan businessmen and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he was the former CEO of Mihin Lanka government sponsored budget airline. He has also served as coordinating secretary on trade and foreign affairs to the President of Sri Lanka...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Current Member of Parliament
Opposition benches
- Hon. Ranil WickremasingheRanil WickremasingheRanil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Current Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)The Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lanka is the politician who leads main opposition. This is the leader of the largest party not within the government, usually the leader of the second largest party in the Parliament...
& former Prime MinisterPrime Minister of Sri LankaThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka...
(note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government) - Hon. Mangala SamaraweeraMangala SamaraweeraMangala Pinsiri Samaraweera MP is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament who served as the Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Cabinet Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs of Sri LankaThe Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries...
& current Member of Parliament - Hon. Ravi KarunanayakeRavi KarunanayakeRavindra Sandresh Karunanayagam, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and chartered accountant by profession...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Cabinet Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & current Member of Parliament - Hon. Lakshman KiriellaLakshman KiriellaLakshman Bandara Kiriella, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He is a current Member of Parliament and was the former Minister of Plantation Industries in Sri Lanka. Tea production in Sri Lanka is a crucial component of the Sri Lankan economy, employing some million workers. He was also the...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament - Hon. Kabir HashimKabir HashimMohamed Hashim Mohamed Kabir, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and economist. His is a current Member of Parliament and was the former Non-Cabinet Minister of Tertiary Education, Training in Sri Lanka. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and Trinity College Kandy.-References &...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Non-Cabinet Minister of Tertiary Education, Training & current Member of Parliament - Hon. Sajith PremadasaSajith PremadasaSajith Premadasa is a Sri Lankan politician, current deputy Leader of the United National Party , the main Opposition party of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Hambantota District and was the former Deputy Minister of Health in Sri Lanka. He is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa the former...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- former Deputy Minister of Health & current Member of Parliament - Hon. Gayantha KarunathilakaGayantha KarunathilakaLokugamage Gayantha Ganadesha Karunatileka is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a current Member of Parliament and UNP Media Secretary. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.-References & External links:**...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament - Hon. D. M. SwaminathanD. M. SwaminathanDeva Manoharan Swaminathan, MP is a Sri Lankan Lawyer and Politician. Current Member of Parliament, he was the former Governor of the Western Province and Chairman of the National Savings Bank....
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors) - Hon. Eran WickramaratneEran WickramaratneEran Wickramaratne, MP is a Sri Lankan banker, corporate executive and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he was the former CEO of NDB Bank since 2001 to 2010 and was the former Chairman of the Information Communication Technology Agency . He was the former Vice-President and...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Industrialists) - Hon. Mohan Lal GreroMohan Lal GreroMohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District. He was elected as an opposition United National Party MP but crossed over to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance in November 2011...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Educationalists) - Hon. DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Harsha de SilvaHarsha de SilvaDr Harsha de Silva, MP is a Sri Lankan economist and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he has gained lime light as a media personality hosting several talk shows relating to development and international matters...
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament - Hon. Tiran AllesTiran AllesTiran Alles, MP is a Sri Lankan businessmen and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he has active in the political stage in association with Mangala Samaraweera and Sarath Fonseka....
, MPParliament of Sri LankaThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- current Member of Parliament
Former
Post-Independence- Senator E.W.Perera - SenatorSenate of CeylonThe Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
, member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) - Senator A. P. JayasuriyaA. P. JayasuriyaA. P. Jayasuriya was Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Health, Senator & Member of Parliament. He was one of the founders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ....
- former Cabinet Minister of Health, Senator & Member of Parliament - Senator Sarath WijesingheSarath WijesingheSenator Sarath Wijesinghe was a Sri Lankan politician and businessmen. He was Cabinet Minister of Nationalised Services of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Government and was a member of the Senate of Ceylon from 1956 to 1965....
- former Cabinet Minister of Nationalised Services & Senator - Senator Justin KotalawelaJustin KotalawelaJustin Kotalawela was a Sri Lankan businessman and Senator. He was the former Chairman of the Ceylinco Group.Born to John Kotelawala a police inspector, and his bother was Sir John Kotelawala 3rd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo...
- former Senator & Member of the State Council - Senator Somasundaram NadesanSomasundaram NadesanSomasundaram Nadesan, QC was a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and Senator.Appointed to the Senate of Ceylon at its conception in 1947 he was the only person to be in it from its conception until its abolition in 1972....
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former Senator (note: - Also listed in Counsels) - Senator Dr.DoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
V.R. SchockmanV.R. SchockmanV.R. Schockman was a Ceylonese statesman and physician. He was appointed to the first Senate of Ceylon in 1947 and was a Member of Parliament and was the first President of the Ceylon Olympic and Empire Games Association the preciser to the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. He was educated...
- former Senator (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)
- Hon. Lalith AthulathmudaliLalith AthulathmudaliLalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali , PC was a Sri Lankan politician of the United National Party and former Cabinet Minister of Trade, National Security, Agriculture, Education and deputy minister of defence.-Early life and teaching career:Born to a family of Lawyers, his...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Cabinet Minister of National Security & Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education & Member of Parliament - Hon. Anura BandaranaikeAnura BandaranaikeAnura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker , and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education , Minister of Tourism , Minister of National Heritage and Leader of the Opposition...
- former Cabinet Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs of Sri LankaThe Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries...
, tourism, Industry, Investment & National Heritage, Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)The Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lanka is the politician who leads main opposition. This is the leader of the largest party not within the government, usually the leader of the second largest party in the Parliament...
& Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Heads of legislature) - Hon. MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
E. A. NugawelaE. A. NugawelaMajor E. A. Nugawela, CLI was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Education in independent Sri Lanka , later Cabinet Minister of Health , a Member of Parliament & State Council. He is noted for the educational reforms and expansion of the number of state schools during...
, CLI - former Cabinet Minister of Education (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council - Hon. Cathiravelu Sittampalam, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Cabinet Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament - Hon. A. RatnayakaA. RatnayakaAbeyratne Ratnayaka was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon and the last President of the Senate of Ceylon, a Member of Parliament & State Council. He received his primary education at Dharmaraja College Kandy...
- former Cabinet Minister of Food and Cooperatives (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council - Hon. Felix R. Dias BandaranaikeFelix Dias BandaranaikeFelix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs and Cabinet Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister...
- former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Public Administration, Local Government, Home Affairs, Justice & Member of Parliament - Hon. DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Dr.Honorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
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...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice & Member of Parliament(note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants) - Hon. Dr.DoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Colvin R de Silva - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs & Member of Parliament - Hon. Tyronne FernandoTyronne FernandoTyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Cabinet Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs of Sri LankaThe Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries...
& Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors, Diplomats) - Hon. Anil MoonesingheAnil MoonesingheAnil Moonesinghe was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. He became a Member of Parliament, a Cabinet Minister, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Diplomat. He authored several books and edited newspapers and magazines. He was Chairperson and General Manager of...
- former Cabinet Minister of Communications, Deputy Speaker & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. Pieter KeunemanPieter KeunemanPieter Gerald Bartholomeusz Keuneman was a Sri Lankan politician and a Marxist. He was the Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government and prominent Member of Parliament and a leading figure in the Lanka Sama Samaja Party .-Early life and education:Pieter Keuneman came from a Dutch Burgher...
- former Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government & Member of Parliament - Hon. Cyril MathewCyril MathewKaluwadewage Cyril Mathew was a Sri Lankan politician and a writer.Mathew belonged to the United National Party and was a minister in the cabinet of President J.R. Jayewardene in the 1977s and 1980s. Mathew was the author of the book Sinhalese! Rise to Protect Buddhism, which urged Sinhalese to...
- former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs & Member of Parliament - Hon. Dr. Ranjit AtapattuRanjit AtapattuRanjit Atapattu is a Sri Lankan physician and politician. He was the Cabinet Minister of Health in the United National Party governments from 1977 until 1989. The son of D. P. Atapattu, former MP and Deputy Minister of State, Ranjit Atapattu was educated at Royal College Colombo and the University...
- former Cabinet Minister of Health & Member of Parliament - Hon. Stanly de Zoysa - former Cabinet Minister of Finance & Member of Parliament
- Hon. C.V. GunaratneC.V. GunaratneClement Victor Gunaratne was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. Minister Gunaratne and his wife along with 20 others were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE terrorist organization on June 7, 2000.He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo where was captain...
- former Cabinet Minister Industrial of Development & Member of Parliament - Hon. R.G. Senanayake - former Cabinet Minister of Trade & Member of Parliament holding two concurrent seats from two continuances
- Hon. SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Razik FareedRazik FareedSir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP , was a Ceylonese lawyer, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council...
, OBE, JP - former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament, the Senate & the State Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. P.B. BulankulamaP.B. BulankulamaTikiri Bandara Bulankulama Dissawa was Sri Lankan politician. He was Minister of Land and Land Development in the cabinet of Sir John Kotelawala. and deputy minister of agriculture and lands during the first cabinet Don Stephen Senanayake...
Dissawa - former Minister of Lands & Member of Parliament - Hon. Milinda MoragodaMilinda MoragodaAsoka Milinda Moragoda is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council and was, until recently, a Senior Adviser to President Mahinda Rajapakse. He was a former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District...
- former Cabinet Minister of Justice and Law Reforms & Member of Parliament - Hon. DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
J.P. Obeyesekere III - former Acting Cabinet Minister of Health, Finance, Senator and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Aviation) - Hon. Gamini JayasuriyaGamini JayasuriyaGamini Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development and a Member of Parliament and former General Secretary of the United National Party. He was educated at Royal College Colombo....
- former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development & Member of Parliament - Hon. Indika GunawardenaIndika GunawardenaIndika Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance in Fisheries, Higher Education and a Member of Parliament...
- former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament - Hon. George RajapakseGeorge RajapakseGeorge Rajapakse was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Health, Fisheries and a Member of Parliament. Educated at the Royal College Colombo he is the son of D. M. Rajapaksa, known as the "Lion of the Ruhuna", nephew of Don Alwin Rajapaksa, founder member of the SLFP, and...
- former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament - Hon. P.B. BulankulameP.B. BulankulamePunchi Banda Bulankulame Dissava was a Ceylonese politician, he was the former Cabinet Minister of Land and Land Development in Dudley Senanayake's and John Kotelawala's government....
- former Cabinet Minister of Land, Land Development and Member of Parliament - Hon. Mano WijeyeratneMano WijeyeratneNissanka Manodha Wijeyeratne was Coordinating Secretary to the President, Chairman of Road Accidents Prevention Authority and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Dedigama Electorate in Kegalle District he was former Member of Parliament from Kegalle District.Wijeyeratne...
- former Minister of Plantation Services, Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development & Member of Parliament - Hon. Susil MoonesingheSusil MoonesingheSusil Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat and current Chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company Ltd. A former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council and a member of parliament, he was a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran...
- former Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of the Western Provincial Council & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Local government & Diplomats) - Hon. T. B. PanabokkeTheodore Braybrooke PanabokkeTheodore Braybrooke Panabokke was Sri Lankan politician, lawyer and diplomat. He was a former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture, Member of Parliament and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India. He was the Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya.Born to Adigar Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke...
- former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. Sagala RatnayakaSagala RatnayakaSagala Gajendra Ratnayaka, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and agriculturalist. He was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2010 and was the former Deputy Minister of Power, Energy in Sri Lanka. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and was the Head Prefect...
- former Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & Member of Parliament - Hon. Mangala MoonesingheMangala MoonesingheMangala Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002 and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from 1995 to 2000...
- former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. H. Sri NissankaH. Sri NissankaHerbert Sri Nissanka, also known as Nissanka Herbert Mendis , KC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. A member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, he was one of the founding members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party....
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former Member of Parliament and one of the founders of the SLFPSri Lanka Freedom PartyThe Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...
(note: - Also listed in Counsels) - Hon. Dr.DoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Neelan ThiruchelvamNeelan ThiruchelvamNeelan Tiruchelvam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and an internationally respected academic. He was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber in July 1999....
- former Member of Parliament - Hon. Gajendrakumar PonnambalamGajendrakumar PonnambalamGajendrakumar Gangaser Ponnambalam, is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, former Member of Parliament and lawyer. He is the current leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, a member of the Tamil National People's Front ....
- Member of Parliament - Hon. Wilmot A. PereraWilmot A. PereraWilmot A. Perera was a Sri Lankan statesman and philanthropist. A Member of Parliament, he was Ceylonese's first Ambassador to China....
- former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. Ahmed Hussain Macan MarkarAhmed Hussain Macan MarkarAhmed Hussain Macan Markar , was a Ceylonese lawyer, politician and philanthropist. He was a former Member of parliament and a deputy mayor of Colombo....
- former Member of Parliament - Hon. Arthur de ZoysaArthur de ZoysaG. Arthur de Zoysa was a Ceylonese statesman and businessmen. He was elected to the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947 from Colombo and was reelected in 1952. He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and was a grandson of Sir Charles Henry de Soysa. His former home Regina Walauwa became the home...
- former Member of Parliament - Hon. J.A. MartenzeJ.A. MartenzeJ.A. Martenze was a Ceylonese statesman and a lawyer. He was appointed to the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947 by the Governor General of Ceylon and was deputy chairman of committees. A founding director of the DFCC Bank, he was its first Chairman. He was educated at Royal College,...
- former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Industrialists and corporate executives) - Hon. Tissa KapukotuwaTissa KapukotuwaG. Tissa Kapukotuwa was a Ceylonese politician. He was a elected to the Parliament of Ceylon in 1960 in the general election from the Teldeniya electorate....
- former Member of Parliament - Hon. Murugesu Balasunderam - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. P.B.G Keuneman - former Member of Parliament
- Mohamed LatheefMohamed LatheefMohamed Latheef is a Maldives politician, a former parliamentarian and a campaigner for human rights. He is a co-founder of the MDP , a political party...
- former Member of the Maldivian ParliamentMajlis of the MaldivesThe Majlis of the Maldives or the People’s Majlis is the main legislature body of the Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, except the constitution of the Maldives. Majlis is composed of 77 members...
Pre-Independence
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
James PeirisJames PeirisSir James Peiris, JP was a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement and a Vice President of the Legislative Council.-Early life and education:...
, JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
- prominent leader and Vice President of the Legislative CouncilLegislative Council of CeylonThe Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of representative government in the island...
(note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam ArunachalamPonnambalam ArunachalamSir Ponnambalam Arunachchalam, CCS was a Tamil political leader in Ceylon and a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.-Early life:...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- member of the Executive CouncilExecutive Council of CeylonThe Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in Ceylon by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon on March 13, 1833....
and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam RamanathanPonnambalam RamanathanSir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...
, KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, KC - member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Civil Servants) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Marcus FernandoMarcus FernandoSir Hilarian Marcus Fernando, was a pre-independence Ceylonese statesmen, physician and banker. He was a member of both the Executive Council and Legislative Council as well as the Chairman of the State Mortgage Bank of Ceylon.-Education:...
, FRCPFRCPFRCP may refer to:*Federal Rules of Civil Procedure* Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians...
- member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Medicine) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Arunachalam MahadevaArunachalam MahadevaSir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Sri Lankan, prominent colonial era legislator and diplomat. He was Minister of Home Affaires of the State Council and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India....
, KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
- former Minister Home Affaires of the State Council and member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Bandara PanabokkeTikiri Bandara PanabokkeSir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke Adigar was a Ceylonese, prominent colonial era legislator, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Minister of Health in the State Council and second representative of the Government of Ceylon to India.-Early life and education:Born Walala, Patha Dumbara on 28 March...
AdigarAdigarAdigar, known as Adikarm in Sinhala, was a feudal title associated with high office during the existence of the Kingdom of Kandy. Persons were appointed to the title and office by the King, these appointees made up the King's council of ministers...
- First Minister of Health in the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Forester ObeysekeraForester Augustus ObeysekeraSir Forester Augustus Obeysekera was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was the Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon....
- Speaker of the State CouncilState Council of CeylonThe State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon , established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time...
and a member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Heads of legislature) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Susantha de FonsekaSusantha de FonsekaSir Kalutaravedage Deepal Susantha de Fonseka, KBE was a Sri Lankan statesmen and diplomat. He was the Deputy Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and following Ceylon's independence from Britain her first Ambassador to Burma and first Ambassador to Japan.-Early life and education:He was born to...
, KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
- Deputy Speaker of the State CouncilState Council of CeylonThe State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon , established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Muthu CoomaraswamyMuthu CoomaraswamySir Muthu Coomaraswamy, FRGS was a prominent colonial era legislator from Sri Lanka. He was the first native Asian and Sri Lankan to be knighted by Queen Victoria....
- former Member of the Legislative Council - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Henry de MelHenry de MelSir Henry Lawson De Mel was a Ceylonese industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and founder of the H.L. De Mel & Co....
- former Member of the Legislative Council - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
T. G. JayewardeneTheodore Godfrey Wijesinghe JayewardeneColonel Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene, JP, CLI was a Ceylonese engineer, politician and military officer...
, JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, CLI - former Member of the State Council (note: - Also listed in Military) - Donald ObeyesekereDonald ObeyesekereDonald Obeyesekere was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, the Legislative Council of Ceylon and was the President of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon....
- former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators) - S.C. Obeysekara, JnrS.C. Obeysekara, JnrS.C. Obeysekara, Jnr was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, went on to study law at the University of Cambridge. After he was called to the bar as a barrister, he returned to Ceylon and practiced...
- former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Maas Thajoon AkbarMaas Thajoon AkbarJustice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC was a Ceylonese , judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon....
, KC - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges & Civil Servants) - C.E. CoreaCharles Edgar Corea-Early life:C.E.Corea was born in the west coast town of Chilaw, in Sri Lanka. His parents were Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a leading lawyer from Chilaw and Henritta Seneviratne. He was educated at the premier institution, Royal College Colombo where he excelled in his studies. He earned a...
- former Member of the Legislative Council, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) - Charles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose Lorensz, was a lawyer, journalist and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the Legislative Council. He is credited for initiating Sri Lankan journalism and was the founder and editor of the island's first local news paper the Ceylon Examiner...
- former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges) - T M SabaratnamT M SabaratnamThambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam , was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Legislative Council of Ceylon, Proctor...
- former Member of the Legislative Council - Francis Beyen - former Member of the Legislative Council
Royalty
- HRHRoyal HighnessRoyal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
PrincePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Henveyru Ganduvaru ManippuluHenveyru Ganduvaru ManippuluPrince Henveyru Ganduvaru Manippulu, , the son of the Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. He was named the Crown Prince of the Maldives on February 8, 1931 by his father....
- Crown Prince of the Maldives - HRHRoyal HighnessRoyal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
PrincePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Hassan Farid DidiHassan Farid DidiPrince Hassan Farid Didi was a Maldivian royal and a statesmen. He was the Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon....
- Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon
Provincial Councilors
- Hon. Susil MoonesingheSusil MoonesingheSusil Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat and current Chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company Ltd. A former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council and a member of parliament, he was a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran...
- former Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of the Western Provincial Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Diplomats) - Senarath AttanayakeSenarath AttanayakeAttanayake Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Senarath Bandara Attanayake is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer...
- former Provincial Minister and Provincial Councilor, Uva Province - Anuradha Dullewe WijeyeratneAnuradha Dullewe WijeyeratneAnuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne is a Sri Lankan politician, being a former Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and former member of the United National Party National Executive Committee...
- former Provincial Councilor, Sabaragamuwa and Acting Diyawadana NilameDiyawadana NilameDiyawadana Nilame is the office of chief lay custodian of Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Formerly an office of the Royal household, today it remains a prestigious position, enriched with over two thousand years of history to safeguard and carry out ancient rituals for the most sacred Relic...
(Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the ToothTemple of the ToothSri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex which houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is... - Harshana Rajakaruna - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
- Shalitha Wijesundera - Provincial Councilor, Western Province and former Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha ViharaKelaniya Raja Maha ViharaThe Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, seven miles from Colombo. The Chief Incumbent is Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera....
- Chandana Jayakody - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
- Ravindra Ranaweera - Provincial Councilor, Sabaragamuwa Province
Mayors
- Prasanna GunawardenaPrasanna GunawardenaPrasanna Gunawardena was a former Mayor of Colombo and a current Presidential adviser. The brother of Dinesh Gunawardena, Indika Gunawardena and son of Philip Gunawardena, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.-See also:*Philip Gunawardena...
- former Mayor of ColomboMayor of ColomboThe Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The officers of the mayor are at the Colombo Town Hall. The mayors legal title is His worship the Mayor of...
& Presidential adviser - Omer KamilOmer KamilOmer Kamil is the current Special Commissioner for Colombo, the appointed chief city administrator of the Colombo Municipal Council. A former Mayor of Colombo, he was the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Islam Republic of Iran. He was educated at Royal College Colombo.-References & External links:*...
- former Mayor of Colombo and current Chief City Administrator, Colombo Municipal CouncilColombo Municipal CouncilThe Colombo Municipal Council is the local council for Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. The council was formed in 1865 and first met in 1866. The municipal council is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka and, as of 2001, covers a resident...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Cathiravelu Ponnambalam - the first Mayor of JaffnaJaffnaJaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
- Dayantha "Dai" LiyanageDayantha LiyanageDayantha "Dai" Liyanage, MBE, FMS, MCMI is a Sri Lankan born British politician and a management consultant. He is a former Mayor of Medway in Kent....
, MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, FMSRoyal Microscopical SocietyThe Royal Microscopical Society is an international scientific society for the promotion of microscopy. RMS draws members from all over the world and is dedicated to advancing science, developing careers and supporting wider understanding of science and microscopy through its Science and Society...
, MCMIChartered Management InstituteThe Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
- former Mayor of MedwayMidway, DerbyshireMidway is a suburb of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire and is north of the centre of the town. Nearby villages include Newhall, Church Gresley and Hartshorne, which is further east.-Transport:... - Danasiri Amaratunge - former Mayor of Dehiwala
Prelates
- The Most Reverend Roger Adrian HerftRoger HerftRoger Adrian Herft is a bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has been the Archbishop of Perth since 2005.Born in Wattegama, Sri Lanka, Herft studied at the Royal College in Colombo, later training for the ministry at United Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, receiving a B.Th....
- Current Anglican Archbishop of Perth, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha TheraKollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha TheraKollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera is the Chief Incumbent of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara and Head of the Buddhist and Pali Faculty of the University of Kelaniya.-Early life:...
- Chief Incumbent (Priest) of the Kelaniya Raja Maha ViharaKelaniya Raja Maha ViharaThe Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, seven miles from Colombo. The Chief Incumbent is Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera....
(note: - Also listed in Academics) - Rt.Revd. Duleep De ChickeraDuleep De ChickeraDuleep Kamil De Chickera was the 14th Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was inaugurated in 2001.Educated at Royal College, Colombo representing the college at 1st XV Rugby, he gained his training for the ministry at Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, earning a B.Th thereafter...
- His Lordship the current Bishop of ColomboBishop of ColomboThe Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861...
(note: - Also listed in Educationalists) - Rt.Revd. Harold De SoyzaHarold De SoyzaCharles Harold Wilfred de Soysa, MA is the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Educated at Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford was trained for Ordination at Cuddesdon....
- First Ceylonese Bishop of ColomboBishop of ColomboThe Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861... - Rt.Revd. Cyril AbeynaikeCyril AbeynaikeCyril Lindon Abeynaike, MA is a former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Educated at Royal College, Colombo and went on to study history at the University College, Colombo and theology at the King’s College, London. He was made the Archdeacon of Colombo before he was elected as the Bishop of...
- former Bishop of ColomboBishop of ColomboThe Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861... - Rt.Revd. Kenneth FernandoKenneth FernandoKenneth Michael James Fernando, B.A., BD is a former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Educated at Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford. He was made the Archdeacon of Colombo before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo....
- former Bishop of ColomboBishop of ColomboThe Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861... - Rt.Revd. Lakdasa De MelLakdasa De MelLakdasa De Mel, MA was the first Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.Born to Sir Henry de Mel former Member of the Legislative Council, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and went on to study at the University of Oxford, gaining a MA....
- First BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of KurunegalaKurunegalaKurunegala , is the capital of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was also an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 13th century. The town itself is a busy commercial and a transport hub... - Rt.Revd. Dr. Lakshman WickremasingheLakshman WickremasingheThe Rt Revd Dr Lakshman Wickremasinghe was one of the youngest Bishops in the Anglican Communion and a Human Rights activist.-Early life and education:...
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of KurunegalaKurunegalaKurunegala , is the capital of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was also an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 13th century. The town itself is a busy commercial and a transport hub...
& youngest Bishop in the Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... - Revd. CanonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
Ivan Corea - Rural Dean of Colombo - Revd. Nicolas Emmanual - Bishop of BatticaloaBatticaloaBatticaloa is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.-Etymology:...
- Revd. Duleep Fernando - Former President of the Methodist Church of Ceylon
- Revd. Francis Lorenz Beven - former ArchdeaconArchdeaconAn archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Colombo - Revd. Lokendra Abhayaratne - ArchdeaconArchdeaconAn archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Galle
Civil servants
- Hamilton Shirley AmerasingheHamilton Shirley AmerasingheHamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant. He was the Ceylon's High Commissioner to India and concurrently Ambassador to both Nepal and Afghanistan and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and the Ministry of Health...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Permanent SecretaryPermanent SecretaryThe Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Health (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
C.A. CooreyC.A. CooreyDeshamanya Chandana Aelian Coorey, SLAS was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury.-Early life and education:...
, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury - Lalith WeeratungaLalith WeeratungaLalith Weeratunga, SLAS, is the current Permanent Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka . As the President's Secretary he is the top civil servant in the country and de facto head of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service...
, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- current Permanent Secretary to the PresidentPresidential SecretariatThe Presidential Secretariat is the office of the President of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution.... - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Gamani CoreaGamani CoreaDeshamanya Gamani Corea is a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was the former Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1974 to 1984, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and...
- former Secretary-GeneralSecretary-General-International intergovernmental organizations:-International nongovernmental organizations:-Sports governing bodies:...
of the UNCTDUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(1974–1984), Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of CeylonCentral Bank of Sri LankaThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950, two years after independence. The founder governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was John Exter, while the minister of finance at the time was J.R...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Hon. Dr.Honorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
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...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Permanent Secretary of the Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, Transport and Cultural Affairs (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Rajendra CoomaraswamyRajendra CoomaraswamyRajendra "Raju" Coomaraswamy was a Sri Lankan civil servant and a UN administrator. He was the Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. He had also served as the President of the Colombo Plan Council.The...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the UNDP and President Colombo Plan CouncilColombo PlanThe Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental effort to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region...
. - A. S. JayawardeneA. S. JayawardeneAmarananda Somasiri Jayawardena is a Sri Lankan economist and civil servant. He was the former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and an Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund .-Education:He received his...
- former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri LankaCentral Bank of Sri LankaThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950, two years after independence. The founder governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was John Exter, while the minister of finance at the time was J.R...
and former Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF), Washington D.C - G.V.P. SamarasingheG.V.P. SamarasingheG.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Cabinet Secretary. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he is a graduate from the University College, Colombo....
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Cabinet SecretaryCabinet SecretaryA Cabinet Secretary is almost always a senior official who provides services and advice to a Cabinet of Ministers. In many countries, the position can have considerably wider functions and powers, including general responsibility for the entire civil service...
and Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign AffairsMinistry of External Affairs and DefenceThe Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.-History:... - Bernard PeirisBernard PeirisBernard Percival Peiris, OBE, JP was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the former Cabinet Secretary and the Legal Draftsmen who drafted the Ceylon Order in Council, the first constitution of independent Ceylon.-Family:...
, OBE, JP - former Cabinet SecretaryCabinet SecretaryA Cabinet Secretary is almost always a senior official who provides services and advice to a Cabinet of Ministers. In many countries, the position can have considerably wider functions and powers, including general responsibility for the entire civil service... - S.J. WalpitaS.J. WalpitaS.J. Walpita, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant and Diplomat. He was the former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice-Chancellor of University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Wickrema WeerasooriaWickrema WeerasooriaWickrema Weerasooria was a Sri Lankan lawyer, civil servant, diplomat and an academic. He was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation, former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand. Currently he is serving as Sri Lanka's first Insurance Ombudsman.Dr...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation and current InsuranceInsuranceIn law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
OmbudsmanOmbudsmanAn ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Harsha Wickremasinghe, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Commerce - Austin Perera, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries - J. Charitha Ratwatte - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Youth Affairs
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
B.S. Wijeweera, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- former Permanent Secretary - D.G.P. Seneviratne, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Permanent Secretary - P.H. Premawardhana, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs - D.M.P.B.Dasanayake, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- former Permanent Secretary to the Ministries of Education, Labour & Budhasasana - Nalin R. Ratnaike - former Permanent Secretary ot the Ministry of Cultural Affairs & Commissioner-General Inland Revenue
- Sunil MendisSunil MendisSunil Mendis is a Sri Lankan corporate execrative. He was the former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Chairmen of Hayley's Group of companies....
- former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri LankaCentral Bank of Sri LankaThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950, two years after independence. The founder governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was John Exter, while the minister of finance at the time was J.R...
(note: - Also listed in Corporate Executives) - Nihal SeneviratneNihal SeneviratneS Nihal Seneviratne is a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Secretary General of Parliament and parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister...
- former Secretary General of Parliament (1981–1994) and parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister - Dhammika KitulgodaDhammika KitulgodaDhammika Kitulgoda is a Sri Lankan civil servant and judge. He is the Secretary General of Parliament , Secretary to the Constitutional Council and former District Judge...
- Secretary General of Parliament (1999–2002, 2008- ), Secretary to the Parliamentary CouncilParliamentary CouncilThe Parliamentary Council is a constitutional authority in Sri Lanka established under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. Formally being constituted on January 1, 2011 as per the 18th Amendment, it replaces the Constitutional Council that was established under the 17th...
and former District Judge (note: - Also listed in Judges) - Vernon AbeysekeraVernon AbeysekeraVernon Abeysekera, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Postmaster General, Director of Radio Ceylon and Government Agent.He was educated at Royal College Colombo and went to the University College Colombo, then an affiliated University of London. Thereafter he joined the...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Postmaster GeneralPostmaster General of Sri LankaThe Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is K. A. S. Senadheera.-History:...
and Director of Radio CeylonRadio CeylonRadio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department in 1923, just three years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe.- Edward Harper :...
. - Neville JanszNeville JanszNeville Jansz, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat. He was the Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia and former Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Defence....
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and DefenceMinistry of External Affairs and DefenceThe Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.-History:...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Victor GunasekaraVictor GunasekaraMajor Victor Joseph Harold Gunasekera, CCS was a former Ceylonese civil servant. The former Controller of Imports Exports, Government Agent of Kegalle and Secretary to the Board of Control for Cricket...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former ControllerComptrollerA comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
of Imports Exports and Government AgentGovernment Agent (Sri Lanka)A Government Agent or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country. The GA is the administrative head of public services in the District. As Sri Lanka has 25 districts,...
of KegalleKegalleKegalle is a town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo - Kandy road. Its 48 miles/78 km away from Colombo and 24 Miles/40 km away from Kandy. It is the Capital City of the Kegalle District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa province... - MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Aubrey Neil WeinmanAubrey WeinmanMajor Aubrey Neil Weinman, OBE was a Ceylonese soldier, civil servant and naturist. He was the first Director of the Colombo Zoological Gardens....
, OBE - First Superintendent (Director) of the Colombo Zoological Gardens - Captain Cyril NicholasCyril NicholasCaptain Cyril Wace Nicholas, MC, KRR was a Ceylonese soldier, civil servant and forester. He was the first Warden of the Wild Life Department.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he went on to study at the University of Cambridge...
, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, KRR - first Warden of the Wild Life Department (note: - Also listed in Military) - Douglas V. Atapattu - former Commissioner of ExciseExciseExcise tax in the United States is a indirect tax on listed items. Excise taxes can be and are made by federal, state and local governments and are far from uniform throughout the United States...
- Kumar Fernando, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- Director, Ministry of Finance & Treasury - K.D.R.N. Wijesinghe, SLASSri Lanka Administrative ServiceThe Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
- Director, National Zoological Gardens
- DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Indrajit CoomaraswamyIndrajit CoomaraswamyIndrajit Coomaraswamy is a Sri Lankan economist. He was the former Director Economic Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat...
- Director Economic Affairs, Commonwealth SecretariatCommonwealth SecretariatThe Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating cooperation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ; assisting and advising on policy... - Dhammika Dasanayake - Deputy Secretary General of Parliament
- Anil P. Samarasekara - Serjeant at Arms of Parliament
- P.C.S. Jayaratnam - former member of the Indian Civil Service
Diplomats
- Hamilton Shirley AmerasingheHamilton Shirley AmerasingheHamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant. He was the Ceylon's High Commissioner to India and concurrently Ambassador to both Nepal and Afghanistan and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and the Ministry of Health...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former President of the United Nations General AssemblyPresident of the United Nations General AssemblyThe President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis.- Election :...
, Ceylon's High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to India, AmbassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to Nepal and Afghanistan (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Gamani CoreaGamani CoreaDeshamanya Gamani Corea is a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was the former Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1974 to 1984, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and...
- Under-Secretary-General of the United NationsUnder-Secretary-General of the United NationsAn Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General for a renewable term of four years....
and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the EECEuropean Economic CommunityThe European Economic Community The European Economic Community (EEC) The European Economic Community (EEC) (also known as the Common Market in the English-speaking world, renamed the European Community (EC) in 1993The information in this article primarily covers the EEC's time as an independent...
, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Vernon L. B. 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...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former United Nation's Special Envoy to the Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Sri Lankan High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to the United Kingdom, Canada; Ambassador to USSR, Cuba and Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement - Rodney VandergertRodney VandergertRodney Clement Austen Vandergert was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the Public Service Commission...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Permanent SecretaryPermanent SecretaryThe Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries...
, Sri Lankan Ambassador to ChinaSri Lankan Ambassador to ChinaThe Sri Lankan Ambassador to the China is the Sri Lankan envoy to the Peoples Republic of China. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to China is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea. The current ambassador is Ranjit Uyangoda.-Ambassadors:...
& USSR and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to CanadaSri Lankan High Commissioner to CanadaThe Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada is the Sri Lankan envoy to Canada. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors...
(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations) - Wilhelm WouterszWilhelm WouterszThelmuth Harris Wilhelm Woutersz was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. He had served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to People’s Republic of China, Italy & Yugoslavia.-Education:Wilhelm Woutersz was...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Permanent SecretaryPermanent SecretaryThe Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries...
, Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, Italy & Yugoslavia - Glanville S. PeirisGlanville PeirisGlanville Peiris, SLOS was a Sri Lankan diplomat, who was the former Director-General External Affairs, former Ceylon's Ambassador to West Germany and Myanmar....
, COSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Director-General External Affairs, former Ceylon's Ambassador to West Germany and Myanmar - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Susantha De AlwisSusantha De AlwisSusantha De Alwis, SLOS was a Sri Lankan diplomat, who was the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Japan, South Korea and Permanent Representative to United Nations ....
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United StatesSri Lankan Ambassador to the United StatesThe Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is the Sri Lankan envoy to United States. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Mexico.Sri Lanka also maintains a Consul-General in Los Angeles....
, Japan, South Korea and Ambassador/Permanent RepresentativePermanent RepresentativeA Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva. - Yogendra DuraiswamyYogendra DuraiswamyYogendra Duraiswamy, SLOS was a Sri Lankan diplomat, who served in India, Myanmar, the United States , Australia, Iraq, Italy, China and the Philippines.-Early life and education:...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to United States, China, Italy - Gamini SeneviratneGamini SeneviratneGanegodage Don Irwin Gamini Seneviratne, SLOS is a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat, who was the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand and the Republic of Korea....
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand and the Republic of Korea - Shelton KoelmeyerRex Christopher Shelton KoelmeyerRex Christopher Shelton Koelmeyer, SLOS was a Sri Lankan diplomat. He was Ceylon's Ambassador to Sweden and Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN in Geneva....
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Sweden and first Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva - Ahmed Aflal JawadAhmed Aflal JawadAhmed Aflal Jawad, SLOS is a Sri Lankan diplomat. He is Sri Lankan Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia and former Ambassador to Norway.-Family and Education:The son of prominent social worker M.F.A...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former Ambassador to Sweden - John De SaramJohn De SaramJohn De Saram is a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who served as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York. He was a former Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs and was a former member of the United Nations International...
- former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, New York (note: - Also listed in Lawyers) - Neville JanszNeville JanszNeville Jansz, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat. He was the Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia and former Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Defence....
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Susantha de FonsekaSusantha de FonsekaSir Kalutaravedage Deepal Susantha de Fonseka, KBE was a Sri Lankan statesmen and diplomat. He was the Deputy Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and following Ceylon's independence from Britain her first Ambassador to Burma and first Ambassador to Japan.-Early life and education:He was born to...
, KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
- former Ambassador to Japan and Burma (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Razik FareedRazik FareedSir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP , was a Ceylonese lawyer, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council...
, OBE, JP - High Commissioner to Pakistan (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Arunachalam MahadevaArunachalam MahadevaSir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Sri Lankan, prominent colonial era legislator and diplomat. He was Minister of Home Affaires of the State Council and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India....
- former High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Bandara PanabokkeTikiri Bandara PanabokkeSir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke Adigar was a Ceylonese, prominent colonial era legislator, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Minister of Health in the State Council and second representative of the Government of Ceylon to India.-Early life and education:Born Walala, Patha Dumbara on 28 March...
AdigarAdigarAdigar, known as Adikarm in Sinhala, was a feudal title associated with high office during the existence of the Kingdom of Kandy. Persons were appointed to the title and office by the King, these appointees made up the King's council of ministers...
- former Representative of the Government of Ceylon in India (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
D. S. AttygalleD. S. AttygalleGeneral Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military leader, civil servant and diplomat...
, MVO, CLI - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Military) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
T. I. Weerathunga, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndc, SLLISri Lanka Light InfantryThe Sri Lanka Light Infantry is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of ten regular battalions, five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda...
- Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (note: - Also listed in Military) - AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Thisara S.G. SamarasingheThisara SamarasingheAdmiral Thisara Sugeeshwara Gunasekara Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN is a Sri Lankan naval officer and diplomat...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, DISS, MNINautical InstituteThe Nautical Institute is an international professional organization for maritime professionals, based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1971 and has the status of a company limited by guarantee and is registered with the Charity Commission. It has over 7,000 members in over 110...
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Sri Lankan High Commissioner designate to Australia (note: - Also listed in Military) - Vice AdmiralVice AdmiralVice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Asoka de SilvaAsoka de Silva (admiral)Vice Admiral A. H. Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1983 to 1986. He was a Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba.-Early life & education:...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba (note: - Also listed in Military) - Ana SeneviratneAna SeneviratneG. A. D. E. Ana Seneviratne is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and went to graduate from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, with a LLB Degree...
(IGPInspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
) - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia (note: - Also listed in Police) - Hon. T. B. PanabokkeTheodore Braybrooke PanabokkeTheodore Braybrooke Panabokke was Sri Lankan politician, lawyer and diplomat. He was a former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture, Member of Parliament and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India. He was the Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya.Born to Adigar Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke...
- former High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Hon. Tyronne FernandoTyronne FernandoTyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Hon. Wilmot A. PereraWilmot A. PereraWilmot A. Perera was a Sri Lankan statesman and philanthropist. A Member of Parliament, he was Ceylonese's first Ambassador to China....
- first Ceylonese Ambassador to China - Hon. Anil MoonesingheAnil MoonesingheAnil Moonesinghe was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. He became a Member of Parliament, a Cabinet Minister, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Diplomat. He authored several books and edited newspapers and magazines. He was Chairperson and General Manager of...
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador/Permanent Representative the UN, Geneva (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Hon. Mangala MoonesingheMangala MoonesingheMangala Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002 and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from 1995 to 2000...
- former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Hon. Susil MoonesingheSusil MoonesingheSusil Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat and current Chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company Ltd. A former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council and a member of parliament, he was a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran...
- former Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Wickrema WeerasooriaWickrema WeerasooriaWickrema Weerasooria was a Sri Lankan lawyer, civil servant, diplomat and an academic. He was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation, former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand. Currently he is serving as Sri Lanka's first Insurance Ombudsman.Dr...
- former High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - Ernest CoreaErnest Corea-Early life:Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon.His parents were Reverend Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, and was the brother of Vernon Corea a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon/SLBC and Ethinic Minorities Adviser to the BBC. Rev. Corea was Rural Dean of Colombo in the Church...
- Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Canada (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist) - Daya PereraDaya PereraLt. Colonel Daya Perera, PC is a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who was the former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York.-Education:...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and former Ambassador to the United Nations - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
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....
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors) - Oliver WeerasingheOliver WeerasingheOliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA was a Sri Lankan architect & diplomat. He was Sri Lanka's first City Planner and former Ambassador to the United States. As such he his referred to as the "Father of Sri Lanka's Town Planning"....
, FRIBARoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
- Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States (note: - Also listed in Architects) - Hemantha WarnakulasuriyaHemantha WarnakulasuriyaHemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He was the ex Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy.-Early life and education:Born to W. P. Arnolis Appu of Tangalle, Hemantha, a businessman who owned a large transport business, Warnakulasuriya was educated at the prestigious Royal...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy - Tissa WijeyeratneTissa WijeyeratneSuratissa Diyasena Wijeyeratne was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, barrister and businessman...
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, Switzerland and UNESCO, Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Minister & Additional Secretary to Ministry of External Affairs and DefenceMinistry of External Affairs and DefenceThe Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.-History:... - Omer KamilOmer KamilOmer Kamil is the current Special Commissioner for Colombo, the appointed chief city administrator of the Colombo Municipal Council. A former Mayor of Colombo, he was the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Islam Republic of Iran. He was educated at Royal College Colombo.-References & External links:*...
- former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Mayors) - T.D.S.A. Dissanayake - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia, Egypt & prominent Sri Lankan diplomat in the UN
- S.J. WalpitaS.J. WalpitaS.J. Walpita, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant and Diplomat. He was the former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya...
, CCSCeylon Civil ServiceThe Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, originated as the elite civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule in 1833 and carried on after independence, until May 1, 1963 when it was abolished and the much larger Ceylon Administrative Service was...
- former Ceylon's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - Nimalasiri SilvaNimalasiri SilvaNimalasiri Silva was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who was instrumental in establishing the Tourism industry in Si Lanka. He served as Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation, Director-General, Ceylon Tourist Board and was the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and...
, COSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and DefenceMinistry of External Affairs and DefenceThe Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.-History:...
(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations) - Devinda R. Subasinghe - former Ambassador to United States & Mexico
- Javed Yusuf - former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Douglas Gunasekera - former Ceylon's Representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
and the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
Judges
- Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Richard MorganRichard Morgan (lawyer)Sir Richard Morgan was a Ceylonese lawyer, who served as Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was the first Asian in the British Empire to receive a Knighthood and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council. Sir Richard was educated at the Colombo Academy.He was the crown advocate...
- former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive CouncilExecutive Council (Commonwealth countries)An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system is a constitutional organ which exercises executive power and advises the governor or governor-general. Executive Councils often make decisions via Orders in Council.Executive Councillors are informally... - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Eugene Wilfred JayewardeneEugene Wilfred JayewardeneJustice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC was a Ceylonese judge, lawyer and politician. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and is the father of J R Jayewardene the first executive President of Sri Lanka.Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of...
, KC - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
M. C. Sattsoni - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Parinda RanasingheParinda RanasingheJustice Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan, judge, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He is also the President of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation....
- former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Sri LankabhimanyaSri LankabhimanyaSri 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...
Christopher WeeramantryChristopher WeeramantrySri Lankabhimanya Christopher Gregory Weeramantry was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972. He was a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 2000, and was Vice-President of the ICJ from 1997 to 2000...
- former Judge of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of JusticeThe International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri LankaSupreme Court of Sri LankaThe Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court of the nation of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court is the highest and final judicial instance of record and is empowered to exercise its powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. The Court has ultimate appellate jurisdiction in... - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Thomas De SampayoThomas De SampayoJustice Sir Thomas De Sampayo, KC was a Ceylonese judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.Born to Maha Vidane Mudaliar Gabriel de Sampayo, he was educated at St. Benedict's Institution before gaining a Queen's scholarship to study at the prestigious Colombo Academy...
, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of CeylonSupreme Court of Sri LankaThe Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court of the nation of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court is the highest and final judicial instance of record and is empowered to exercise its powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. The Court has ultimate appellate jurisdiction in... - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
V ManicavasagarV ManicavasagarDeshamanya Manicavasagar Vaithalingam was a Sri Lankan lawyer, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Chancellor of the University of Jaffna and Chairman of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon.-Early years:...
- former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka & ChancellorChancellorChancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University of JaffnaUniversity of JaffnaJaffna University is a public university in the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.- Overview :Jaffna University has four campuses; Thirunelveli, Marathanamadam, Kaithady and Vavuniya... - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Maas Thajoon AkbarMaas Thajoon AkbarJustice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC was a Ceylonese , judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon....
, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon & Solicitor GeneralSolicitor General of Sri LankaThe Solicitor General of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka. The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by four Additional Solicitors General.-List of Solicitor Generals:...
(note: - Legislators & Lawyers) - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Saleem MarsoofSaleem MarsoofJustice Saleem Marsoof, PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and former President of the Court of Appeal.He is also a non-resident Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Fiji Islands.-Education:...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and former President of the Court of Appeal - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
T.S. FernandoT.S. FernandoJustice T.S. Fernando, QC was a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Solicitor General of Ceylon.Fernando was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and at the Colombo Law College...
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (note: - Lawyers) - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Oswald Leslie De Kretser IIOswald Leslie De Kretser IIJustice Oswald Leslie De Kretser II, CMG was a Ceylonese judge. He was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon....
, CMG - former Puisne JusticePuisne JusticeA Puisne Justice or Puisne Judge is the title for a regular member of a Court. This is distinguished from the head of the Court who is known as the Chief Justice or Chief Judge. The term is used almost exclusively in common law jurisdictions such as England, Australia, Kenya, Canada, Sri Lanka,...
of the Supreme Court of Ceylon - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Oswald Leslie De Kretser IIIOswald Leslie De Kretser IIIJustice Oswald Leslie De Kretser III was a Ceylonese judge. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.Born to Oswald Leslie De Kretser II a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo...
- former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
C.V. Wigneshwaran, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Asoka Wijetunga - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
C.V. Wigneswaran - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
P. Edussuriya - Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Siva SelliahSiva SelliahJustice Siva Selliah was a Sri Lankan Judge. He was a former Justice of the Court of Appeal, Judge of the High Court and a Magistrate. He was also a member of the Governing Council of the University of Colombo....
- former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
K. T. Chitrasiri - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, former Chief MagistrateMagistrateA magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
of Colombo and District Judge of Colombo - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Anil Goonaratne - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
- Sarath AmbepitiyaSarath AmbepitiyaSarath Ambepitiya was a Sri Lankan judge. He was serving as the Judge of the Colombo High Court when he was assassinated...
- former Judge of the High Court of Colombo - Achala Wengappuli - High Court Judge and Senior State Counsel
- Charles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose Lorensz, was a lawyer, journalist and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the Legislative Council. He is credited for initiating Sri Lankan journalism and was the founder and editor of the island's first local news paper the Ceylon Examiner...
- former District Judge, Acting Queen’s Advocate (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Journalists) - Dhammika KitulgodaDhammika KitulgodaDhammika Kitulgoda is a Sri Lankan civil servant and judge. He is the Secretary General of Parliament , Secretary to the Constitutional Council and former District Judge...
- District Judge (note: - Also listed in Civil servants) - T.K.N. Thilakan - District Judge
- L.J.M Moorthy - District Judge
Sri Lankan ArmySri Lankan ArmyThe Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972...
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
D. S. AttygalleD. S. AttygalleGeneral Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military leader, civil servant and diplomat...
, LVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, ADCAide-de-campAn aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
, idc, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan ArmyCommander of the Army (Sri Lanka)Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya...
(1967–1977), Permanent SecretaryPermanent SecretaryThe Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
to the Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
and EquerryEquerryAn equerry , and related to the French word "écuyer" ) is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a Sovereign, a member of a Royal Family, or a national...
to The Queen (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
T. I. Weerathunga, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, GWGemunu WatchThe Gemunu Watch was formed with troops from the Ceylon Light Infantry and the Ceylon Sinha Regiment in 1962. It has been deployed in many major operations against the LTTE. It is made up of 9 regular units and 4 volunteer units. Headquartered at Kuruwita Army Camp, Ratnapura...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan ArmyCommander of the Army (Sri Lanka)Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya...
(1981–1985) and GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, Joint Operations CommandChief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the highest ranking military officer in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. The Chairman outranks all respective heads of each service branch but does not have operational command authority over them or their service branches, however overseas inter service corporations...
(note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Nalin SeneviratneNalin SeneviratneGeneral Ganegoda Don Granville Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE was a Sri Lankan Army officer. He was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1985 to 1988 and first Governor of the North East Province....
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan ArmyCommander of the Army (Sri Lanka)Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya...
(1985–1988) (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors) - Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Jagath JayasuriyaJagath JayasuriyaLieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan military officer and is the current Commander of the Sri Lankan Army...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- Current Commander of the Sri Lankan ArmyCommander of the Army (Sri Lanka)Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
B.R. Heyn, idcRoyal College of Defence StudiesThe Royal College of Defence Studies is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom...
, psc, CLI - former Commander of the Ceylon ArmyCommander of the Army (Sri Lanka)Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya...
(1966–1967) - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Vijaya WimalaratneVijaya WimalaratneMajor General Vijaya Wimalaratne RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR was a Sri Lankan army officer and one of the most distinguished generals in Sri Lanka.-Education:...
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, GRGajaba RegimentThe Gajaba Regiment was formed when 1st Battalion the Rajarata Rifles and 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment were amalgamated in 1983 to counter the threat from the LTTE. It is made up of six regular battalions and five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Saliyapura Camp, Anuradhapura...
-former Brigade Commander - JaffnaJaffnaJaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
, a Leader of Operation LiberationVadamarachchi OperationThe Operation Liberation or Vadamarachchi Operation, the military offensive carried out by the Sri Lankan military during May to June 1987, to re-gain the territory of Vadamarachchi in Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE control... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Gemunu KulatungeGemunu KulatungeMajor General Gemunu Kulatunge, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army....
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
- former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Sumith BalasuriyaSumith BalasuriyaMajor General Sumith Balasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, IG, SLA is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, Vice Chancellor/Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and GOC, 23 Division....
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, IGInspector GeneralAn Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
, SLASri Lanka ArtilleryThe Sri Lanka Artillery is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of 7 regular regiments and 2 volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.-History:...
- former CommandantCommandantCommandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceSri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceThe Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force is the principal and Volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard of the Sri Lankan Army. The SLAVF is made up of part-time Officers and soldiers paid at a similar rate,...
and Vice Chancellor/Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defence University located at Kandawala, Ratmalana, Colombo, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force are trained before they go for their pre-commission training to their academies... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
T. N. De SilvaT. N. De SilvaMajor General T. N. De Silva, USP, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former General Officer Commanding, 21 Division;, Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, Brigade Commander Armoured Brigade and Director, National Cadet Corps....
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force; GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 21 Division, Brigade Commander Armoured Brigade and Director, National Cadet CorpsNational Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)The National Cadet Corps is the Sri Lankan military cadet corps and is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the Sri Lanka. Formally the Ceylon Cadet Corps It is open to high school students on voluntary basis and has a history of more than 126 years as of 2007. The officers are...
. - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Jayantha de S. JayaratneJayantha de S. JayaratneMajor General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA was a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, IGInspector GeneralAn Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
, SLASri Lanka ArtilleryThe Sri Lanka Artillery is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of 7 regular regiments and 2 volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.-History:...
- former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - JaffnaSecurity Forces Headquarters - JaffnaSecurity Forces Headquarters - Jaffna is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades...
(SF HQ (J)) - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Parakrama PannipitiyaParakrama PannipitiyaMajor General Parakrama Pannipitiya, RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLSR is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East...
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLSRSri Lanka Sinha RegimentThe Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment is the first rifle regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the second oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of seven regular battalions, five volunteer battalions and a headquarter battalion...
- former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - EastSecurity Forces Headquarters - EastSecurity Forces Headquarters – East is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the Eastern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades...
(SF HQ (E)) - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Athula JayawardaneAthula JayawardaneMajor General Athula Jayawardane, RSP, USP, ndc, SLA is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu ; Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi ; Director General Rehabilitation; Master-General of the Ordnance; Director Operations,...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcPLA National Defense UniversityThe PLA National Defense University is a state university administered by the PLA. It is the highest education institution for military education in mainland China.The university located in Beijing under the leadership of PLA Central Committee...
, SLASri Lanka ArtilleryThe Sri Lanka Artillery is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of 7 regular regiments and 2 volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.-History:...
- former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - MullaittivuSecurity Forces Headquarters - MullaittivuSecurity Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in Mullaittivu District, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades. This a new command established to...
(SFHQ-MLT); Master-General of the OrdnanceMaster-General of the Ordnance (Sri Lanka)Master-General of the Ordnance is a senior position in the General Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the post is a head by a senior officer of the Major General rank. The Master-General of the Ordnance's Branch is responsible for procurement and maintenance of vehicles and special equipment of the Sri...
; Director Operations, General StaffGeneral StaffA military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
; GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 21 Division; Brigade Commander; and Military attachéMilitary attachéA military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission . This post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer who retains the commission while serving in an embassy...
, Sri Lankan Embassy, Washington DC - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Nandana UdawattaNandana UdawattaMajor General Nandana Udawatta, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan general, who is the current Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu and was the General Officer Commanding, 59 Division during the SLA offensives in the Wanni region during 2008 - 2009 period that lead to a major...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- current Commander Security Forces Headquarters - MullaittivuSecurity Forces Headquarters - MullaittivuSecurity Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in Mullaittivu District, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades. This a new command established to...
(SFHQ-MLT) and former GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 59 Division59 Division (Sri Lanka)The 59 Division is an infantry division of the Sri Lanka Army formed in 2007. A principal offensive division it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region.-Operations:... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
D. Kalupahana, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 3 Division; GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 2 Division; Director Operations, General StaffGeneral StaffA military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
and Commandant, Sri Lanka Military AcademySri Lanka Military AcademyThe Sri Lanka Military Academy , commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the Sri Lanka Army's officer initial training centre located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa in the central highlands of Sri Lanka....
. - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
C.H. FernandoC.H. FernandoMajor General C.H. Fernando, VSV, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Director of Operations, General Staff; GOC, 2 Division; Commander, Northern Command....
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Director Operations, General StaffGeneral StaffA military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
; GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 2 Division; Commandant, Army Training CentreSri Lanka Military AcademyThe Sri Lanka Military Academy , commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the Sri Lanka Army's officer initial training centre located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa in the central highlands of Sri Lanka....
; Commander, Northern Command. - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Percy P. FernandoPercy FernandoMajor General Percy Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR was a Sri Lankan Army officer, who was the Deputy GOC, 54 Division based at Elephant Pass and prior to which he was the brigade commander of the independent Special Forces Brigade....
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, psc, CRSri Lanka Army Commando RegimentThe Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment is an elite special operations unit which is a Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Within one of the four Army Commando Regiments there is a 140-man counter-terrorist unit that provides the primary Counter-terrorism response for Sri Lanka...
- former Deputy GOCGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
, 54 Division, Sri Lanka Army - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Dr. Chelliah ThurairajaChelliah ThurairajaMajor General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC was a Sri Lanka Medical Doctor, Sri Lankan Army officer and sportsmen, who was former Director of Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, SLMCSri Lanka Army Medical CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters...
- former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical CorpsSri Lanka Army Medical CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters...
(note: - Also listed in Medicine) - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, Hdmc, SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- current Chief Field Engineer Sri Lanka Army, former Brigade Commander 55-2 "Muhamale" Brigade and 21-4 "Paryanakulam " Brigade. - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Chryshantha De SilvaChryshantha De SilvaMajor General A.W.J. Chryshantha De Silva, USP, ndc, psc, SLE is a Sri Lankan general, who is the current Military Secretary, Sri Lanka Army General Staff....
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence UniversityNational Defence University may refer to:University*Finnish National Defence University*PLA National Defense University, People's Republic of China*National Defense University, USA...
, psc, SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- current Military SecretaryMilitary Secretary (Sri Lanka)Military Secretary is a senior position in the General Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the post is a head by a senior officer of the Major General rank. The Military Secretary's Branch is responsible for handling all matters pertaining to officers such as promotions, postings and discipline of the Sri...
, former Brigade Commander 56-2 and 51-2 Brigades - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
G.L. SigeraG.L. SigeraMajor General G.L. Sigera, KSV, SLAOC is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Master-General of the Ordnance, Sri Lanka Army and Aide-de-camp to President William Gopallawa-External links:...
, KSVKaryakshama Seva VibhushanayaThe Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya medal awarded to the commissioned officers is a reward for long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity in the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, and, is governed by the proclamation dated 07 January 1986...
, SLAOCSri Lanka Army Ordnance CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps a combat support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is the procurement, receipt, storage, accounting, maintenance, control and issue of all types of ordnance stores...
- former Master-General of the OrdnanceMaster-General of the Ordnance (Sri Lanka)Master-General of the Ordnance is a senior position in the General Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the post is a head by a senior officer of the Major General rank. The Master-General of the Ordnance's Branch is responsible for procurement and maintenance of vehicles and special equipment of the Sri...
, Sri Lanka Army - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
W.A.A.P. Bhathiya JayatillekaBhathiya JayatillekaBrigadier W.A.A.P. Bhathiya Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA was a Sri Lankan Army officer, who was the Brigade commander, 54-1 brigade of the 54 Division based at Elephant Pass....
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, SLASri Lanka ArtilleryThe Sri Lanka Artillery is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of 7 regular regiments and 2 volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.-History:...
- former brigade commander, 54-1 brigade - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Dennis HapugalleDennis HapugalleBrigadier Dennis Hapugalle, VSV, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military officer, former Chief of Civil Defence and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security....
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Chief of Civil Defence and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security. - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
M. H. GunaratneM. H. GunaratneBrigadier M. H. Gunaratne, VSV, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military officer, former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East , Commander, Task Force I and Task Force III and Commandant, Army Training Centre...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - EastSecurity Forces Headquarters - EastSecurity Forces Headquarters – East is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the Eastern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades...
(SF HQ (E)), Commander, Task Force I and Task Force III and Commandant, Army Training CentreSri Lanka Military AcademyThe Sri Lanka Military Academy , commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the Sri Lanka Army's officer initial training centre located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa in the central highlands of Sri Lanka....
(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations) - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
R. M. Jayasinghe, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Director Armour; brigade commander, armored brigade; brigade commander, 212 Brigade and the first Military attachéMilitary attachéA military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission . This post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer who retains the commission while serving in an embassy...
, Sri Lankan Embassy, Washington DC. - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Nihal HapuarachchiNihal HapuarachchiBrigadier H. A. Nihal Hapuarachchi, RSP, psc, SLE is a Sri Lankan Army officer and a military engineer, who is the current military spokesman, former Brigade Commander, 51-3 Brigade and Commandant, School of Military Engineering...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, psc, SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- current military spokesman, former Brigade Commander, 513 Brigade and Commandant, School of Military Engineering. - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
G. R. JayasingheG. R. JayasingheBrigadier G. R. Jayasinghe, SLAOC was a Sri Lankan military officer, who was the former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps in 1984....
, SLAOCSri Lanka Army Ordnance CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps a combat support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is the procurement, receipt, storage, accounting, maintenance, control and issue of all types of ordnance stores...
- former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance CorpsSri Lanka Army Ordnance CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps a combat support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is the procurement, receipt, storage, accounting, maintenance, control and issue of all types of ordnance stores...
and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle CorpsSri Lanka Rifle CorpsThe Sri Lanka Rifle Corps a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka... - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
R. Parry LiyanageParry LiyanageBrigadier R. Parry Liyanage was a Sri Lankan military officer, athlete and coach, who was the former Quartermaster-General and former Adjutant General of the Sri Lanka Army...
- former Quartermaster-General and Adjutant General, Sri Lanka Army - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - first commanding officer Ceylon Artillery and the leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962Attempted military coup in Ceylon, 1962The 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt was a failed military coup planned in Sri Lanka . Several Christian senior military and policy officers planned to topple the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mrs...
(note: - Also listed in Sportsmen) - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Janaka Masakkara, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLLISri Lanka Light InfantryThe Sri Lanka Light Infantry is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of ten regular battalions, five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda...
- former commanding officer, Sri Lanka Light InfantrySri Lanka Light InfantryThe Sri Lanka Light Infantry is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of ten regular battalions, five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda... - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Rohan Anthonis, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, psc, IGInspector GeneralAn Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
, SLASri Lanka ArtilleryThe Sri Lanka Artillery is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of 7 regular regiments and 2 volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.-History:...
- former Brigade Commander, 23-3 brigade - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Dudley Fernando, SLASCSri Lanka Army Service CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Service Corps is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is to carry supplies to the soldier where he is, and run an efficient organization for the provision of transport, fuel, oil and lubricants which are the 'life blood of an army’...
- former head of AQ branch, Army HeadquartersArmy Headquarters (Sri Lanka)Army Headquarters refers to the military headquarters complex of the Sri Lanka Army. Situated next to Galle Face Green and long the Lower Lake Road, this complex also includes the Ministry of Defence. Apart from operational and administrative offices, it contains the regimental centers of several...
and Colonel (Admin), Directorate of Army Medical Services - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Kingsley L. de S. Jayawardena, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- Colonel General Staff, Army Headquarters; Deputy Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy and Military Coordinating Officer, Vavuniya District. - Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Dr. Rex De CostaRex De CostaLieutenant Colonel Dr. Anthony St. Clare Rex de Costa, MBE, CAVF was a reputed Sri Lankan medical doctor and soldier. He was the commanding officer of the Ruhunu Regiment, a Doctor in the Ceylon Defence Force during world war 2 and a Vice President of the World Veterans Federation...
, MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, CAVFSri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceThe Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force is the principal and Volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard of the Sri Lankan Army. The SLAVF is made up of part-time Officers and soldiers paid at a similar rate,...
- former Commanding officer, Ruhunu RegimentRuhunu RegimentThe Ruhunu Regiment was a former Military reserve force of the Ceylon Army. The regiment was raised in 1954 in Galle with a detachment in Matara. It was disbanded in 1956 when S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike became prime minister as he considered the unit to be loyal to the opposition. Its personnel made up...
and Vice President, World Veterans Federation - Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Harin Malwatte, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, FCMI - an architect of Operation LiberationVadamarachchi OperationThe Operation Liberation or Vadamarachchi Operation, the military offensive carried out by the Sri Lankan military during May to June 1987, to re-gain the territory of Vadamarachchi in Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE control...
(note: - Also listed in Corporate executives) - LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
A. W. M. N. M. de Silva, WWVWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, SLLISri Lanka Light InfantryThe Sri Lanka Light Infantry is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of ten regular battalions, five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda...
- recipient of the Weera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri LankaSri LankaSri 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...
Sri Lankan NavySri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
D.B. GoonesekaraBasil GunasekaraAdmiral Deshamanya D. Basil Gunasekara, ndc, psc, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1973 to 1979.-Early life & education:Born to a planter in Katana, Asoka was the youngest child of a family of five members...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan NavyCommander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral D.W.S. Dissanayake...
(1973–1979) - AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Thisara S.G. SamarasingheThisara SamarasingheAdmiral Thisara Sugeeshwara Gunasekara Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN is a Sri Lankan naval officer and diplomat...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, DISS, MNINautical InstituteThe Nautical Institute is an international professional organization for maritime professionals, based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1971 and has the status of a company limited by guarantee and is registered with the Charity Commission. It has over 7,000 members in over 110...
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan NavyCommander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral D.W.S. Dissanayake...
(2009-2011) (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Vice AdmiralVice AdmiralVice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Asoka de SilvaAsoka de Silva (admiral)Vice Admiral A. H. Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1983 to 1986. He was a Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba.-Early life & education:...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- former Commander of the Sri Lankan NavyCommander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral D.W.S. Dissanayake...
(1983–1986) (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Rajan KadiragamarRajan KadiragamarRear Admiral Rajanathan "Rajan" Kadiragamar, MVO, ADC, RCyN was Sri Lankan Admiral. He was the second Ceylonese Captain of the Royal Ceylon Navy from 1960 to 1970 and as such the longest serving Commander of the Navy.-Early life:...
, MVO, ADCAide-de-campAn aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
, RCyN - former Commander of the Royal Ceylon NavyCommander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral D.W.S. Dissanayake...
(1960–1970) - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Ravindra WijegunaratneRavindra WijegunaratneRear Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN is a Sri Lankan Naval officer. He is the current Commander of the Commander Northern Naval Command and was the former Commander of the Western and Southern Naval Commands and former Director Naval Operations and a...
, WVWeerodara VibhushanayaThe Weerodara Vibhushanaya medal and bar are the second highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to soldiers and civilians as a reward for their individual acts of gallantry and prominent bravery of a most exceptional order performed which is of a non military nature of their own...
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNDCNDC or ndc may refer to:*IATA code for Nanded Airport, India* ndc, "name daemon control program" in some Unix-based BIND name-server environments* N.D.C., a 2002 single by Australian band Jebediah* National Defence Commission of North Korea...
, psc, MNIMNIThe abbreviation MNI may stand for:* Miami Network Interface, a network hardware API for Amiga computers.* The professional title for an individual who is a Member of the Nautical Institute....
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Commander Northern Naval Command, former Commander Western and Southern Naval Commands, former Director Naval Operations and a recipient of the Weerodara VibhushanayaWeerodara VibhushanayaThe Weerodara Vibhushanaya medal and bar are the second highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to soldiers and civilians as a reward for their individual acts of gallantry and prominent bravery of a most exceptional order performed which is of a non military nature of their own... - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Palitha FernandoPalitha FernandoRear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC, VNF is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the current Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy and Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney-General's Department....
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
, VNFSri Lanka Volunteer Naval ForceThe Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is the volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The present headquarters of the VNF is at SLNS Lanka in Welisara. 95% of the members of the Volunteer Naval Force are now in the active service and deployed across almost all Sri Lankan Naval bases, with a...
- Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy (note: - Also listed in Counsels) - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Shemal FernandoShemal FernandoRear Admiral Shemal Fernando, RSP, USP, psc, FCMI, SLN was a Sri Lankan admiral and athlete. He is the current Director General Logistics and Naval Secretary former Director Naval Administration....
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, FCMIChartered Management InstituteThe Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Director General Logistics and Naval Secretary, former Director Naval Administration - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Manil MendisManil MendisCommodore Manil Mendis, psc, SLN was a Sri Lankan Naval officer. He is the former Director Naval Training and former Commander Southern Naval Area....
, psc, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- former Director Naval Training and Former Commander Southern Naval Area - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
G.E.S. de SilvaG.E.S. de SilvaCommodore G.E.S. de Silva, PSV, FCMA, FCFA, FCMI, SLNVR was a Sri Lankan Volunteer Naval officer, accountant and athlete. He was the former Commanding Officer, VNF.Educated at the prestiges Royal College Colombo, where he captained the college boxing team...
, PSVPrashansaniya Seva VibhushanayaThe Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya medal awarded to commissioned officers is a reward for long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity in the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force, and is governed by the proclamation dated January 31, 2000. The medal shall not confer any individual...
, FCMAChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
, FCFAChartered Financial AnalystThe Chartered Financial Analyst Program is a graduate level self-study program offered by the CFA Institute to investment and financial professionals...
, FCMI, SLNVRSri Lanka Volunteer Naval ForceThe Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is the volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The present headquarters of the VNF is at SLNS Lanka in Welisara. 95% of the members of the Volunteer Naval Force are now in the active service and deployed across almost all Sri Lankan Naval bases, with a...
- Commanding Officer, VNFSri Lanka Volunteer Naval ForceThe Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is the volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The present headquarters of the VNF is at SLNS Lanka in Welisara. 95% of the members of the Volunteer Naval Force are now in the active service and deployed across almost all Sri Lankan Naval bases, with a... - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Prasanna AlahakoonPrasanna AlahakoonCommodore Prasanna Alahakoon, USP, psc, SLN is a Sri Lanka naval officer and engineer. He is the current Deputy Superintendant of the SLN Dockyard and former Deputy Director Naval Projects and Plans as well as the Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics of the General Sir John...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Deputy Superintendant of SLN DockyardSLN DockyardSri Lanka Navy Dockyard is the largest naval base of the Sri Lanka Navy and a major shipyard located in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Established by the British as the Royal Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee it was home to the East Indies Station of the Royal Navy during World War II. Since the withdrawal of...
and former Deputy Director Naval Projects and Plans. - CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
Deepthi Peiris, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Director Naval Information Technology - CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
Kalana Jinadasa, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, pscPscpsc were the initials which appeared in the service lists denoting that a British Army officer had attended the Staff College, Camberley or, prior to 1956 and Pakistani independence, the Command and Staff College, Quetta...
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Captain- Northern Operations Department, former A/Director Naval Inspectorate and Deputy Director Naval Operations - CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
Peminda Jayasinghe - Commander W.D.C.W. Wijerupa, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Captain - P 463, 4th Fast Attack FlotillaFast Attack FlotillaThe 4th Fast Attack Flotilla is a force element flotilla of the Sri Lanka Navy. The flotilla's mission is to provide heavily armed and fast patrol boat capability to counter sea tiger movements along the coast and to protect naval and civilian shipping from sea tiger suicide crafts.-History:The... - Lieutenant CommanderLieutenant CommanderLieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...
Sandun Gunasekera, SLNSri Lankan Navy-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...
- Flag Lieutenant to the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
Sri Lanka Air Force
- Air Chief MarshalAir Chief MarshalAir chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Harry GoonatilakeHarry GoonatilakeAir Chief Marshal W.D. Harry Goonetileke USP, ndc, psc, SLAF was the fifth Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force from November 1, 1976 to April 30, 1981.-Early life:...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air ForceCommander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama since 2011...
(1976–1981) - Air Marshall Harsha AbeywickramaHarsha AbeywickramaAir Marshal Harsha Abeywickrema, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, qfi, SLAF is a Sri Lankan fighter pilot and the current Commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force.-Education :Educated at Royal College Colombo where he excelled both in studies and in sports...
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, rcds, psc, qfiQualified Flying InstructorQualified Flying Instructor is a term mainly used in the UK and commonwealth Military, Army, Navy and Air Force for a person who has passed the appropriate course before being allowed to instruct in an aircraft. In the USA and elsewhere, the equivalent term is "IP"...
, SLAF - current Commander of the Sri Lanka Air ForceCommander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama since 2011...
(2011- ) - Air Vice Marshal Kolitha GunathilakeKolitha GunathilakeAir Vice Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, qfi, SLAF is the current acting Chief of Staff and fomer Director Air Operations of the Sri Lanka Air Force....
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, ndcNational Defence College, IndiaThe National Defence College of India, located in New Delhi, is an institution of higher learning of the defence forces of India. The institution was inaugurated on 27 April 1960 and is the only military institution in the country that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and...
, psc, qfiQualified Flying InstructorQualified Flying Instructor is a term mainly used in the UK and commonwealth Military, Army, Navy and Air Force for a person who has passed the appropriate course before being allowed to instruct in an aircraft. In the USA and elsewhere, the equivalent term is "IP"...
, SLAF - current Chief of Staff and former Director Air Operations, SLAF - Air Vice Marshal Dr. Nimal Herat GunaratneNimal GunaratneAir Vice Marshal Nimal Herath Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF is the current Director Health Services of the Sri Lanka Air Force.Educated at the prestiges Royal College Colombo, he graduated with a MBBS degree from the University of Colombo. Thereafter he joined the Sri Lanka Air Force as a direct entry...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF (note: - Also listed in Medicine) - Air Vice Marshal A Kumaresan, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, psc, SLAF - Director Planning, SLAF - Air CommodoreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Shirantha GoonatilakeShirantha GoonatilakeAir Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake RWP, RSP, SLAF was Sri Lankan aviator and most senior Air Force officer to be killed in action...
, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, SLAF - Commanding Officer, No. 1 Flying Training WingNo. 1 Wing SLAFNo. 1 Flying Training Wing currently based at SLAF China Bay, carries out basic pilot training of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Its the oldest flying formation in the SLAF.-History:... - Air CommodoreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Rohan J PathirageRohan PathirageAir Vice Marshal Rohan J Pathirage, USP, ndc, psc, CEng, MIE, SLAF is the current Director Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force....
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, CEng, MIEInstitution of Engineers, Sri Lanka-History:The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka established in 1906 is the apex body in Engineering in Sri Lanka and has been incorporated by the Act 17 of 1968 of Parliament. It is one of the oldest professional institutions in South Asia and has nearly 10000 members on its roll as at present...
, SLAF - Director Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, SLAF - Group CaptainGroup CaptainGroup captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
D. S. Wickramasinghe, RWPRana Wickrama PadakkamaThe Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan military officers and other ranks as a reward for individual or allied acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord.-How medal awarded:It is ordained that the decoration shall be granted to all ranks of...
, SLAF - Senior Staff Officer, Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, SLAF - Group CaptainGroup CaptainGroup captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
A. N. Sugandapala, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, MIMInstitute of Management of Sri LankaThe Institute of Management of Sri Lanka is an professional institution for managers, based in the Sri Lanka. It was established in 1986 by an Act of Parliament...
(SL), SLAF - Command Air Traffic Control Officer, SLAF - Wing CommanderWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
Dayal Wijeratne, WWVWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, Two Bars, SLAF - Air Operations I SLAF - Wing CommanderWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
Thilina Chandima Kaluarachchi, SLAF - Wing CommanderWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
H.P.Karunarathna, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, SLAF - Squadron LeaderSquadron LeaderSquadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
E. A. Dushantha Edirisinghe, WWVWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, SLAF - recipient of the Weera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri LankaSri LankaSri 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... - Squadron LeaderSquadron LeaderSquadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Janaka Kahandawage, SLAF - Squadron LeaderSquadron LeaderSquadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Rasanka Wijewardana, SLAF - Flying OfficerFlying OfficerFlying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
U. R. Fernando (Jnr), WWVWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, SLAF - recipient of the Weera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama VibhushanayaWeera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Medal and Bar are the third highest Sri Lankan military decoration that is presented to officers and other ranks as a reward for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out...
, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri LankaSri LankaSri 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...
Ceylon Defence Force
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
John Lionel Kotalawela, CHOrder of the Companions of HonourThe Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
, KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, CLI - former Commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry (note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government) - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Theodore JayewardeneTheodore Godfrey Wijesinghe JayewardeneColonel Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene, JP, CLI was a Ceylonese engineer, politician and military officer...
, JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, CLI - first Ceylonese commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - GunnerGunner (rank)Gunner is a rank equivalent to Private in the British Army Royal Artillery and the artillery corps of other Commonwealth armies. The next highest rank is usually Lance-Bombardier, although in the Royal Canadian Artillery it is Bombardier....
Kenneth R. Porritt, CGA - One of the Cocos IslandsCocos Islands MutinyThe Cocos Islands Mutiny was a failed mutiny by Ceylonese soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos Islands in May 1942, during the Second World War....
mutineers
British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
- Captain O. J. Robertson, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, LRLondon RegimentThe London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. It was first formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various Volunteer Force battalions in the newly formed County of London, each battalion having a distinctive uniform. The Volunteer Force was merged with the Yeomanry in 1908...
- first Ceylonese to receive a Military CrossMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Captain Cyril NicholasCyril NicholasCaptain Cyril Wace Nicholas, MC, KRR was a Ceylonese soldier, civil servant and forester. He was the first Warden of the Wild Life Department.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he went on to study at the University of Cambridge...
, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, KRR - Military Cross recipient of the King's Royal Rifles in World War I (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants) - Captain Dr Henry de BoerHenry Speldewinde de BoerCaptain Dr Henry Speldewinde de Boer, CMG, MC was a Ceylonese born British colonial doctor. He was the former Director of Medical Services in Uganda and Nyasaland as well as being elected as County Councillor for the Hemel Hempstead division of Hertfordshire.Born in Colombo, Ceylon, he was...
, CMG, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, RAMCRoyal Army Medical CorpsThe Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
- Military Cross recipient of the Royal Army Medical CorpsRoyal Army Medical CorpsThe Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
in World War I (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
Police
- DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Cyril HerathCyril HerathDeshamanya L.G.D. Cyril L. Herath is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.Educated at St John's College Nugegoda and at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and graduated from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya with a B.A. in...
- former Inspector General of PoliceInspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
(IGP) and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
(note: - Also listed in Corporate executives) - S.A. DissanayakeS.A. DissanayakeS.A. "Jingle" Dissanayaka is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. He was played a major role as Director of the Criminal Investigation Department in stopping the attempted military coup of 1962...
- former Inspector General of PoliceInspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
(IGP) & Additional Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and DefenceMinistry of External Affairs and DefenceThe Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.-History:... - Ana SeneviratneAna SeneviratneG. A. D. E. Ana Seneviratne is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and went to graduate from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, with a LLB Degree...
- former Inspector General of PoliceInspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
(IGP) (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - C. C. "Jungle" Dissanayake - former Deputy Inspector General of PoliceDeputy Inspector General of PoliceA deputy inspector general of police is a high ranking senior police officer in several countries.- India :Deputy inspector general of police or additional commissioner of police is a one-star rank in the Indian Police Service...
(DIG), Range I and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962Attempted military coup in Ceylon, 1962The 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt was a failed military coup planned in Sri Lanka . Several Christian senior military and policy officers planned to topple the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mrs... - Sydney de ZoysaSydney de ZoysaSydney de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. A former Deputy Inspector General of Police of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-conspirators of the attempted military coup of 1962.Born to Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC an Advocate and...
- former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Range II, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962Attempted military coup in Ceylon, 1962The 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt was a failed military coup planned in Sri Lanka . Several Christian senior military and policy officers planned to topple the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mrs... - Jayantha Jayasinghe - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range
- P. "Brute" Mahendran - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Northern Range
- Hilton "H C" Perera - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), deputy head National Intelligence BureauNational Intelligence BureauThe State Intelligence Service is an intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government. It is tasked with both internal and external intelligence...
- Roshan Fernando - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gampola Division, former SSP, Jaffna Division and Director Police Medical Services
- Fred H. Brohier - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Director Police Training
- Ananda Wijesuriya - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Badulla Division
- S. Mahesh Perera - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), CIDCriminal Investigation DepartmentThe Crime Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch.The Metropolitan Police Service CID,...
- Berty Weerasinghe - former Superintendent of Police (SP), Anuradhapura Division
- Niman Cumaratunga - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Police Transport Division
- Bandula Wijewardane - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Colombo Metropolitan Police
- Anura Dunuwila - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Colombo Traffic PoliceTraffic Police (Sri Lanka)The Traffic Police is a specialized unit of the Sri Lanka Police responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways. It is headed by the Director of Traffic, in recent times a senior gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police...
- Eddie GreyEdward Grey (policemen)Edward "Eddie" Grey was a Sri Lankan sportsmen and police officer. A former Inspector of Police and first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section. He was the Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon.-Education :...
- former Inspector of Police (IP), first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted SectionSri Lanka Police Mounted DivisionThe Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division is the mounted division the Sri Lanka Police. The responsibility of the division is to conduct safe policing of crowd control at large public order events and provide ceremonial escorts...
(note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators) - Romesh Vithana - Chief Inspector of Police (CIP), OIC Kadawatha Police Station
- Ranjan Thewanarayana - Inspector of Police (IP), OIC Kalmunai Police Station
Academics
- ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Nicholas AttygalleNicholas AttygalleSir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".-Early life and education:He was born...
, FRCS - former Vice-Chancellor of University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, President of the Senate of CeylonSenate of CeylonThe Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Medicine) - Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
E.O.E. PereiraE.O.E. PereiraVidya Jyothi E.O. Eustace Pereira was a Sri Lankan Engineer and Academic. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon...
- former Vice Chancellor of University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, PeradeniyaPeradeniyaPeradeniya is a town of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy and Colombo, just a few kilometres west of Kandy....
and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of PeradeniyaFaculty of Engineering, University of PeradeniyaThe Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya is one of the eight academic faculties at the university. It is the oldest engineering faculty in Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
C.L.V. Jayathilake - ChancellorChancellor (education)A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of Wayamba University of Sri LankaWayamba University of Sri LankaWayamba University of Sri Lanka is the thirteenth national university in Sri Lanka. It was established in January 1999. The main purpose of the university is offering totally English-medium degree, diploma and certificate courses in areas such as Agriculture, Engineering, Management for students...
& former Vice Chancellor of University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Hema EllawalaHema EllawalaHema Ellawala was a Sri Lankan academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and he was a Emeritus Professor of History & Sociology specialized in African Studies....
- former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri JayewardenepuraUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraThe University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the Universities in Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka...
and the Dean of the faculty of Arts and Professor of History & Sociology - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Muhammad Monty CassimMuhammad Monty CassimMonte Cassim is a Sri Lankan academic. He is the Vice-Chancellor of the Ritsumeikan Trust and from April 2004 until January 2010 was President of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan where he remains Professor.Educated in Sri Lanka at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he...
- Vice Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University, or APU, is a private institution inaugurated April 2000 in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was made possible through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City and the Ritsumeikan Academy. APU has an enrollment of over 6,000 students... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
M.J.S.WijeratneM.J.S.WijeratneM.J.S.Wijeratne was a Sri Lankan academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Kelaniya-External links:...
- Former Vice Chancellor of the University of KelaniyaUniversity of KelaniyaThe University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions.... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Susirith MendisSusirith MendisSusirith Mendis is a Sri Lankan physician and academic. He is the current Vice-Chancellor of University of Ruhuna and was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. He is a Professor of Medicine and founder Director of the Staff Development Centre.-External links:...
- Vice Chancellor of the University of RuhunaUniversity of RuhunaThe University of Ruhuna is a university in Matara, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1978 and is organized in seven faculties. The faculties of Engineering and Medicine are in Galle.-History:... - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
R. K. W. Goonesekera - ChancellorChancellor (education)A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
, Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
and former Principal of the Sri Lanka Law CollegeSri Lanka Law CollegeSri Lanka Law College was established as the Ceylon Law College under the Council of Legal Education in 1874 in order to impart a formal legal education to those who wished to be lawyers in Ceylon... - Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
T. NadarajaT. NadarajaVidya Jyothi T. Nadaraja was a Sri Lankan academic. He was the Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, a Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon...
- ChancellorChancellor (education)A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of JaffnaUniversity of JaffnaJaffna University is a public university in the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.- Overview :Jaffna University has four campuses; Thirunelveli, Marathanamadam, Kaithady and Vavuniya...
and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was... - DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
T. VaragunamT. VaragunamT. Varagunam, FRCP is a Sri Lankan academic, physician. He was the Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka-External links:**...
, FRCP - ChancellorChancellor (education)A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the Eastern University of Sri LankaEastern University of Sri LankaThe Eastern University,Sri Lanka is located in Vantarumoolai, Batticaloa in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.The university has its another campus in Trincomalee.-Academics:*Faculties*Faculty of Agriculture.*Faculty of Art & Culture....
- Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
V. K. SamaranayakeV. K. SamaranayakeVidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake MBCS, MCS, FNASSL, MIEEE pioneered computing & IT development industry and usage in Sri Lanka and thus considered as the "Father of Information Technology" in Sri Lanka. He was a Professor of Computer Science and former Dean of the Faculty of Science,...
- former DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Faculty of Science, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
and Founder of University of Colombo School of ComputingUniversity of Colombo School of ComputingThe University of Colombo School of Computing in Sri Lanka was formed in 2002 by bringing together the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Computer Technology.- History :Professor V. K... - Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Osmund JayaratneOsmund JayaratneVidya Jyothi Osmund Jayaratne was Sri Lankan academic and politician. He was the President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka , Emeritus Professor of Physics....
- former President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
), Professor of Physics and left wing politician. - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Chandre Dharma-wardanaChandre Dharma-wardanaChandre Dharma-wardana is a Sri Lankan-born academic and scientist. A former President of Vidyodaya Campus , he is currently a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Montréal.-Education:...
- former President of the Vidyodaya Campus, University of Ceylon, (now University of Sri JayewardenepuraUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraThe University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the Universities in Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka...
) currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de MontréalUniversité de MontréalThe Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
V. SivalingamV. SivalingamV. Sivalingam was a Sri Lankan academic and physician. Founder of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya and the first Professor of Parasitology of the University of Ceylon....
- Founder of Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Medicine, University of PeradeniyaFaculty of Medicine is one of the eight faculties in University of Peradeniya. It is the second faculty of Medicine in Sri Lanka.-Overview:Faculty of Medicine is situated at the Galaha Junction, Peradeniya, on the other side of the entrance to the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya...
, University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
and first Professor of Parasitology in the University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
S.R. KottegodaS.R. KottegodaS.R. Kottegoda was a Sri Lankan academic and physician. He was the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, and later National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health....
- former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Sanath LamabathusooriyaSanath LamabathusooriyaProfessor Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE is a Sri Lankan academic and paediatrician. A Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, he was the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and one of the foremost paediatricians in Sri Lanka....
, MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
- former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
and Professor of Paediatrics (note: - Also listed in Medicine) - Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Hithanadura Janaka De Silva - Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of KelaniyaUniversity of KelaniyaThe University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions....
and Professor of Medicine - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
S. MahalingamS. MahalingamProfessor S. Mahalingam was a Sri Lankan academic and veterinarian. A Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, he was the Deanof the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science, University of PeradeniyaThe son of Professor V...
- former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Sunitha WickramasingheSunitha WickramasingheSunitha Wickramasinghe, FRCP was a Sri Lankan born British academic and haematologist. A Professor of Haematology, he was the former Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and one of the world’s leading authorities on congenital dyserythropoietic anaemiasBorn to a family of...
, FRCP - Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of MedicineImperial College School of MedicineThe Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals....
and Professor of Haematology - H.E.ExcellencyExcellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
David de KretserDavid de KretserDavid Morritz de Kretser, AC is an Australian medical researcher and a former Governor of Victoria from 2006 to 2011.-Biography:...
, AC, KStJVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
- former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
(note: - Also listed in State & Provincial Governors)
- Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Chandra WickramasingheChandra WickramasingheVidya Jothi Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe , FIMA, FRAS, FRSA is Professor at Cardiff University and Honorary Professor at the University of Buckingham. He is the Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology...
, FIMA, FRASRoyal Astronomical SocietyThe Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV...
, FRSARoyal Society of ArtsThe Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
- Professor of Applied Mathematics & Astronomy at Cardiff UniversityCardiff UniversityCardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
K. N. SeneviratneK. N. SeneviratneK. N. Seneviratne was a Sri Lankan academic and physician. He was a Professor of Physiology and founding director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine....
- Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
K. N. JayatillekeK. N. JayatillekeKulatissa Nanda Jayatilleke was an internationally recognized authority on Buddhist philosophy whose book "Early Buddhist theory of knowledge" has been described as "an outstanding philosophical interpretation of the Buddha's teaching" in the Encyclopedia of Philosophy -Biography:Jayatilleke, was...
- Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was... - Most Venerable ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha TheraKollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha TheraKollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera is the Chief Incumbent of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara and Head of the Buddhist and Pali Faculty of the University of Kelaniya.-Early life:...
- Head of the Buddhist and Pail Faculty of the University of KelaniyaUniversity of KelaniyaThe University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions....
(note: - Also listed in Prelates) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Janek RatnatungaJanek RatnatungaProfessor Janek Ratnatunga, FCA is a Sri Lankan born Australian academic. A Professor of Accounting, he is the Head of School of Commerce in University of South Australia and former Chair in Business Accounting at Monash University...
- former Head of the School of Commerce, University of South AustraliaUniversity of South AustraliaThe University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Rohan AbeyaratneRohan AbeyaratneRohan Abeyaratne is a Sri Lankan born American academic and engineer. The Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , he is currently the CEO & Director of the Singapore–MIT Alliance for Research and Technology and formerly the Head of the Department of...
- Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics and CEO/Director of the SMART Centre, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Gihan WikramanayakeGihan WikramanayakeProfessor Gihan Nilendra Wikramanayake, FBCS, CITP, MIEEE , MCS, MNASSL is a Sri Lankan academic. He is a Professor and Director of the University of Colombo School of Computing , formerly Head of the Department of Information Systems Engineering.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo,...
- Professor of Computer Science and Director, University of Colombo School of ComputingUniversity of Colombo School of ComputingThe University of Colombo School of Computing in Sri Lanka was formed in 2002 by bringing together the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Computer Technology.- History :Professor V. K... - Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Nalin KulatilakaNalin KulatilakaProfessor Nalin Kulatilaka is a Sri Lankan born American academic and researcher. The Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management as well as Professor of Finance in the School of Management at Boston University...
- Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management and Research Director of Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy, Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Kumaraswamy "Vela" VelupillaiVela VelupillaiKumaraswamy Velupillai is an academic economist.He is a Professor of Economics - 'Professore di Chiara Fama' - in the department of economics at the University of Trento, Italy. Till recently he was the John E. Cairnes Professor of Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway and a...
- Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of TrentoUniversity of TrentoThe University of Trento is an Italian university located in the cities of Trento and Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research and international relations, as shown by Censis University Guide and by the Italian Ministry of... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Lakshman MarasingheLakshman MarasingheProfessor Lakshman Marasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic and lawyer. A Emeritus Professor of Law of the University of Windsor, he is the current Chairman of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and was the Legal Director of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process during the Sri Lankan Civil...
- Emeritus Professor of Law, University of WindsorUniversity of WindsorThe University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Saman GunatilakeSaman GunatilakeSaman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP is a Sri Lankan physician, academic and neurologist.He was a Professor of Medicine with a personal chair and head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, working with Professor Janaka de Silva till he was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University...
, FRCP, FCCP - Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Medicine, University of KelaniyaUniversity of KelaniyaThe University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions....
(note: - Also listed in Medicine) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
M. Maheswaran - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, former Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Lal Jayakody - Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
W.D. Ratnasooriya - Senior Professor and Chair in Zoology of the Faculty of Science, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Saman Amarasinghe - Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
William Norman, RAE - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Dharmabandu Nandadeva Samarasekera - Professor of Surgery, University of Colombo - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Dayalal Abeysekera, Professor of Sociology, University of Sri JayewardenepuraUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraThe University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the Universities in Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka...
and Director of the University Grants CommissionUniversity Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)The University Grants Commission is the body responsible for funding most of the State Universities in Sri Lanka, and operates within the frame work of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, itself established in 1979. A public organization, established under the Parliament Act No 16 of 1978... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Colvin Goonaratna, FRCP - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Douglas Amerasekera - Professor of Mathematics, University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri JayewardenepuraUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraThe University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the Universities in Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Nalin de SilvaNalin de SilvaNalin de Silva is a Sri Lankan theoretical physicist, philosopher and a political analyst. He is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Dean of the faculty of Science at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.Prof...
- Department of Mathematics, University of KelaniyaUniversity of KelaniyaThe University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions.... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
A. Suri RatnapalaSuri RatnapalaSuri Ratnapala is an Australian academic. He is a Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law in the School of Law at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He is the author of several books on legal philosophy, constitutional...
- Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
L. P. Samaranayake - Professor of Pathology, Hong Kong University - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
R. K. W. Goonesekera - Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria.... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Gihan Dias - Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronics & Telecommunications, University of MoratuwaUniversity of MoratuwaThe University of Moratuwa, located on the banks of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, is a technological university in Sri Lanka. Apart from the academics including the undergraduate and postgraduate studies, university of Moratuwa presents a variety of social and cultural... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Priyan Mendis - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Asantha CoorayAsantha CoorayAsantha Cooray is a Professor and a Chancellor's Fellow at University of California, Irvine, CA, USA and a member of the research faculty at the California Institute of Technology...
- Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
and a leading researcher in the field of CosmologyCosmologyCosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
and theoretical astrophysics - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Chanaka Jayawardhena - Professor of Marketing, Business School, University of HullUniversity of HullThe University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Ajith P. Madurapperuma - Former Dean and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, University of MoratuwaUniversity of MoratuwaThe University of Moratuwa, located on the banks of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, is a technological university in Sri Lanka. Apart from the academics including the undergraduate and postgraduate studies, university of Moratuwa presents a variety of social and cultural... - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Nalin Ranasinghe - Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of ComputingUniversity of Colombo School of ComputingThe University of Colombo School of Computing in Sri Lanka was formed in 2002 by bringing together the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Computer Technology.- History :Professor V. K...
, University of ColomboUniversity of ColomboThe University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka... - Dr. Brendon GooneratneBrendon GooneratneBrendon Gooneratne is a Sri Lankan scholar, physician, cricketer and author. He had authored several books and publications....
- Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, University of CeylonUniversity of CeylonThe University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, PeradeniyaPeradeniyaPeradeniya is a town of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy and Colombo, just a few kilometres west of Kandy....
(note: - Also listed in Authors) - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Santha Sumanasekara - Program Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and IT, RMIT UniversityRMIT UniversityRMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
, Australia - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Chula Jayawardene - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Ilisha R Abeyratne Weerasekera - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Mahesh Warnajith Jayaweera - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Chamith Keppetiyagama - Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
W. Mallawaratchi - Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of PeradeniyaUniversity of PeradeniyaThe University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission... - J.K.B.Abeysinghe - Former Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo
Scientists
- ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Mohan MunasingheMohan MunasingheMohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan physicist and economist. With a focus on energy, sustainable development and climate change, he is the Chairman of the , the at the University of Manchester, UK, and the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , that shared the 2007 Nobel...
- Vice President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
and Professor, United Nations UniversityUnited Nations UniversityThe United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Ranjan RamasamyRanjan RamasamyProfessor Ranjan Ramasamy is an Sri Lankan born Australian academic and scientist. A Professor of Immunology and Biochemistry, he was the Chairman of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka...
- former Chairman of the National Science Foundation - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
A M MubarakA M MubarakA. M. Mubarak is a Sri Lankan scientist and researcher. He is the Director/CEO of Industrial Technology Institute and former Director, National Science Foundation...
- Director, Industrial Technology Institute and former Director, National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation of Sri LankaThe National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka was established in 1998 as the successor to the Natural Resources Energy & Science Authority of Sri Lanka established in 1981 and the National Science Council set up in 1968.-About:The National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka was established in 1998 ... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Ray JayawardhanaRay JayawardhanaRay Jayawardhana is an astronomer at the University of Toronto, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics, and an award-winning science writer...
- AstronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, Associate Professor at the University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Steacie Fellow - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Suran GoonatilakeSuran GoonatilakeSuran Goonatilake, OBE is a Sri Lankan born British scientist and entrepreneur. He is the Chairman and co-founder of Bodymetrics and a visiting Professor of Computer Science at the University of the Arts London. He was the creator of the Centre for Fashion Enterprise at the London College of Fashion...
, OBE - Chairman & Co-Founder of Bodymetrics and Searchspace and Professor at the University of the Arts LondonUniversity of the Arts LondonThe University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Kavan Ratnatunga - Astronomer and Associate Research Professor, Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.... - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Muditha Darshana Senarath Yapa - Staff Scientist, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.... - DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Sanathdeva Murutenge - cognitive scientist in MetaphysicsMetaphysicsMetaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
and Theoretical PhysicsTheoretical physicsTheoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena... - Balendran Velauthapillai - Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Kelum Manamendra - Herpetologist
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Prasanna Jayalath-Research Scientist, California Department of Public HealthCalifornia Department of Public HealthThe California Department of Public Health is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency...
Educationalists
- J.C.A. CoreaJ.C.A. CoreaJames Clifford Aelian Corea was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was the former Principal of Royal College Colombo.-Early Life:Born in the coastal town of Chilaw in Ceylon in 1904, he was educated at Royal College Colombo, then gained a MA in Psychology from the University of London and a Diploma in...
- First Sri Lankan Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1946–1953) - Dudley K G de SilvaDudley de SilvaDudley Kenneth George de Silva was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was Principal of Royal College Colombo and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education...
- Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1954–1966) and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education - Cedric Orlorff - Principal of Trinity College, KandyTrinity College, KandyTrinity College, Kandy founded in 1872 by Anglican missionaries, is an Independent elite private boys’ school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...
(1957–1968) and Wesley College, ColomboWesley College, ColomboWesley College, Colombo is a Methodist educational institution in Sri Lanka.In 1858 Rev. Joseph Rippon wanted to establish a superior educational institution for the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in South Ceylon. On March 2 1874 Wesley College, Colombo is a Methodist educational institution in Sri... - E. C. Gunasekera - Vice Principal of Royal College, Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Duleep De ChickeraDuleep De ChickeraDuleep Kamil De Chickera was the 14th Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was inaugurated in 2001.Educated at Royal College, Colombo representing the college at 1st XV Rugby, he gained his training for the ministry at Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, earning a B.Th thereafter...
- Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (note: - Also listed in Prelates) - Rev. P. L. Jansz - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia
- Vijitha Weerasinghe - Deputy Principal of Royal College, Colombo & Mentor, Royal College Union
- Mohan Lal GreroMohan Lal GreroMohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District. He was elected as an opposition United National Party MP but crossed over to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance in November 2011...
- Founder of the Lyceum International School (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Peter De AbrewPeter De AbrewPeter De Abrew was a Ceylonese industrialist and philanthropist.Born to William de Abrew a successful businessmen, Peter De Abrew was educated at the prestigious Colombo Academy . Going into business as produce merchant, De Abrew gain a strong reputation amongst the business community...
- Co-founder and patron of Musaeus CollegeMusaeus CollegeMusaeus College is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and was named for Mrs Marie Musaeus Higgins , its Principal from 1895 to 1926. Musaeus College is now a leading academic institution with more 4,000 girls from ages 3 to 18, and is managed by a board of trustees... - Sirisena Sugathapala - First Sri Lankan Principal of St Mary's Nawalapitiya, Former Principle of St. Anthony's Panadura and Head Master of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura
- E.F.C. Pereira - Senior Master of both Royal College and S. Thomas' College
Public commissions & corporations
- Rodney VandergertRodney VandergertRodney Clement Austen Vandergert was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the Public Service Commission...
, SLOSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Chairman of the Public Service Commission (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Lakshman MarasingheLakshman MarasingheProfessor Lakshman Marasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic and lawyer. A Emeritus Professor of Law of the University of Windsor, he is the current Chairman of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and was the Legal Director of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process during the Sri Lankan Civil...
- Chairman of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and former Legal Director of the SCOPPSecretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)Born out of a need to institutionalize the Peace Process, the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process was established on 6 February 2002 with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Government of Sri Lanka . The Secretariat was headed by Bernard Goonetilleke , Jayantha Dhanapala ,...
(note: - Also listed in Academics) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Ranjit AbeysuriyaRanjit AbeysuriyaDeshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the Chairmen of the National Police Commission, Director Public Prosecutions of the Attorney General's Department, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka.Educated at the prestigious...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Chairmen of the National Police Commission (note: - Also listed in Lawyers) - Nimalasiri SilvaNimalasiri SilvaNimalasiri Silva was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who was instrumental in establishing the Tourism industry in Si Lanka. He served as Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation, Director-General, Ceylon Tourist Board and was the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and...
, COSSri Lanka Overseas ServiceThe Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
- former Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation and Director-General, Ceylon Tourist Board (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
M. H. GunaratneM. H. GunaratneBrigadier M. H. Gunaratne, VSV, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan military officer, former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East , Commander, Task Force I and Task Force III and Commandant, Army Training Centre...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, psc, SLACSri Lanka Armoured CorpsThe Sri Lanka Armoured Corps is currently a collection of six regular regiments and a volunteer regiment. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and provides the armour capability of the Sri Lankan Army, with vehicles such as the T-55, T-55AM2, and Type 69 main battle tanks, the BMP infantry...
- former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (note: - Also listed in Military) - Livy WijemanneLivy WijemanneLivy Wijemanne was a pioneer of Radio Ceylon. He was one of Sri Lanka's greatest broadcasters, on October 31, 1948, the Post Master General appointed the young announcer, Assistant Controller of Programmes...
- former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationSri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationThe Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5, 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe...
(note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist) - Asantha De Mel - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
- D.C. Wimalasena - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
- Saliya Wickramasuriya - former Chairman Sri Lanka Ports AuthoritySri Lanka Ports AuthoritySri Lanka Ports Authority is a government agency responsible for the development and maintenance of all commercial ports in Sri Lanka. It is also responsible for the maintenance and operations of lighthouses in Sri Lanka...
and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka - Sumantha Amerasinghe - former Chairman of the Coast Conservation Department
- Bimal Padameperuma - former Chairman of the Ceylon Engineering Corporation
- Abdul Sathar Mohamed Misbah - former Chairman of the State Printing Corporation
- Reshan Dewapura - CEO of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
- S. W. Peiris - former General Manager of Government Electrical Undertakings
- DeshabanduDeshabanduDeshabandu is a National Honours of Sri Lanka, a civil honour awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardees name. Deshabandu ranks lower than Deshamanya.-Awardees:Awardees include:*N. H. Keerthiratne...
Palitha Weeraman - Director of Cultural Affairs and Director of the Cooperate Alliance of South East Asia
Industrialists and corporate executives
- Sir Ernest De Silva - Greatest Sri Lankan Philanthropist of the 20th Century and the founding Chairman of the Bank of CeylonBank of CeylonBank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Cyril de ZoysaCyril de ZoysaSir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
- Recorded Richest Sri Lankan to date, Philanthropist and Founder of the AMW group (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - U.N.Gunasekera - Considered to be the Most Successful Sri Lankan Construction Engineer of the 20th Century, Owner of Glass House
- Upali WijewardeneUpali WijewardenePhilip Upali Wijewardene was a well-known businessman in Sri Lanka who established the Upali Group. At the time of his death, Wijewardene had branched in to newspapers, confectionery and even started a domestic air line named Upali Air...
- Founder of Upali Group - Mallory Evan WijesingheMallory Evan WijesingheMallory Evan Wijesinghe, KStJ was an eminent Sri Lankan engineer and entrepreneur. He had served as the Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the Bartleet Group and was the founding Chairman of the state owned Ceylon Hotels Corporation.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo,...
, KStJVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
- former Chairman Ceylon Chamber of CommerceCeylon Chamber of CommerceThe Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and one of leading business chambers in Sri Lanka.-History:The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was established on March 25, 1839, when Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon under British rule.Rt. Hon...
, Bartleet Group and Founder Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Mahesh AmaleanMahesh AmaleanDeshamanya Mahesh Amalean is an engineer and industrialist. He is the current Chairman of MAS Holdings.Born to parents with Gujarati ancestry, his father was in the family textile business...
- Chairman MAS HoldingsMAS HoldingsMAS Holdings is one of the largest listed conglomerates on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization in the large apparel industry of Sri Lanka.-History:... - J.A. MartenzeJ.A. MartenzeJ.A. Martenze was a Ceylonese statesman and a lawyer. He was appointed to the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947 by the Governor General of Ceylon and was deputy chairman of committees. A founding director of the DFCC Bank, he was its first Chairman. He was educated at Royal College,...
- founding Chairman DFCC Bank (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
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...
- former Chairman of John Keells HoldingsJohn Keells HoldingsJohn Keells Holdings PLC is Sri Lanka’s largest listed company in terms of market capitalization. It accounts for more than 14% of the Sri Lankan Stock market and has diversified its operations into various sectors ranging from Consumer Goods,Financial Services,Information...
, Bank of CeylonBank of CeylonBank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
and Nations Trust BankNations Trust Bank' is one of the fastest growing banks in Sri Lanka today. Where their portfolio of financial products and services catering to the varying requirements of Individual, Corporate or Institutional Clients supporting its market positioning of "One Bank Many Solutions"... - Susantha RatnayakeSusantha RatnayakeSusantha Chaminda Ratnayake ia Sri Lankan businessman. At age 47, he became the youngest-ever Chairman of Sri Lanka's foremost conglomerate, John Keells Holdings, when he succeeded Vivendra Lintotawela on January 1, 2006....
- Chairman of John Keells HoldingsJohn Keells HoldingsJohn Keells Holdings PLC is Sri Lanka’s largest listed company in terms of market capitalization. It accounts for more than 14% of the Sri Lankan Stock market and has diversified its operations into various sectors ranging from Consumer Goods,Financial Services,Information... - Norman GunewardeneNorman GunewardeneNorman Gunewardene is a Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive, who holds and has held corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region. He is the former Chairman of Aitken Spence & Co. Ltd. which is one of the largest conglomerates in the island, Odel Investments Limited and Odel Foundatiom...
- former Chairman Aitken SpenceAitken SpenceAitken Spence PLC is a blue chip conglomerate operating out of Colombo, Sri Lanka.-History:Aitken Spence was formed in 1868 as Clark Spence and Co. It was appointed as an agent for Lloyds of London in 1876. Aitken Spence was established as a limited liability company in 1948...
& Vice Chairman Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka - Ratna SivaratnamRatna SivaratnamRatna “Roti” Sivaratnam was a the former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken Spence, Sri Lanka.Educated that the prestigious Royal College Colombo, Sivaratnam was a Prefect, Captain of Rugby and Badminton, Regimental Sergeant Major of the Cadet Contingent...
- former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken SpenceAitken SpenceAitken Spence PLC is a blue chip conglomerate operating out of Colombo, Sri Lanka.-History:Aitken Spence was formed in 1868 as Clark Spence and Co. It was appointed as an agent for Lloyds of London in 1876. Aitken Spence was established as a limited liability company in 1948... - A. S. JayawardeneA. S. JayawardeneAmarananda Somasiri Jayawardena is a Sri Lankan economist and civil servant. He was the former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and an Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund .-Education:He received his...
- former Chairman Bank of CeylonBank of CeylonBank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
(note: - Also listed in Civil Servants) - Hon. Eran WickramaratneEran WickramaratneEran Wickramaratne, MP is a Sri Lankan banker, corporate executive and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he was the former CEO of NDB Bank since 2001 to 2010 and was the former Chairman of the Information Communication Technology Agency . He was the former Vice-President and...
- former Chairman of the ICTAInformation and Communication Technology Agency of Sri LankaThe Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka Limited is a company owned by the Government. ICTA was established to develop the economy of Sri Lanka through information and communication technologies...
and CEO NDB Bank (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Cyril HerathCyril HerathDeshamanya L.G.D. Cyril L. Herath is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.Educated at St John's College Nugegoda and at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and graduated from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya with a B.A. in...
- former Chairman National Savings BankNational Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)National Savings Bank , is a state-owned Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. It was incorporated in Ceylon by the National Savings Bank Act No. 30 of 1971 and was granted the status of the Licensed Specialised Bank in terms of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988. NSB has 182 branches, 12 Postal Banking Branches...
(note: - Also listed in Policemen) - Vijaya MalalasekeraVijaya MalalasekeraVijaya Malalasekera is a Sri Lankan lawyer, corporate executive and sportsmen. Chairman, Bogala Graphite and Asian Cotton Mills, he was the Chairman, Interim Committee for the Board of Control for Cricket and Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs of the Ceylon Tobacco Company a subsidiarity of...
- Chairman, Bogala Graphite and Asian Cotton Mills (note: - Also listed in Sports administrators) - Pradeep KariyawasamPradeep KariyawasamPradeep Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan corporate executive and sportsmen. Chairman, National Savings Bank, he was the former chairman, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited, CEO and General Manager of Unimo Enterprise, United Motors Lanka and Browns Group of Companies...
- Chairman, National Savings BankNational Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)National Savings Bank , is a state-owned Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. It was incorporated in Ceylon by the National Savings Bank Act No. 30 of 1971 and was granted the status of the Licensed Specialised Bank in terms of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988. NSB has 182 branches, 12 Postal Banking Branches... - Ajit GunewardeneAjit GunewardeneAjit Gunewardene is a Sri Lankan corporate executive and businessman. Current joint managing director and Deputy Chairman of John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's foremost conglomerate...
- Deputy Chairman of John Keells HoldingsJohn Keells HoldingsJohn Keells Holdings PLC is Sri Lanka’s largest listed company in terms of market capitalization. It accounts for more than 14% of the Sri Lankan Stock market and has diversified its operations into various sectors ranging from Consumer Goods,Financial Services,Information...
& former Chairman of Nations Trust BankNations Trust Bank' is one of the fastest growing banks in Sri Lanka today. Where their portfolio of financial products and services catering to the varying requirements of Individual, Corporate or Institutional Clients supporting its market positioning of "One Bank Many Solutions"...
, Union Assurance & Colombo Stock ExchangeColombo Stock ExchangeThe Colombo Stock Exchange is the main stock exchange in Sri Lanka. It is one of the most modern exchanges in South Asia, providing a fully automated trading platform... - Arjuna Mahendran - Managing Director of HSBC Private BankHSBC Private BankHSBC Private Bank is the principal private banking business of the HSBC Group. The HSBC Private Banking Group's holding company is HSBC Private Banking Holdings S.A....
& former Chairman of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka - Vijaya Malalasekara - Chairman Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC)
- Hemaka Amarasuriya - Chairman Singer Sri LankaSinger CorporationSinger Corporation is a manufacturer of sewing machines, first established as I.M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then The Singer Company in 1963. It is...
- Mano Tittewela - former Chairman of People’s BankPeople's Bank (Sri Lanka)People's Bank is a state-owned commercial bank in Sri Lanka. The Bank's headquarters are located in Sir ChittampalamA. Gardiner Street in Colombo and was established on July 1, 1961. The bank has a network of 326 local branches....
- Harindranath George Dias - founding Chairman National Savings BankNational Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)National Savings Bank , is a state-owned Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. It was incorporated in Ceylon by the National Savings Bank Act No. 30 of 1971 and was granted the status of the Licensed Specialised Bank in terms of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988. NSB has 182 branches, 12 Postal Banking Branches...
- Mahendra Amarasuriya - Chairman Commercial BankCommercial Bank of CeylonCommercial Bank of Ceylon PLC is one of the leading commercial banks in Sri Lanka with 200 branches and more than 400 ATM's.The bank has a subsidiary in Bangladesh....
, former Chairman United Motors Ltd and the International Chamber of Commerce - Chrisantha Perera - former Chairman Forbes & Walker, Sri Lanka Insurance CorporationSri Lanka InsuranceSri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited, also known as Sri Lanka Insurance is the largest and strongest composite insurance provider in Sri Lanka. It is the first and only insurance company in Sri Lanka to be assigned a prime AA- rating for Insurance Financial Strength from the global rating agency...
, Bank of CeylonBank of CeylonBank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
, & Sri Lanka Tea Board. - Chanaka De Silva - Chairman of Kelani Tyres Limited and former Chairman Union Bank
- Wijaya "Stanley" Unamboowe - former Chairman Carsons Cumberbatch PLC Group
- Mahinda Wijenayake - former Chairman DFCC Bank
- D. S. Jayasundera - Chairman Hayleys
- Sunil Mendis - former Chairman Hayleys (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Eraj Wijesinghe - Chairman Bartleet Group
- Sunil C. Wijsinghe - Deputy Chairman Bartleet Group
- S Skandakumar - Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd'
- Scott Direckze - former Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd
- Priyan Fernando - Head of Global Services, American Express Travel Related Services, former President and COOChief operating officerA Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
- American Express Business Travel, USA.
- Dian GomesDian GomesDian Gomes, FCMA is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and corporate executive. The current Managing Director/CEO of MAS Intimates Ltd and Slimline Ltd which a subsidiaries of MAS Holdings of which he is a Group Director. He is a past President of the CIMA Sri Lanka Division. A leading businesses figure...
, FCMAChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
- Managing Director, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, Slimline (pvt) Ltd & past President of CIMA Sri Lanka DivisionChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional... - Suren Amarasekera - CEO of MobitelMobitel (Sri Lanka)Mobitel Ltd. is a mobile phone network in Sri Lanka. It is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Telecom . The network offers a variety of services and currently operates a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA network utilising 3.5G technology. Mobitel was the first 3.5G operator in Sri Lanka and South Asia. It covers...
- Rajendra Theagarajah, FCMAChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
, FCAInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Sri LankaThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka is a professional accountancy body in Sri Lanka. The Institute is established by Act of Parliament, No. 23 of 1959 as the sole organisation in Sri Lanka with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation...
- CEO of Hatton National BankHatton National BankHatton National Bank PLC is a leading private bank in Sri Lanka. It has overseas extension offices in Chennai and Karachi.- History :... - Ajita Pasqual - former CEO of Seylan BankSeylan BankSeylan Bank PLC is a privately owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka, which was owned by the Ceylinco Consolidated. It has branches both in urban as well as rural areas of Sri Lanka. Seylan bank had 114 banking centres island wide with 3900 staff members in 2007....
- Kapila Ariyaratne - CEO of Seylan BankSeylan BankSeylan Bank PLC is a privately owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka, which was owned by the Ceylinco Consolidated. It has branches both in urban as well as rural areas of Sri Lanka. Seylan bank had 114 banking centres island wide with 3900 staff members in 2007....
- Uddaka Tennekoon - former Managing Director of Mercantile Merchant Bank
- Ajith Fernando - Managing Director, Capital Alliance (Pvt)Ltd
- Suren Madanayake - Managing Director, ACL Cables Limited
- Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Harin Malwatte, RSPRana Sura PadakkamaThe Rana Sura Padakkama is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, FCMI - Secretary-General/Chief Executive Officer, Ceylon Chamber of CommerceCeylon Chamber of CommerceThe Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and one of leading business chambers in Sri Lanka.-History:The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was established on March 25, 1839, when Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon under British rule.Rt. Hon...
(note: - Also listed in military) - Dr Aravinda Korala - CEO of KAL
- Sumal Perera - CEO of Access International
- Ravi Wijenathan - CEO of Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd
- Ravi Dassanayake - CEO of Lankaputhra Development Bank
- Dr Dilanjan Soysa - CEO Commercial Leasing Company
- Dinesh Saparamadu - CEO of hSenid Group of Companies
- Saliya Kaluarachchi - CEO of Fintech Engineering
- CaptainCaptain (nautical)A sea captain is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. The captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complies with local and international laws, as well as company and flag...
Ajith Peiris - Group Managing Director, Ceyline Agencies (Pvt)Ltd - Ravi Kumararatne - CEO of Asia Siyaka Commodities
- Ramesh ShanmuganathanRamesh ShanmuganathanRamesh Shanmuganathan, FBCS is a Sri Lankan corporate executive. The current Executive Vice President & Group CIO of John Keells Holdings PLC, the largest listed conglomerate on the Colombo Stock Exchange...
- Executive Vice President & Group CIOChief information officerChief information officer , or information technology director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals...
of John Keells HoldingsJohn Keells HoldingsJohn Keells Holdings PLC is Sri Lanka’s largest listed company in terms of market capitalization. It accounts for more than 14% of the Sri Lankan Stock market and has diversified its operations into various sectors ranging from Consumer Goods,Financial Services,Information... - Chutta Ratnathicam - former Senior Vice President & CFO of Con-wayCon-wayCon-way, Inc. is a freight transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload and full truckload freight services, truckload brokerage, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Con-way’s services are used by...
, current Chairman of Audit Committee for Franklin Resources - Pramo Selvaratnam - Vice President Goldman Sachs & Co.Goldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
- Janakan Selvaratnam - Vice President CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
, N.A. - Ranjith Samaranayake - Former Area Director of Sales, India & Sri Lanka for Hilton International CoHilton Hotels CorporationHilton Worldwide is a global hospitality company. It is owned by the Blackstone Group, a private equity firm. As of July 2011 Hilton brands encompass 3,750 hotels with over 600,000 rooms in 84 countries...
- K. Manikkavasagar - former Director of Glaxo
- Rizvi Zaheed - Director Hayleys
- Gamini C.B. Wijeyesinghe, FCAInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Sri LankaThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka is a professional accountancy body in Sri Lanka. The Institute is established by Act of Parliament, No. 23 of 1959 as the sole organisation in Sri Lanka with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation...
- Former Precedent Partner, KPMG Sri LankaKPMGKPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands.... - Arjuna Herath, FCAInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Sri LankaThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka is a professional accountancy body in Sri Lanka. The Institute is established by Act of Parliament, No. 23 of 1959 as the sole organisation in Sri Lanka with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation...
- Partner, Ernst & Young Sri LankaErnst & YoungErnst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers .... - Damitha Bandara - Partner, Blackman Kallick LLC USA
- Delano Uduman - Executive Chairman, Survey Research Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
- Nushad Perera - General ManagerGeneral managerGeneral manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
Sales and Marketing Dialog TelekomDialog TelekomDialog Axiata PLC is Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone network with over 6 million subscribers... - Jeremy Muller - Director, Agility Logistics, USA
- Behman Pestonjee- Director, Abans
- Phiroze Pestonjee- Director, Abans Environmental Services
- Sesiri Pathirane - Co-founder, Centuryware Solutions LLC, USA
- Hanif Yusoof - Director, Expolanka Holdings, Sri Lanka
- Chrishan Muttiah - Senior Director for Strategy and Analytics - Pfizer Inc, USA
- Thaya Thayakaran - President Emmeci USA
- Hilmy Cader - Strategy Consultant and Global CEO MTI Consulting, Bahrain
- N. Nath Perera - Director, Abans Environmental Services
Sports administrators
- Dr.DoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
V.R. SchockmanV.R. SchockmanV.R. Schockman was a Ceylonese statesman and physician. He was appointed to the first Senate of Ceylon in 1947 and was a Member of Parliament and was the first President of the Ceylon Olympic and Empire Games Association the preciser to the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. He was educated...
- First President of the Ceylon Olympic and Empire Games AssociationNational Olympic Committee of Sri LankaNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is the National Olympic Committee representing Sri Lanka.- External links :*...
(current National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka) (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Donald ObeyesekereDonald ObeyesekereDonald Obeyesekere was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, the Legislative Council of Ceylon and was the President of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon....
- former President of the National Olympic Committee of CeylonNational Olympic Committee of Sri LankaNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is the National Olympic Committee representing Sri Lanka.- External links :*...
(note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Eddie GreyEdward Grey (policemen)Edward "Eddie" Grey was a Sri Lankan sportsmen and police officer. A former Inspector of Police and first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section. He was the Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon.-Education :...
- former Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of CeylonNational Olympic Committee of Sri LankaNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is the National Olympic Committee representing Sri Lanka.- External links :*...
(note: - Also listed in Police) - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
B.R. Heyn, idcRoyal College of Defence StudiesThe Royal College of Defence Studies is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom...
, psc, CLI - former President of the Board of Control for CricketSri Lanka CricketSri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka , is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka....
& Ceylon cricketer (note: - Also listed in Military) - Vijaya MalalasekeraVijaya MalalasekeraVijaya Malalasekera is a Sri Lankan lawyer, corporate executive and sportsmen. Chairman, Bogala Graphite and Asian Cotton Mills, he was the Chairman, Interim Committee for the Board of Control for Cricket and Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs of the Ceylon Tobacco Company a subsidiarity of...
- Chairman, Interim Committee for the Board of Control for Cricket (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives) - Tambyah MurugaserTambyah MurugaserTambyah Murugaser is Sri Lankan sportsman and sports administrator. He was a former Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket & Sri Lanka team manager....
- former Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket & Sri Lanka team manager - Ranjan MadugalleRanjan MadugalleRanjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo....
- current Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket CouncilThe International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The... - Dr. Ajith C. S. PereraAjith C. S. PereraAjith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, JP, CChem., FRSC , is a Chartered Chemist by Profession, a scholar, a former senior manager in industry, a qualified training instructor and also a former test-match-panel Cricket Umpire....
- former Sri Lankan cricket UmpireUmpire (cricket)In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
& qualified scorerScorerA scorer in the sport of cricket is someone appointed to record all runs scored, all wickets taken and, where appropriate, number of overs bowled. In professional games, in compliance with the Laws of Cricket, two scorers are appointed, most often one provided by each team.The scorers have no say...
(note: - Also listed in Activists) - Dr. Maiya GunasekaraMaiya GunasekaraMaiya Gunasekara, FRCS, FICS is Sri Lankan sportsman, sports administrator and surgeon. He is a former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union and a former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain....
- former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain & former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
Sportsmen
- Ranjan MadugalleRanjan MadugalleRanjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo....
- former Test Cricket Captain of Sri Lanka - Gamini GoonesenaGamini GoonesenaGamini Goonesena , born in Colombo, was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer prior to his country being granted Test status...
- former Ceylon & Cambridge University Cricket Captain - Dr. Churchill GunasekaraChurchill GunasekaraDr Churchill Hector Gunasekara was a Ceylonese first-class cricketer. He was the first person from his country to play for an English county, representing Middlesex from 1919 to 1922....
- former Ceylon Cricket Captain - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - former Ceylon Cricket Captain (note: - Also listed in Military) - C. I. GunesekeraC. I. GunesekeraConroy Ievers Gunasekara was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer prior to his country being granted Test status.Gunasekara was educated at Royal College Colombo where he played in the Royal-Thomian encounter, starting from 1938...
- former Ceylon Cricket Captain - Sargo Jayewickrema - former Ceylon Cricket Captain
- Dav WhatmoreDav WhatmoreDavenell Frederick Whatmore is a former international cricketer who represented Australia. He had a very short international career from March 1979 to January 1980 in which he played just 7 Test matches and 1 One Day International...
- former Australian cricketer & Sri Lankan, Bangladesh team coach - Asantha De Mel - former Sri Lankan cricketer (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
- N.S. Joseph - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jayantha AmerasingheJayantha AmerasingheAmerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1984....
- former Sri Lankan cricketer - Rohan JayasekeraRohan Jayasekera (cricketer)Rohan Stanley Amarasiriwardene Jayasekera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in one Test match and two ODIs, and also represented Canada in four ICC Trophy matches....
- former Sri Lankan cricketer - Roshan Jurangpathy - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jehan MubarakJehan MubarakJehan Mubarak is an American-born Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.-Early career:...
- Sri Lankan cricketer, National coloursman in Water Polo - Mahesh RodrigoMahesh RodrigoMahesha Rodrigo was a Ceylonese sportsman who represented his country in first-class cricket and rugby union.Rodrigo sometimes played as Ceylon's wicket-keeper and his 12 first-class appearances consisted of matches against Pakistan, the West Indies, Commonwealth XI and the Marylebone Cricket...
- former Ceylon cricketer and All Ceylon Rugby Captain - Lionel Almeida - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Channa Gunasekera - former Ceylon cricketer
- Pat McCarthy - former Ceylon cricketer
- L.W.De.Z.Guneratne - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Asanga Rodrigo - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Indrajith Coomaraswamy - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Saman Jayasinghe - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, National Selector for Rugby
- Jullian Bolling - former Sri Lankan Swimming Captain & South Asian Gold Medalist
- Franklyn Emmanuel - former Sri Lankan Youngest Tennis Champion and Davis Cup Player
- Summa Navaratnam - represented Ceylon in Athletics, former Asian record holder, dubbed "The fastest man in Asia"
- Timothy Speldewinde - former Sri Lankan Swimming Champion, first Sri Lankan to win Gold at an international swimming meet.
- Pavithra Fernando - current Senior Sri Lankan Rugby Player and captain of Sri Lanka Rugby for Asian Five Nations, 2009.
- Tyrrel Muttiah - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
- Alfred Hensman - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
- Harin Kaluaratchi - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player
- Rajith Jayasundara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player (first represented Sri Lanka at age 16)
- Niluka Karunaratne - Internationally Ranked Badminton Player
- Ravi Wijenathan - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player, National Selector for Rugby
- S.Sujantha Kumar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Johann Muller - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Harshana Godamanne - National Tennis Coloursman & Professional Tennis Player
- Chanaka Wickramasinghe - former Captain of the Sri Lanka Diving Team
Engineers
- Vidya JyothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
E.O.E. PereiraE.O.E. PereiraVidya Jyothi E.O. Eustace Pereira was a Sri Lankan Engineer and Academic. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon...
- Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of PeradeniyaFaculty of Engineering, University of PeradeniyaThe Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya is one of the eight academic faculties at the university. It is the oldest engineering faculty in Sri Lanka...
(note: - Also listed in Academics) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
C.L.V. Jayathilake - former Dean Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Academics) - Kanagaratnam SriskandanKanagaratnam SriskandanKanagaratnam Sriskandan was a Sri Lankan born British engineer and civil servant. He was the former Chief Highway Engineer, of Under Secretary Grade at the British Department for Transport...
- Former Chief Highway Engineer, the Department for TransportDepartment for TransportIn the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, Hdmc, SLESri Lanka Engineershttp://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
- current Chief Field Engineer Sri Lanka Army (note: - Also listed in Military) - U.N.Gunasekera - Construction magnate (note: - Also listed in Industrialist)
- S.C. Amarasinghe - former Managing Director of the Ceylon Electricity BoardCeylon Electricity BoardThe Ceylon Electricity Board , is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It is one of the only two on-grid electricity companies in the...
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor (note: - Also listed in Academics) - Malith Mendis - CEO, Lanka Hydraulic Institute
Lawyers
- Mohan PeirisMohan PeirisMohan Peiris, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the current Attorney General.He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and the prestigious Royal College Colombo, where he won colours in cricket. Thereafter he entered the Sri Lanka Law College and was called to the Bar in 1975, starting his...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Attorney General of Sri LankaAttorney General of Sri LankaThe Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly-respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. The current Attorney General is Mohan... - C. R. De SilvaC. R. De SilvaChitta Ranjan De Silva, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Attorney General and Solicitor General of Sri Lanka. He is the current Chairmen of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation CommissionLessons Learnt and Reconciliation CommissionLessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission is a commission of inquiry appointed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in May 2010 to look into events of the Sri Lankan Civil War between February 2002 and May 2009.-Background:... - Shibly AzizShibly AzizShibly Aziz, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Attorney General, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and the Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka....
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam RamanathanPonnambalam RamanathanSir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...
, KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Legislators) - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Maas Thajoon AkbarMaas Thajoon AkbarJustice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC was a Ceylonese , judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon....
, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Legislators & Judges) - Hon. JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
T.S. FernandoT.S. FernandoJustice T.S. Fernando, QC was a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Solicitor General of Ceylon.Fernando was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and at the Colombo Law College...
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Judges) - Mervyn FonsekaMervyn FonsekaMervyn Fonseka, OBE, KC was a Ceylonese lawyer. He was the former Solicitor General of Ceylon & Legal DraftsmanEducated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and at the Colombo Law College. He taught at briefly at Royal College before he joined the legal service as a Crown Counsel in 1928,...
, OBE, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon & Legal Draftsman - Sinha BasnayakeSinha BasnayakeSinha Basnayake, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Director of the General Legal Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs and a member of the Internal Justice Council....
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Director of the General Legal Division, United Nations Office of Legal AffairsUnited Nations Office of Legal AffairsThe United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations agency, established in 1946, that performs several key functions in the area of international law.... - John De SaramJohn De SaramJohn De Saram is a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who served as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York. He was a former Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs and was a former member of the United Nations International...
- former Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Ranjit AbeysuriyaRanjit AbeysuriyaDeshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the Chairmen of the National Police Commission, Director Public Prosecutions of the Attorney General's Department, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka.Educated at the prestigious...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- former Director Public Prosecutions, Attorney General's Department and President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations) - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Palitha FernandoPalitha FernandoRear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC, VNF is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the current Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy and Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney-General's Department....
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Additional Solicitor General and Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy (note: - Also listed in Military)
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Harry Wilfred Jayewardene, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former President Sri Lanka Bar Association, Chairman Industrial Disputes Commission, UN Human Rights Commission & a well known criminal lawyer - Somasundaram NadesanSomasundaram NadesanSomasundaram Nadesan, QC was a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and Senator.Appointed to the Senate of Ceylon at its conception in 1947 he was the only person to be in it from its conception until its abolition in 1972....
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- former President of the Bar Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - H. Sri NissankaH. Sri NissankaHerbert Sri Nissanka, also known as Nissanka Herbert Mendis , KC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. A member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, he was one of the founding members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party....
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Frederick DornhorstFrederick DornhorstFrederick Dornhorst, KC was a Ceylonese lawyer. A King's Advocate, he was a leader of the bar.Educated at the prestigious Colombo Academy , Dornhorst became a teacher at the Colombo Academy before moving on to a legal career and became highly respected lawyer after becoming a Barrister at the...
, KC - Famous King's Advocate - Hemantha WarnakulasuriyaHemantha WarnakulasuriyaHemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He was the ex Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy.-Early life and education:Born to W. P. Arnolis Appu of Tangalle, Hemantha, a businessman who owned a large transport business, Warnakulasuriya was educated at the prestigious Royal...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Chula De SilvaChula De SilvaR. D. Chula De Silva, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.Educated at Royal College Colombo, he gained a B.A. from the University of Ceylon and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship where he gained a degree of Bachelor of Civil Law.He gained prominence as a lawyer being appointed as a President's...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- prominent lawyer and Rhodes Scholar - Gritakumar E. Chitty - former Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaInternational Tribunal for the Law of the SeaThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 10, 1982...
- Shyamlal Rajapaksa - former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for RwandaInternational Criminal Tribunal for RwandaThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
- Dr. Harsha Cabral, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- a Commissioner of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka - George Edmund Chitty Jnr., QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- a well known Crown Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize - Ainsley Clive "Bunty" de Zoysa, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- a well known criminal lawyer & crown counsel - Nihal Jayawickrama - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of JusticeMinistry of Justice and Law Reforms (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs implementation of Policies, plans and Programmes in respect of Justice and Law Reforms, as well as handles the administration of courts and prisons....
- Suhada Gamalath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
- Sam Kadirgamar, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- a well known lawyer - Jayantha Gunasekera, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- a well known lawyer & former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Bar Association - Fredrick Christian Loos - former Commissioner of Requests and Crown Proctor
- J.W. Subasinghe, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- Constitutional and Appellate lawyer and former Registrar, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Jayantha P Weerasinghe, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
- a well known lawyer
Architects
- DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Geoffrey BawaGeoffrey BawaDeshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa, FRIBA was a Sri Lankan architect. He is the most renowned architect in Sri Lanka and was among the most influential Asian architects of his generation. He is the principal force behind what is today known globally as ‘tropical modernism’.-Early life:Geoffrey Bawa...
, FRIBARoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
- Most renowned Architect in Sri Lanka - Oliver WeerasingheOliver WeerasingheOliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA was a Sri Lankan architect & diplomat. He was Sri Lanka's first City Planner and former Ambassador to the United States. As such he his referred to as the "Father of Sri Lanka's Town Planning"....
, FRIBARoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
- Architect & Sri Lanka's first City Planner (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Valentine GunasekaraValentine GunasekaraValentine Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan architect considered to be one of the most influential for architecture during Sri Lanka's post-independent period.He studied in London and became a modernist architect.There is a book about him....
- Architect, Geoffrey BawaGeoffrey BawaDeshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa, FRIBA was a Sri Lankan architect. He is the most renowned architect in Sri Lanka and was among the most influential Asian architects of his generation. He is the principal force behind what is today known globally as ‘tropical modernism’.-Early life:Geoffrey Bawa...
's partner and winner of the Rockefeller Scholarship - Dr. Lochi Gunaratna - Architect
Medicine
- ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Nicholas AttygalleNicholas AttygalleSir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".-Early life and education:He was born...
, FRCS - former President of the Ceylon Medical Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Academics) - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Marcus FernandoMarcus FernandoSir Hilarian Marcus Fernando, was a pre-independence Ceylonese statesmen, physician and banker. He was a member of both the Executive Council and Legislative Council as well as the Chairman of the State Mortgage Bank of Ceylon.-Education:...
, FRCPFRCPFRCP may refer to:*Federal Rules of Civil Procedure* Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians...
- first Consultant PhysicianConsultant (medicine)In the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and parts of the Commonwealth, consultant is the title of a senior doctor who has completed all of his or her specialist training and been placed on the specialist register in their chosen specialty...
of the Colombo General Hospital and former RegistrarRegistrarA registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. Registrar may also refer to:-Government records:* Recorder of deeds, government office which maintains public records related to real estate...
of the Ceylon Medical College (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Dr E.M. WijeramaE.M. WijeramaE.M. Wijerama, FRCP was a Sri Lankan physician and philanthropist. He was the first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians and former President of the Ceylon Medical Association....
, FRCP - first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians and former President of the Ceylon Medical Association. - Dr R. L. SpittleRichard Lionel SpittelRichard Lionel Spittel, CMG, CBE, FRCS was a British Ceylonese physician, naturalist and author...
, CMG, CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, FRCS - Prominent Surgeon and President of the Ceylon Branch, British Medical AssociationBritish Medical AssociationThe British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
(note: - Also listed in writers) - DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
Dr J.B. PeirisJ.B. PeirisDeshamanya J.B. Peiris, FRCP was a Sri Lankan Neurologist. He was the founder of the Institute of Neurology, Chairman of the Sri Jayewardenapura Hospital and was a former executive Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine....
, FRCP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians & founder of the Institute of Neurology - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Saman GunatilakeSaman GunatilakeSaman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP is a Sri Lankan physician, academic and neurologist.He was a Professor of Medicine with a personal chair and head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, working with Professor Janaka de Silva till he was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University...
, FRCP, FCCP - one of the foremost neurologist in the country and former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians (note: - Also listed in Academics) - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Sanath LamabathusooriyaSanath LamabathusooriyaProfessor Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE is a Sri Lankan academic and paediatrician. A Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, he was the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and one of the foremost paediatricians in Sri Lanka....
, MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
- one of the foremost Paediatricians in the country and former Professor of Paediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Academics) - Vidyaj YothiSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
Dr H.H.R.SamarasingheHHR SamarasingheDr HHR Samarasinghe, FRCP, FRACP is a Sri Lankan Physician, Medical Administrator and President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.Dr Samarasinghe was educated at Royal College Colombo and Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo qualifying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and later...
, FRCP, FRACPFellow of the Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansThe post-nominal initials FRACP stand for "Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians."Fellowship is recognition of completion of the College's prescribed post-graduate specialist training program in medicine....
- President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council - Dr Henry N. Rajaratnam, FRCP, FCCP, FRACPFellow of the Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansThe post-nominal initials FRACP stand for "Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians."Fellowship is recognition of completion of the College's prescribed post-graduate specialist training program in medicine....
- former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians - Captain Dr Henry de BoerHenry Speldewinde de BoerCaptain Dr Henry Speldewinde de Boer, CMG, MC was a Ceylonese born British colonial doctor. He was the former Director of Medical Services in Uganda and Nyasaland as well as being elected as County Councillor for the Hemel Hempstead division of Hertfordshire.Born in Colombo, Ceylon, he was...
, CMG, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
- Director of Medical Services, UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and NyasalandNyasalandNyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
(note: - Also listed in Military) - Dr Edwin Arthur Blok, CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
- former Director of Health Services, Ceylon - Dr Hector Weerasinghe - Director, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr R.S.B. Wickremasinge - Director of the Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka
- Dr Siri Kannangara, FRACPFellow of the Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansThe post-nominal initials FRACP stand for "Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians."Fellowship is recognition of completion of the College's prescribed post-graduate specialist training program in medicine....
- Director of the New South Wales Institute of Sports Medicine & Member of the FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
medical committee - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Dr Chelliah ThurairajaChelliah ThurairajaMajor General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC was a Sri Lanka Medical Doctor, Sri Lankan Army officer and sportsmen, who was former Director of Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, SLMCSri Lanka Army Medical CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters...
- former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical CorpsSri Lanka Army Medical CorpsThe Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters...
(note: - Also listed in Military) - Air Vice Marshal Dr Nimal Herat GunaratneNimal GunaratneAir Vice Marshal Nimal Herath Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF is the current Director Health Services of the Sri Lanka Air Force.Educated at the prestiges Royal College Colombo, he graduated with a MBBS degree from the University of Colombo. Thereafter he joined the Sri Lanka Air Force as a direct entry...
, VSVVishista Seva VibhushanayaThe Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award...
, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF (note: - Also listed in Military) - Dr Gamini Jayajuru - Former Director National STD/AIDS control program & Head of the Department of Venereal Disease, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr C.A. HewavitharneCharles Alwis HewavitharanaCharles Alwis Hewavitharana, FRCS, LRCP was a Ceylonese physician who played a significant role in Sir Lanka's Sri Lankan independence movement...
, FRCS - former prominent member of the Ceylon University College Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) - Dr Maiya Gunasekera, FRCS, FICSInternational Federation of Sports ChiropracticThe International Federation of Sports Chiropractic is an international organization which promotes sports chiropractic around the world. It is composed of national sports chiropractic councils, or the national associations, from many countries such as Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico,...
- Consultant Surgeon, Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo (note: - Also listed in Sports) - Dr Ajitha Wijesundere - Senior Obstetrician, Castle Street Maternity Hospital, Colombo
- DeshabanduDeshabanduDeshabandu is a National Honours of Sri Lanka, a civil honour awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardees name. Deshabandu ranks lower than Deshamanya.-Awardees:Awardees include:*N. H. Keerthiratne...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
R.S. Thanabalasundaram, FRCS - Prominent physician and clinical lecture, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka - Dr Luckdasa Dissanayake - Prominent Surgeon, Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr Nandana Dasanayake - Consultant Surgeon, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr Wilfred Charles Wickremesinghe, FRCS - Surgeon Gynaecologist
- Dr Duminda Munidasa - Rheumatologist Karapitiya Teaching Hospital Galle
Poets, novelists and academic writers
- Phiroz MehtaPhiroz MehtaPhirozshah Dorabji Mehta was an Indian-born writer and lecturer on religious topics. He also had many other interests including astronomy, poetry and philosophy.-Early life:...
- writer and lecturer on religious topics - Carl MullerCarl MullerCarl Muller is a Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time...
- well known author and Journalist - Dr R. L. SpittleRichard Lionel SpittelRichard Lionel Spittel, CMG, CBE, FRCS was a British Ceylonese physician, naturalist and author...
, CMG, CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, FRCS - well known author - Dr. Brendon GooneratneBrendon GooneratneBrendon Gooneratne is a Sri Lankan scholar, physician, cricketer and author. He had authored several books and publications....
- well known author (note: - Also listed in Academics) - Dr. Susantha Goonatilake - well known author
- James De Alwis - well known sinhala ninetheenth century poet
- Gamini Salgado - author on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and appointed Chair of English at University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
- Shyam Selvadurai- internationally acclaimed author
- Seneka Abeyratne - play writer
- Harold Peiris - translator of Sinhalese literature & patron of the arts
- L.C. van Geyzel - translator of Sinhalese literature
Media personalities and journalists
- Charles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose LorenszCharles Ambrose Lorensz, was a lawyer, journalist and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the Legislative Council. He is credited for initiating Sri Lankan journalism and was the founder and editor of the island's first local news paper the Ceylon Examiner...
- Founder and Editor of the first local newspaper, the Ceylon Examiner (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Judges) - Vernon CoreaVernon CoreaVernon Corea was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation...
- Pioneer radio broadcaster & News Director with Radio CeylonRadio CeylonRadio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department in 1923, just three years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe.- Edward Harper :...
, Sri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationSri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationThe Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5, 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe...
and the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. (Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC) - Leon BellethLeon BellethLeon Belleth was a popular announcer with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. He presented a range of radio programs including Holiday Choice. Listeners enjoyed his free and easy style of broadcasting. Leon Belleth was educated at one of Sri Lanka's foremost...
- pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationSri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationThe Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5, 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe... - Livy WijemanneLivy WijemanneLivy Wijemanne was a pioneer of Radio Ceylon. He was one of Sri Lanka's greatest broadcasters, on October 31, 1948, the Post Master General appointed the young announcer, Assistant Controller of Programmes...
- pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationSri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationThe Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5, 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe...
(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations) - Ernest CoreaErnest Corea-Early life:Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon.His parents were Reverend Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, and was the brother of Vernon Corea a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon/SLBC and Ethinic Minorities Adviser to the BBC. Rev. Corea was Rural Dean of Colombo in the Church...
- former editorEditor in chiefAn editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
, Ceylon Daily News (note: - Also listed in Diplomats) - Mervyn De SilvaMervyn De SilvaMervyn De Silva was a Sri Lankan journalist. He was the Editor in Chief of Lake House and of the Times of Ceylon, editor of the Ceylon Daily News, Lanka Guardian...
- Editor in ChiefEditor in chiefAn editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of Lake House and of the Times of Ceylon, editor of the Ceylon Daily News - Edmund de LiveraEdmund de LiveraEdmund de Livera was a Ceylonese journalist. He was the editor of the Times of Ceylon & composer of the College Song of S. Thomas' College, Mt LaviniaHe was educated at the Colombo Academy.-References:...
- former Editor, Times of Ceylon & composer of the College Song of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia - Dushy RanetungeDushy RanetungeDushmanthe Srikanthe Ranetunge , commonly known as Dushy Ranetunge, is a Sri Lankan journalist based in London.- Biography :...
- International Journalist - Janiytha Seneviratne - Journalist
- Sinha Rathnathunga - Editor in Chief, The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd...
- Dinesh Weerawansa - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Observer
- Kanchana Dassanayake - Editor in Chief, Tharunaya
- Hema Nalin Karunaratne - Television Presenter, current Chairman and Managing Director, Heritage TV & former Director programs of EAP NetworksE.A.P. Edirisingha (Pvt) Ltd.E.A.P. Edirisingha Ltd. is a Sri Lankan company which owns Swarnawahini , Swarnamahal , E-Mobile, and E.A.P. Pawn Brokers....
Aviation
- Hon. DeshamanyaDeshamanyaDeshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour 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....
J.P. Obeyesekere III - first Sri Lankan to fly solo from England to Sri Lanka. (note: - Also listed in Legislators) - Captain Ravi Jayewardene - aviator, presidential security adviser and founder of the Special Task ForceSpecial Task ForceThe Special Task Force is an elite special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Police Service specializing in Counter-Terrorist and Counter-Insurgency operations. It was formed in 1983 not as a military force but rather as a highly specialised police unit...
- Captain George Ferdinand - A pioneer in Sri Lankan aviation and World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
RAF bomber pilot. - Captain Nihal "NB" Perera - first Sri Lankan pilot in the United AirlinesUnited AirlinesUnited Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental...
and former civilian test pilot for the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Artists
- Rohan Joseph de SaramRohan Joseph de SaramRohan Joseph de Saram was a Sri Lankan pianist and conductor.Educated at Royal College, Colombo, Rohan went on to study at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music and studied conducting under Prof. Carl Bamberger....
- Sri Lanka's foremost Conductor - Kala SuriSri Lankan honours systemThe Sri Lankan national honours system is a fully indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognize achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka...
Dilup GabadamudaligeDilup GabadamudaligeKala Suri Diliup Gabadamudalige is a Sri Lankan pianist, composer, lyricist and producer. He was a pioneer in Computer Animation in Sri Lanka.Educated at Royal College, Colombo, where he was a pioneer member of the Royal College Band. A prize winner in Piano from the Trinity College of Music, he...
- Composer & Musician with the Amazing Grace, Pioneer in Computer Music Technology in Sri Lanka - Channa PereraChanna PereraChanna Perera is a Sri Lankan film director and actor.-References:*...
- Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director & actor - Santhush WeeramanBathiya and SanthushBathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest names in the Sri Lankan music industry who were pop/rap duo composed of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, who met while at Mary Anne David's school for singing in Colombo .Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda College Colombo while his partner,...
- musician - Ranidu LankageRanidu LankageRanidu Lankage is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who raised the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. Lankage is the first Sinhalese artist to be played on BBC Radio 1 and the creator of the first Sinhalese single to be played on MTV and channel V and Z music India...
- Musician - Iraj WeeraratneIraj WeeraratneIraj Weeraratne is an Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who raised the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop.-External links :*...
- Music producer & musician - Dushyanth WeeramanDushyanth WeeramanDushyanth Weeraman is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist. He is the younger brother of hip hop artist Santhush Weeraman.-Early life:Dushyanth was educated and was a Senior Prefect of Royal College Colombo where he excelled in sports. Singing and Dancing on stage at many college events and shows...
- Musician and dancer - Udayakantha Warnasuriya - Film director
- Lucky Senanayake - Renowned painter
- Senaka Senanayake- Renowned painter
- Mohamed Adamally - Renowned Dramatist
- Lakshman Joseph de Saram - Violinist and Film Composer
- Ishan Bahar - Musician with the Jetliners
- Rukshan Perera - Musician with the Golden Chimes, Super Golden Chimes, Esquire Set & Serendib
- Reza Deane - Musician with The Amazing Grace and Purple Rain
- Chandimal Fernando - Musician
- Athula Adikari - Sinhala vocalist
- Sangeeth Wickramasinghe - Sinhala vocalist
- Suresh Maliyadda - Musician
- Krishan Maheson - Musician
Activists
- Dr.Honorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
Ajith C. S. PereraAjith C. S. PereraAjith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, JP, CChem., FRSC , is a Chartered Chemist by Profession, a scholar, a former senior manager in industry, a qualified training instructor and also a former test-match-panel Cricket Umpire....
- Dis-ability activist (note: - Also listed in Sports) - Bala TampoeBala TampoeBala Tampoe is Sri Lankan lawyer and trade unionist. He was the General Secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union in Sri Lanka.-Early life and education:...
- Trade unionist and General SecretaryGeneral SecretaryThe office of general secretary is staffed by the chief officer of:*The General Secretariat for Macedonia and Thrace, a government agency for the Greek regions of Macedonia and Thrace...
of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union - Percy WickremasekeraPercy WickremasekeraPercy Wickremasekera is Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and trade unionist. He was the General Secretary of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union and a member of the Politburo of the LSSP....
- Trade unionist and General Secretary of the United Corporations and Mercantile UnionUnited Corporations and Mercantile UnionThe United Corporations and Mercantile Union is a Sri Lankan trade union which brings together workers in the public sector.The UCMU was founded in 1968. Dr N.M. Perera became its President and Anil Moonesinghe became its General Secretary. Moonesinghe travelled the country from factory to... - Kumar PonnambalamKumar PonnambalamKumar Ponnambalam was a prominent defence lawyer and a controversial minority Tamil nationalist politician from Sri Lanka...
(G. G. Ponnambalam Jr) - former Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil CongressAll Ceylon Tamil CongressAll Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament...
& prominent defence lawyer
Other prominent alumni
- Neranjan WijeyeratneNeranjan WijeyeratneNeranjan Priyadarshana Dullewe Wijeyeratne is a Sri Lankan politician...
- Diyawadana NilameDiyawadana NilameDiyawadana Nilame is the office of chief lay custodian of Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Formerly an office of the Royal household, today it remains a prestigious position, enriched with over two thousand years of history to safeguard and carry out ancient rituals for the most sacred Relic...
(Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the ToothTemple of the ToothSri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex which houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is...
, KandyKandyKandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
(1985–2005) - Dr. Arjuna SittampalamArjuna SittampalamArjuna Sittampalam is a financier in the United Kingdom. He is recently appointed as Research Associate at the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre....
- World renowned Investment Banker - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Ranji SalgadoRanji SalgadoMerennage Ranji Pemsiri Salgado was a Sri Lankan born economist and international civil servant. He was a former Assistant Director of the International Monetary Fund .-Education:...
- Renowned economist & senior International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
official - Malik Samarawickrema - former Chairman of the United National PartyUnited National PartyThe United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
- Dhammika Attygalle - Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha ViharaKelaniya Raja Maha ViharaThe Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, seven miles from Colombo. The Chief Incumbent is Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera....
Old Royalists in fiction
- Carlaboy von Bloss from the novel Once Upon a Tender TimeCarl MullerCarl Muller is a Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time...
- Mithra from the novel The Giniralla Conspiracy