Head of State

• His Excellency
  Excellency
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   President William Gopallawa
  William Gopallawa
  William Gopallawa , MBE was the last Governor General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka...
  
  , MBE - First President of Sri Lanka
  President of Sri Lanka
  The 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...
  
   and last Governor-General of Ceylon
  Governor-General of Ceylon
  The Governor-General of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch, and head of state, who held the title of Queen of Ceylon from 1948 when the country became independent as a Dominion until the country became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.-Role:The monarch, on the advice of the...
  
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Political Leaders

• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   A. E. Goonesinha
  A. E. Goonesinha
  Alexander Ekanayake Goonesinha was a pioneering trade union leader known as the "Father of the Labour Movement" in Sri Lanka. He was the founder of the Ceylon Labor Party, Sri Lanka's first labor organization and was the First Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo. A. E...
  
   - Founder of the first labour party in Sri Lanka Ceylon Labour Party
  Sri Lanka leftist parties
  During the Donoughmore period of political experimentation , several Sri Lanka leftist parties were formed. Unlike most other Sri Lankan parties, these leftist parties were noncommunal in membership....
  
  , First Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo
  Mayor of Colombo
  The 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...
  
   and First Cabinet minister of State.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   A. Ratnayaka
  A. Ratnayaka
  Abeyratne 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...
  
   - First Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon and last President of the Senate of Ceylon
  Senate of Ceylon
  The 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...
  
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• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir 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...
  
   Bennet Soysa - Former Mayor of the Kandy Municipal Council
  Kandy
  Kandy 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...
  
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• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Yasaratne Tennakoon - Former Member of Parliament and Former Deputy Secretary of SLFP.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
  Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
  Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He's currently the Minister of Lands and Land Development. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy.-References:...
  
  , MP
  Parliament of Sri Lanka
  The 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 Land and Land Development.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Lalith Dissanayake
  Lalith Dissanayake
  Lalith Chandra Buddhisiri Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.-References:...
  
  , MP
  Parliament of Sri Lanka
  The 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 Health.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Erik Weerawardana, MP
  Parliament of Sri Lanka
  The 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...
  
   - Member of Parliament.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon
  Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon
  Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, belonging to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. In the 2004 election he was elected as a representative of Kandy District for the in the Parliament of Sri Lanka, standing as a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate. He resides in...
  
   - Former Member of Parliament.
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Sarath Kongahage - Former Member of Parliament and Candidate of Sri Lankan presidential election, 2010
  Sri Lankan presidential election, 2010
  The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2010 was the sixth presidential election of Sri Lanka. The election was announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his term in 2011...
  
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• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Thilina Tennakoon -Member Central Provincial Council, Former Member of Parliament and Leader of the Opposition of the Kandy Municipal Council
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Tilak Ratnayake - Former Mayor of the Kandy Municipal Council
  Kandy
  Kandy 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...
  
  
• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Anura Daniel - Former Member of Parliament

Prelates

• Most Venerable Madugalle Sri Sumana Siddharthe Dhammasiddhi Maha Thero - Former Mahanayake Thero of the Malwatte Chapter, Sri Lanka

Judges

• Hon. Justice
  Justice
  Justice 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. S. Wijeratne - Chairman of the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka, member of the constitutional council and former senior legal counsel UNHCR, Geneva
  Geneva
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• Hon. Justice
  Justice
  Justice 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:...
  
   L.K. Wimalachandra - Appeal court judge and commissioner for Tourism Administration.

Diplomats

• Hon. W. J. S. Karunaratne SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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...
  
   SLOS
  Sri Lanka Overseas Service
  The 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 High Commissioner to Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  , former secretary to the president
  Presidential Secretariat
  The 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....
  
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• Hon. D. Wijesinghe SLOS
  Sri Lanka Overseas Service
  The 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 High Commissioner to Mauritius
  Mauritius
  Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
  
   and the former Secretary to the Cabinet.

Sri Lankan Army

Sri Lankan Army

The 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...

• Lieutenant General Nalin Angammana
  Nalin Angammana
  Lieutenant General Nalin Angammana , Commander of Sri Lanka's 3rd army division, was one of the distinguished Generals in the Sri Lanka army. He is the most senior officer of Sri Lanka Army to be killed in battlefield during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Angammana was educated at Dharmaraja College,...
  
  - Former GOC
  General Officer Commanding
  General 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...
  
  , 3rd Division Sri Lanka Engineers
  Sri Lanka Engineers
  http://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...
  
  . The highest ranking Sri Lanka Army officer who had died on battlefield.
• Major General Mohan Jayawardana - Commander of the 53 Division, Anuradhapura and Former Commander of Sri Lanka Army Area Headquarters, Welioya.
• Major General Gamini Jayasundare RWP
  Rana Wickrama Padakkama
  The 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...
  
   RSP
  Rana Sura Padakkama
  The 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...
  
   - Former Director of National Cadet Corps
  National 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...
  
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• Major General Seevali Wanigasekare - Former GOC
  General Officer Commanding
  General 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...
  
  , 55 Division, director general (Training) and commandant army, Batalanda.
• Brigadier R. W. Ranaweera.
• Brigadier Dushyantha Rajaguru - Assistant Military Secretary, Army Headquarters
• Brigadier Nirmal Dharmarathna - Director Operations, Army Headquarters
• Brigadier Nissanka Ranawana - GOC
  General Officer Commanding
  General 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...
  
   of Sri Lanka Army's 61 Division
• Colonel Shantha Dissnayake - Operations Commander Colombo
• Colonel Athula Ariyaratne - Brigade Commander of Sri Lanka Army’s 62-1 Brigade, Task Force 2
• Colonel Anil Samarasiri - Commanding Officer of 6th Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment (CR)
  Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment
  The 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...
  
  
• Colonel Senaka Wijesuriya - Brigade Commander of Sri Lanka Army’s 59-2 Brigade, 59 Division
  59 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:...
  
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• Colonel Sujeewa S. Gunawardena - General Staff of Sri Lanka Army's 52 Division.
• Colonel Janaka Ariyaratne - Commander of 9th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR)
  Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
  The 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...
  
  , 59-3 Brigade
• Lt. Colonel Randula Hathnagoda - Brigade Commander of Sri Lanka Army’s 64-2 Brigade, Task Force 4
• Lt. Colonel Epsitha Dissanayake - Commanding Officer of 8th Regiment Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI)
  Sri Lanka Light Infantry
  The 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...
  
  , 57-4 Brigade
  57 Division (Sri Lanka)
  The 57 Division is a newly formed infantry division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region.-Formation:...
  
  
• Lt. Colonel Vajira Welagedara - Commanding Officer of 8th Gemunu Watch (GW)
  Gemunu Watch
  The 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...
  
  , 58-3 Brigade
• Lt. Colonel Chandana Wickramasinghe - Commanding Officer of 8th Gajaba Regiment
  Gajaba Regiment
  The 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...
  
  , 58 Division
  58 Division (Sri Lanka)
  The 58 Division is an infantry division of the Sri Lanka Army formed in 2008, prior to which it was known as Task Force 1 from 2007 to 2009. A principal offensive division, it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region...
  
  
• Major Anil Perera - Staff Officer, Task Force 6, Poonarin.
• Major Senaka Lankadhikara
• Major Nalinda Niyangoda - Commanding Officer of 10th Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
  Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
  The 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...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Army#Ranks/Major Anurudha Galgamuwa

Sri Lankan Air Force

Sri Lankan Air Force

The Sri Lanka Air Force is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with the assistance of the Royal Air Force . The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War...

• Group Captain
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Sudarshana Pathirana.
• Group Captain
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Dushyantha Ratnayake
• Wing Commnder
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Harishchandra M.B. Hearth - Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Special Force
  Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Special Force
  Regiment Special Force is an elite Special Forces unit of the Sri Lanka Air Force, part of the SLAF Regiment. This was formerly Air Base Defence Rescue Squadron established on 7 July 2003...
  
   and first Sri Lankan & third South Asian to complete 1,000 parachute jumps.
• Wing commnder
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Manuja Werellagama
• Wing Commander
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Athula Nanayakkara
• Wing Commander
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Mahinda Pagoda
• Squadron Leader
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   M. Mudagammana.
• Squadron Leader
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Dhammika Samarakoon
• Flight Lieutenant
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   G.A.L.P. Gunasinghe - WWV
  Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
  Weera 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...
  
   Recipient
• Flight Lieutenant
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   Ananda Handunge- Tech Eng Branch (Former Staff Officer, Directorate of General Engineering, SLAF HQ)
• Flight Lieutenant
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   M.V.K.H Wijekoon - SLAF Regiment
  Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
  The Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment is a specialized ground combat corps within the Sri Lanka Air Force , responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. Its members are the SLAF Regiment Officers and the airmen of operations ground specialization...
  
  , Palali Camp
  Palali
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• Pilot Officer
  Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
  
   A. F. Kularathna - MIA
  Missing in action
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   after a daring bombing raid to Germany during World War II
  World War II
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   flying for the British
  United Kingdom
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   Royal Air Force
  Royal Air Force
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• Douggie Fernando - Royal Ceylon Air Force

Sri Lankan Navy

Sri 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...

• Rear Admiral R. W. Ilangakoon.
• Commander Aruna Tennakoon WWV
  Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
  Weera 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...
  
   RSP
  Rana Sura Padakkama
  The 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...
  
   - Sri Lanka Navy
• Lieutenant Commander S. Dissanayake.
• Lieutenant Commander N.C.K. Abeysinghe - Squadron Commander of Naval Fast attack craft Squadron
  Fast Attack Flotilla
  The 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...
  
   (aka Dvora Squadron), Trincomalee
  Trincomalee
  Trincomalee is a port city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka and lies on the east coast of the island, about 113 miles south of Jaffna. It has a population of approximately 100,000 . The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours. Overlooking the Kottiyar Bay,...
  
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Sri Lanka Police

• SDIG Gamini Gunawardane - Former Senior Deputy Inspector General and Chairman of the National Lotteries Board.
• SDIG Pujith Jayasundara - Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Uva Province.
• SDIG Jayatissa Herath - Former president of the Sri Lanka Hockey Union.
• DIG Upul Seneviratne - Director of Training, Special Task Force
  Special Task Force
  The 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...
  
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• DIG T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and Manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team, under whose turner the Sri Lanka Test team recorded their first overseas Test victory...
  
   - Former Deputy Inspector General of Police.
• DIG Daya Jayasundara - Former Deputy Inspector General of Police and a top Sri Lankan Rugby refree.
• DIG Sarath Jayasundare.
• DIG Mahinda Baddewela.
• DIG Daya Samaraweera - Former president of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka.
• DIG Nimal Jayasundare

Civil servants

• Tissa Devendra SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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...
  
   - Chairman Public Service Commission, the National Council for Administration(NCA) and Acclaimed author.
• Jaliya Medagama SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Secretary to the Ministry of Electrcity & Power,Former Commissioner of Agrarian Services, Former Chairman of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Director of Lanka Indian Oil Corporation
  Indian Oil Corporation
  Indian Oil Corporation Limited, or IndianOil, is an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters are in Mumbai, India. It is India’s largest commercial enterprise, ranked 98th on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011...
  
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• Sunil S. Sirisena SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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...
  
   - Secretary of the Ministry of Education and fomer Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence.
• T.B. Dissanayake
  T.B. Dissanayake
  Tikiri Banda Dissanayake PC entered the University of Colombo and obtained a BA degree from the London University in 1930 having read Latin, Sinhala, History and Philosophy. He attended Dharmaraja College and Nalanda College....
  
   SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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...
  
   - President's Counsel
  President'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...
  
   and Former Commissioner of Assize
• D. T. Devenedra CCS
  Ceylon Civil Service
  The 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...
  
   - Eminent educationist and Archaeological commissioner.
• P. D. Uduwela SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Secretary to the Ministries of Public Administration and Social Services, Former Deputy Secretary to the treasury and the Former GA of Badulla
  Badulla
  Badulla , is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Badulla is located 60 km southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres above sea level and is surrounded by picturesque hills and mountains, most of which have tea plantations.-Geography:It is located on the...
  
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• Captain Nihal Keppetipola - Harbour Master of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority
  Sri Lanka Ports Authority
  Sri 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...
  
   (SLPA).
• Lalith Heenagama SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, former Director General of Customs and Chairman of Environmental Resources Investments PLC.
• S.M.Tennekoon SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Chief Secretary, Central Province.
• Asoka Ganganath Athurugiriya SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Secretary to the Prime Minister.
• W.R.B.Rajakaruna - Chairman, Energy Conservation Fund, Ministry of Irrigation and Power.
• K. Karalliyadda SLAS
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The 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 Secretary of the Ministry of Coconut Development, former Commissioner of Prisons, former GA/Matale.
• S.L.B. Kapukotuwa - Former deputy director of education.
• Jayampathi Bandara Heenkenda - Chairman of the State Printing Corporation. [Heenkenda is not a civil servant]
• Udaya Seneviratne,Sectrary,Ministry of Sports
• Luxman Perera,Fomer Deputy Commissioner of elections,Fomer GA, Puttlam
• L.A.Uduwela, Fomer Additional Government Agent, Kandy

Academics

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  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Stanley Wijesundera
  Stanley Wijesundera
  Stanley Wijesundera was a Sri Lankan academic. A Professor of Chemistry, he was the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo from 1979 to 1989 and was the Chairman of the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 1983 to 1984....
  
   - Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo
  University of Colombo
  The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
  
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  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Ananda W.P. Guruge - Emeritus Professor of Religious studies, Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of the International Academy of Buddhism at University of the West
  University of the West
  The University of the West is a university in Rosemead, California. It was founded in 1991 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Taiwan-based Buddhist order Fo Guang Shan and Hsi Lai Temple, the North American order headquarters...
  
  , California. Vice president of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
  World Fellowship of Buddhists
  The World Fellowship of Buddhists is an international Buddhist organization. It was founded in 1950 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by representatives from 27 nations...
  
  , Patron of the European Buddhist Union
  European Buddhist Union
  The European Buddhist Union is an umbrella organization of Buddhist communities and organizations in Europe founded in 1975. It is open to Buddhist organizations of all schools and traditions....
  
  , Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council and Former Senior Special Adviser to the Director General of UNESCO
  UNESCO
  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
  
  
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  Professor
  A 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...
  
   J B Disanayake
  J B Disanayake
  Deshamanya Jayaratna Banda Dissanayake is an Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand...
  
   - Emeritus Professor, one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language, Sri Lankan Ambassador
  Ambassador
  An 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 Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
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• Prof.
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  A 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. S. Karunaratne
  W. S. Karunaratne
  Wijesinghe Sugathadasa Karunaratne was a well known Buddhist scholar and a fiercely independent thinker. He was affectionately known by the Sri Lankan masses as "W.S." and as "The Don" by the academia. W.S. was born on December 24, 1928 in Katugastota, a small village in the Kandy district, Sri...
  
   - Former Senior lecturer of University of Kelaniya
  University of Kelaniya
  The 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 Former Sri Lankan Ambassador
  Ambassador
  An 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 USA
• 'Kala Keerthi'
  Sri Lankan honours system
  The 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...
  
  , 'Dharma Shastra Visharadha Kirthi Sri' Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Anuradha Seneviratna
  Anuradha Seneviratna
  Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna was a renowned Sri Lankan scholar. He wrote many scholarary works and he was a Senior Professor in the Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya. He has also worked in University of Colombo and was the Director of the Institute of Aesthetic Studies...
  
   - Former Senior Professor in the Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya
  University of Peradeniya
  The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Sunanda Mahendra
  Sunanda Mahendra
  Sunanda Mahendra’s Ogha Tharanaya won the State Literary Award for the bestSinhala poetry collection, 2006. Many poems from thecollection are now translated into English. He has won the State...
  
   - Department of Mass Communication, Kelaniya University
• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Padmasiri de Silva - A prominent author, former Head of the Philosophy and Psychology Department, University of Peradeniya
  University of Peradeniya
  The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
  
   and a research Fellow at Monash University
  Monash University
  Monash 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....
  
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  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake - Former Chairman, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Head of the Mass Communication Department University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  The 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...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   H.P.M. Gunasena - A world authority on rice
  Rice
  Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
  
  , Former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
  University of Peradeniya
  The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
  
   and Advisor to the Agro Forestry Development International Research Centre.
• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Susantha Herath - Professor of the Business Computer Information System Department, St. Cloud State University
  St. Cloud State University
  St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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.M. Ratnayake Bandara - Professor of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Science is one of the eight faculties in University of Peradeniya. It was established as the second Faculty of Science in Sri Lanka in 1961.-Overview:Faculty of Science is situated about half a kilometre from the Galaha Junction, Peradeniya...
  
  , Chairman of the Faculty Research Committee and Chairman of the Board of Chemical Sciences of the Postgraduate Institute of Science
  Postgraduate Institute of Science
  The Postgraduate Institute of Science is a graduate school of the University of Peradeniya. It was established in 1996. The institution functions as a semi-autonomous unit within the University of Peradeniya. The PGIS offers several programmes, namely, Postgraduate Diploma, M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D....
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Jayantha Weerasinghe - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya is one of the eight faculties of University of Peradeniya and the only institution that trains dental surgeons in Sri Lanka...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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...
  
   Vajira Weerasinghe - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty 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...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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.W.R.D.A.Samarasinghe - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya is the largest single faculty in the entire university system of Sri Lanka.-Location:Faculty of Arts is located approximately in the middle of the university's main campus. Faculty is about two kilometres away from the Galaha junction in the Galaha road...
  
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• Prof.
  Professor
  A 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. Ariya Sumanasinghe - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya is one of the eight faculties of University of Peradeniya and the oldest agriculture faculty in Sri Lanka...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   V.W.Jagath Vasanthathilaka- Consultant Rheumatologist Teaching Hospital Kandy
  Teaching Hospital Kandy
  Teaching Hospital Kandy, in Kandy, is the second largest General Hospital in Sri Lanka. Bed strength of the hospital was 2258, as of 2009. Teaching Hospital Kandy with strong links to the University of Peradeniya, conducts undergraduate training programmes for the university students studying at...
  
   . Board member ; Rheumatology. Post Graduate Institute of Medicine. Member of the American College of Rheumatology.
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Sarith Mahanama - Associate Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Milinda Abeykoon - Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  Brookhaven National Laboratory
  Brookhaven National Laboratory , is a United States national laboratory located in Upton, New York on Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Krishan Deheragoda - Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) and former Dean of the Faculty of Geography at University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  The 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...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Viskam Wijewardana - Research Scientist, Center for Vaccine Research
  Vaccine Research Center
  The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, more commonly known as the Vaccine Research Center , is a department at the U.S. National Institutes of Health which was established to facilitate research in vaccine development...
  
   , University of Pittsburgh
  University of Pittsburgh
  The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Sanjeeva Balasuriya - J.H. Michell Medallist
  Australian Mathematical Society
  The Australian Mathematical Society was founded in 1956 and is the national society of the mathematics profession in Australia. One of the Society's listed purposes is to promote the cause of mathematics in the community by representing the interests of the profession to government. The Society...
  
   Mathematics Department Connecticut College
  Connecticut College
  Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Duminda Randeniya - Engineering Science and Technology Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
  
  
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Ashoka Polpitiya - Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is one of the United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, managed by the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The main campus of the laboratory is in Richland, Washington....
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Lalith Perera - Research Scientist, University of North Carolina
  University of North Carolina
  Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Athula Kulatunga - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Purdue University
  Purdue University
  Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Sarath Tennakoon - Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology, Staffordshire University
  Staffordshire University
  Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Ananda K. Seneviratne - Principal Scientist Biopharmaceutical Formulation, Allergan
  Allergan
  Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products.-Profile:...
  
  , California
  California
  California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Milinda Pathiraja - Architect and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Pandula Athauda-arachchi - Academic clinician, Gates Scholar
  Gates Scholarship
  The Gates Cambridge Scholarships were established by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 with a $210 million endowment to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The awardees are given funding for postgraduate study at...
  
   at University of Cambridge
  University of Cambridge
  The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
  
   and Cardiologist, Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
  
  , UK
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
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  Doctor (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...
  
   Ashan Gunarathne-Honorary Lecturer, at University of Birmingham
  University of Birmingham
  The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
  
   and Cardiology Specialist Registrar , United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  

Industrialist & Corporate Executives

• Mervin Jayasinghe – Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated
  Ceylinco Consolidated
  Ceylinco Consolidated is one of Sri Lanka's oldest and largest business conglomerates.The original company was founded by Mr. Hugh Weerasekere and Cyril E. S. Perera QC named "Ceylon Insurance Co." listed late 1938-39....
  
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• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Anura Ekanayake - Former Director of Unilever
  Unilever
  Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
  
   Sri Lanka and Deputy Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
  Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
  The 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...
  
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• Thilak Godamanna - Managing Director of Ninehearts (pvt) Ltd and Member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
  Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
  The 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...
  
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• W. Karunajeewa - Chairman of Peoples Bank,Former Chairman ETF,Former Working Director,Fisheries Corporation.
• Gamini Jayasinghe – Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated
  Ceylinco Consolidated
  Ceylinco Consolidated is one of Sri Lanka's oldest and largest business conglomerates.The original company was founded by Mr. Hugh Weerasekere and Cyril E. S. Perera QC named "Ceylon Insurance Co." listed late 1938-39....
  
  , former treasurer of the National Olympic Committee, secretary of the Sri Lanka Hockey Federation and treasurer of the Handball Federation of Sri Lanka.
• Chinthaka Wijesuriya - Central Province General Manager of Sri Lanka Telecom
  Sri Lanka Telecom
  Sri Lanka Telecom PLC is the premier telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country’s most valuable blue chip companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 40 billion...
  
   and former Kandy SC winger.
• Dumidu Nayanamithra - Manager (Operations), hSenid Mobile Solutions.
• Dudley Boyagoda -Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
  The 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...
  
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• Dr.(Eng.) Ananda Handunge -Chairman/Managing Director of Global engineering Solution(pvt)Ltd, Former CEO of LAUGFS,Former Director/GM of Loadstar Solideal-world largest solid tyre manufacture .
• Indika De Zoysa - Country Business Manager, Intel Sri Lanka.
• Priyantha Talwatta - Head of the American Express Credit Cards
  American Express
  American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
  
  , Sri Lanka.

Educationalists

• Hon.
  The Honourable
  The 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:...
  
   Sir
  Sir
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   Bennet Soysa - Patron of Mahamaya Girls' College
  Mahamaya Girls' College, Kandy
  Located in the heart of the City of Kandy overlooking the Kandy Lake, Mahamaya Girls’ College is one of Sri Lanka's finest public Buddhist girls' schools. The school is named after Queen Mahamaya, the mother of the Lord Buddha.-Location:...
  
  
• Colonel S.L.B. Amaranayake - Former Principal of Dharmaraja College.
• A.P. Gunaratne - Former Principal of Dharmaraja College and Ananda College
  Ananda College
  Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
  
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• T.B. Damunupola - Former Principal of Dharmaraja College and Ananda College
  Ananda College
  Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
  
  
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   Asoka Senani Hewage - Principal of D. S. Senanayake College
  D. S. Senanayake College
  D.S. Senanyake College is a public school in Sri Lanka, named after the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Rt.Hon. D.S. Senanayake. It was established on February 10, 1967 under the stewardship of RIT_Alles.-Overview:...
  
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Poets, Novelists, Journalists & Academic Writers

• Wimalaratne Kumaragama
  Wimalaratne Kumaragama
  Wimalaratne Kumaragama is a prominent Sri Lankan poet, of the Colombo era. A Divisional Revenue Officer by profession, his poems were centred round Wanni,and the people of Wanni. They emanate the life of the villagers and its characters, surroundings, environment, animals and their experiences...
  
   - Great sinhala poet of the Colombo era.
• Acharya Godwin Samararatne
  Godwin Samararatne
  Acharya Godwin Samararatne was one of the best known lay meditation teachers in Sri Lanka in recent times. During his teaching career he was based at his Meditation Centre at Nilambe in the central hill country near Kandy...
  
   - One of the best known meditation teachers of Sri Lanka,in recent times
• Dharma Sri Munasinghe
  Dharma Sri Munasinghe
  Dharma Sri Munasinghe was a Sinhala Radio Play writer and Film screenwriter & Director, best known for his work as the writer of the famous sinhala radio plays Muvan palessa and Monara thenna...
  
   – Award winning Radio play writer for SLBC (Writer of Monarathenna and co-writer of Muvan Palassa) and Tele drama/Film screenwriter & Director.
• Chandrarathna Bandara
  Chandrarathna Bandara
  Chandrarathna Bandara is a prominent novelist in Sri Lanka who won the prestigious National Literary award for his work, in 1991. His passion during his earlier work was to investigate the social, cultural and political dimensions of Sri Lanka...
  
   - Prominent sinhala author; winner of National Literary award and the D.R. Wijewardene commemoration award for the Best Sinhala Novel.
• Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
   H.S.S. Nissanka - Editor of the Lake House Group.
• Tissa Hewawissa - Veteran journalist and Cartoonist.
• Stanley Jayaweera - A prominet author.
• Upananda Jayasundera - A prominent sports journalist in Sri Lanka.
• Channa Dolapihilla - Veteran journalist and author.
• David Karunaratne - A well-known journalist and writer.
• Deltota Chandrapala - A well-known journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Wijeya children's magazine.
• D. W. Senadheera - Author of Olcott and the Buddhist Revival.
• Kapila M. Gamage - Veteran journalist.
• Chatura Jayatillake - A well-known journalist.
• B. H. Hemapriya - Author and journalist.
• P. B. Ilangasinghe - Journalist and song writer.
• Percy Jayamanne - A weill-known journalist and lexicographer of dictionaries, Malalasekera English-Sinhala Dictionary, Encyclopedia for Children and Youth and Sarasavi Sinhala - Sinhala Dictionary.
• Kapila M. Gamage - A well-known journalist.
• Sisil Jinadasa - Veteran journalist.

Sportspersons

• Chamara Kapugedera
  Chamara Kapugedera
  Chamara Kantha Kapugedera is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club....
  
   - Vice captain of the Sri Lanka Twenty20 cricket team and Sri Lanka test cricketer.
• T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and Manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team, under whose turner the Sri Lanka Test team recorded their first overseas Test victory...
  
   - Former Sri Lankan cricketer, former manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team
  Sri Lankan cricket team
  The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
  
   and former chairman of the selection committee of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka.
• Heshan Unamboowe
  Heshan Unamboowe
  Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga....
  
   - International Sri Lankan swimmer.
• D.D.P. Alwis - A famous Kandy Cricket Club player.
• Sonny Yatawara - Former Ceylon Cricket Association and Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC)
  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
  The Sinhalese Sports Club is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka. It is theheadquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The Ground often cited as the Lord's of Sri Lanka, hosting most domestic finals and one of preeminent international cricket...
  
   cricketer.
• Indrajith Bandaranayake - Former Kandy SC and Sri Lanka Rugby
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   captain.
• Radhika Hettiarachchi - Former Kandy SC and Sri Lanka Rugby
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   captain.
• Hemantha Yatawara - Former Kandy SC and Sri Lanka Rugby
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   captain.
• Ajantha Samarakoon - Former Kandy SC and Sri Lanka Rugby
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   captain.
• C.S. Fernando - Former Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.
• S U Mendis - Former Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.
• Upali Ekanayake - Former Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.
• Ajantha Samarakoon - Former Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.
• Sumedha Jayasinghe - Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.
• Darshana Etipola - Sri Lanka Rugby national team
  Sri Lanka national rugby union team
  The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
  
   player.

Film, Theatre and Television

• Professor
  Professor
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   Dharmasena Pathiraja
  Dharmasena Pathiraja
  Dharmasena Pathiraja is a Sri Lankan film director andscreenwriter.- Early life :Educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy,Pathiraja graduated from the University of Peradeniya with an honours degree in Sinhala and Western Classical Culture in 1967. Subsequently he began work as a lecturer in Drama...
  
   - Film director and screenwriter.
• Ananda Perera - Famous musician and leader of the musical group Siha Shakthi
  Siha Shakthi
  Siha Shakthi is a Sri Lankan band that is composed of vocalist/instrumentalist Ananda Perera, tablist/arranger Gallage, vocalist Jayantha, instrumentalist Mahendra, vocalist Sangeeth, instrumentalist Asoka, instrumentalist Dhananjaya, and percusionist Lelum....
  
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• Keerthi Pasquel
  Keerthi Pasquel
  Keerthi Pasquel is a pop musician from Kandy, Sri Lanka.-Early life:Pasquel has taken on main roles in teledramas such as Charulatha, Gawwen Gawwa, Tharu and Sara.-'Pasquel Sound of Music':...
  
   - Famous vocalist.
• Amarasiri Kalansuriya
  Amarasiri Kalansuriya
  Amarasiri Kalansuriya is a Sri Lankan actor. He was born in Kandy, and is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.Kalansuriya made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa...
  
   - Famous actor.
• H.D Sugathapala - Acclaimed dramatist.
• Sudath Mahadivulwewa – Film director.
• Kapila Kumara Kalinga - Famous director, scriptwriter and Llyricist.
• Sarath Dassanayake - Famous Music Director.
• K.D.K.Dharmawardane - Famous Music Director.
• Sarath Wickrema – Music director of 27 movies including Handana Kinkini, Abhiyo-gaya, Savithrige Rathriya, Ragini and Sanda Yahanata.
• Daya Tennakoon - Famous Actor.
• Bandara Athauda - Famous vocalist.
• Dayan Witharana - Famous vocalist.
• Roshan Pilapitiya - Famous Actor and Producer.
• Amila Abeysekera - Famous Actor.
• Indika Ginige - Famous Actor.

Other Prominent Alumni

• Ananda Mivanapalana - A prominent leader of Sinhalese-Buddhist revival and the Co-founder of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
  World Fellowship of Buddhists
  The World Fellowship of Buddhists is an international Buddhist organization. It was founded in 1950 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by representatives from 27 nations...
  
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• J. H. De Saram - The first native Chief Commissioner of Scouting in Ceylon.
• Gamini Dissanayake - Renowned Draftsman.
• Jagath Wijenayake - Prominent Economist, lecturer in Accountancy and movie producer.
• Deshabandu
  Deshabandu
  Deshabandu 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...
  
   Dr.
  Doctor (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...
  
  Nihal Karunaratne - Prominent environment activist.

External links

• Complete list and personal pages of Dharmaraja College almuni