List of Royal College Colombo alumni
Appearance
This is a List of Old Royalists, they being alumni of the Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Heads of State & Government
- Presidents
- His Excellency President J.R. Jayawardene - former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - current President of the Maldives
- Monarchs
- Prime Ministers
- General The Rt. Hon. Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Prime Minister of Ceylon
- Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, MP - former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka & current Leader of the Opposition
Prominent figures in the Independence Movement
- Anagarika Dharmapala - leading figure in the independence movement and the revival of Buddhism in the twentieth century
- E.W.Perera "Lion of Kotte" - Freedom fighter, Senator, member of Legislative Council and State Council (note: - Prominent Legislators)
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - Tamil political leader of Ceylon, member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Prominent Legislators)
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - Tamil political leader, Solicitor General of Ceylon and member of the Legislative Council (note: - Prominent Legislators)
- Captain D.E.Henry Pedris, CTG - prominent figure executed by the British
- Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent leader and Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Prominent Legislators)
- Dr C.A. Hewavitharne - prominent leader in the independence movement (note: - Medicine)
Ministers and Legislators
Current
- Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Sacred Area Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management, Human Rights & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Milinda Moragoda, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Tourism & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Arumugan Thondaman, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Youth Empowerment, Socio Economic Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dilan Perera, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Justis & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Mano Wijeyeratne, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development, former Minister of Plantation Services & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Naween Dissanayake, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Investment Promotion & Member of Parliament[2]
- Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, MP - current Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Duminda Dissanayake, MP - Current Deputy Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources[citation needed]
- Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Rauff Hakeem, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Posts & Telecommunication & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Lakshman "Lucky" Kiriella, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Kabir Hashim, MP - former Non-Cabinet Minister of Tertiary Education, Training & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sajith Premadasa, MP - former Deputy Minister of Health & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sagala Ratnayaka, MP - former Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Gayantha Karunathilaka, MP - current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, MP - current Member of Parliament
Past
- Hon. Lalith Athulathmudali - former Cabinet Minister of National Security & Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Anura Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, tourism, Industry, Investment & National Heritage, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dr. Colvin R de Silva - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Major E. A. Nugawela, CLI - former Cabinet Minister of Education (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council[3]
- Hon. C. Sittampalam, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament, District Judge and Government Agent
- Hon. A. Ratnayaka - former Cabinet Minister of Food and Cooperatives (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council
- Hon. Pieter Keuneman - former Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Anil Moonesinghe - former Cabinet Minister of Communications, Deputy Speaker & Member of Parliament and Ambassador to Austria.
- Hon. Cyril Mathew - former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Public Administration, Local Government, Home Affairs, Justice & Member of Parliament [4]
- Hon. Dr. Ranjit Atapattu - former Cabinet Minister of Health & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Deshamanya Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice, Member of Parliament, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation, a former Permanent Secretary & Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. (note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants)
- Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Governor of the Northern Province Member of Parliament & Ambassador to France[5]
- Hon. Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere - First Ceylonese Secretary of State, former Health Minister, Senator and Member of Parliament[6]
- Hon. C.V. Gunaratne - former Cabinet Minister Industrial Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. R.G Senanayaka - former Cabinet Minister of Trade & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Indika Gunawardena - former Cabinet Minister & Member of Parliament
- Hon. George Rajapakse - former Cabinet Minister & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Gamini Jayasuriya - former Cabinet Minister of Health & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dr. Neelan Thiruchelvam - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP, UM - former prominent Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Hon. P.B. Bulankulame - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. A.P. Jayasuriya - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. T.B. Panabokke - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. H. Sri Nissanka - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. Wilmot A. Perera - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Hon. G. Arthur de Zoysa - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. J.A. Martenze - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dr. V.R. Schockman - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. P.B.G Keuneman - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sydney de Zoysa - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Hon. G.T .Kapukotuwa - former prominent Member of Parliament
- Senator E.W.Perera - Senator, member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Senator Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle - former President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Senior Academics)
- Senator Sir Cyril de Zoysa - former Senator (note: - Also listed in Captains of industry)
- Senator Justin Kotalawela - former Senator & Member of the State Council
- Senator S. Nadesan - former Senator
- Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent leader and Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan KCMG, KC - member of the Legislative Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - Deputy Speaker of the State Council (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Sir Mutu Coomaraswamy - former Member of the Legislative Council [7]
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Royalty
- HRH Prince Hassan Farid Didi - Maldivian Minister for the Interior and son of HRH the Sultan Elect of the Maldives[1]
- HRH Prince Henveyru Ganduvaru Manippulu - Member of the Maldivian Royal family [1]
Senior Members of the Defence Services
- Major General B.R. Heyn, CLI - former Commander of the Ceylon Army (1966 - 1967)[8]
- General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO, CLI - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967 - 1977), former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom [8]
- General T.I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, SLLI - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1981 - 1985), Chief of the Defence Staff & Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Canada [8]
- General G.D.G. Naveen Seneviratne, VSV - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1985 - 1988) [8]
- Major General Gemunu Kulatunge, RSP, USP - former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army [8]
- Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Jaffna
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR †-former Jaffna Brigade Commander, a Leader of Operation Liberation
- Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLSR - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters East (SF HQ (E))
- Major General P.P. Fernando RWP, RSP, psc, CR † - former Deputy commanding officer of 54th Division, Sri Lanka Army
- Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, MBBS, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps[9] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
- Major General C.H. Fernando
- Brigadier W.A.A.P.B Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA † - former brigade commander, 54-1 brigade
- Brigadier V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USP, Hdmc, SLE - current military spokesmen for the Sri Lanka Army and Director, Directorate of Media.[1]
- Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, MVO, ADC, RCyN - former Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy (1960-1970) [8]
- Admiral Deshamanya D.B. Goonesekara, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1973-1979) [8]
- Vice Admiral A.H.A De Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1983-1986) & Ambassador to Cuba [8]
- Rear Admiral Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN - Commander Northern Naval Command, former Commander Eastern Naval Command & former Director General of Naval Operations
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (1976-1981) [8]
- Air Vice Marshal Dr. Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, MBBS, DFM, D.AvMed, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF [2] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake, RWP, RSP, SLAF † - Commanding Officer Flying Training Wing
- S.A. Dissanayake - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) [8]
- G A.D.E.A. Seneviratne - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) & High Commissioner to Malaysia [8]
- L.G.D.C.L. Herath - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) [8]
Ambassadors and High Commissioners
- Dr Vernon L. B. Mendis - United Nations as Special Envoy in the Middle East, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Canada; Ambassador to USSR, Cuba and Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement[10]
- T.D.S.A. Dissanayake - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia, Egypt & prominent Sri Lankan diplomat in the UN [11]
- Javed Yusuf - former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Neville Kanakeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants) (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Devinda R. Subasinghe - Ambassador to USA & Mexico[12]
- Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - former Ambassador to Japan and Burma (note: - Also listed in Prominent Legislators)
- Sir Razik Fareed, Kt, OBE, JP, UM - High Commissioner to Pakistan (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- John De Saram - Sri Lanka's Representative to the UN & prominent Sri Lankan Diplomat in the UN
- Ernest Corea - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Canada and former Editor Ceylon Daily News (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
- Devinda R. Subasinghe - former Ambassador to the United States & Mexico
- Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Prominent Legislators)
- Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Ambassador to Iran and former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Prominent Legislators)
- Tissa Wijeyeratne - Sri Lanka Ambassador to France and Switzerland, Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Minister & Additional Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence
Mayors
- His Lordship Omer Kamil - former Mayor of Colombo & Ambassador to Iran
- His Lordship Prasanna Gunawardena - former Mayor of Colombo & Presidential adviser
- His Lordship C. Ponnambalam - the first Mayor of Jaffna
Judges
- Hon. Justice Sir Richard Morgan - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, First Asian in the British Empire to receive a Knighthood and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council
- Hon. Justice Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Gregory Weeramantry - former Judge of the International Court of Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice V Manicavasagar - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka & Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
- Hon. Justice Sir Thomas De Sampayo - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice T.S. Fernando, QC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice C.V. Wigneshwaran, PC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice P. Ramanathan - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Governor of the Western Province, Chancellor of Uva University and Chairman of the Human Rights Commission
- Hon. Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- Hon. Justice S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon[4]
- Hon. Justice P. Edussuriya - former Judge of the Court of Appeal
- Sarath Ambepitiya - former Judge of the High Court
- K.T. Chitrasiri - Judge of the Commercial High Court
- Charles Ambrose Lorensz, QC - former District Judge, member of the Legislative Council & Editor of the 'Ceylon Examiner.
- T.K.N. Thilakan - District Judge
- Dhammika Kitulgoda - District Judge (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
Civil servants
- Lalith Weeratunga, SLAS - current Permanent Secretary to the President
- J.Charitha Ratwatte - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury
- Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Health, Ceylon's High Commissioner to India, Ambassador to Nepal and Afghanistan.
- Harsha Wickremasinghe, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Commerce
- Austin Perera, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries
- Dr. B.S. Wijeweera, CCS - former Permanent Secretary
- D.G.P. Seneviratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary
- P.H. Premawardhana, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Hon. Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary (note: - Also listed in Prominent Legislators)
- D.M.P.B.Dasanayake, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministries of Education, Labour & Budhasasana
- S. Nihal Seneviratne - former Secretary General of Parliament (1981-1994) and parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister[13]
- Dhammika Kitulgoda - Secretary General of Parliament (1999-2002, 2008- ) and former District Judge (note: - Also listed in Judges)
- Neville Kanakeratne - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- A.S.Jayawardene - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C
- Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Chairman Hayleys
- Douglas V. Atapattu - former Commissioner of Excise
- Bimal Padameperuma - former Chairman Ceylon Engineering Corp
- S.C. Amarasinghe - former CEO of the Ceylon Electricity Board
- D.C. Wimalasena - former Chairman Ceylon Petroleum Corp
- Ashantha de Mel - current Chairman Ceylon Petroleum Corp
Academics
- Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, President of the Senate of Ceylon, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Professor E.O.E. Pereira - former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ceylon
- Professor C.L.V. Jayathilake - former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya
- Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana - former Vice Chancellor of Vidyodaya University (now the University of Sri Jayewardenepura), currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Universite de Montreal
- Professor Hema Ellawala - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Dean of the faculty of Arts and Professor of History & Sociology
- Professor Muhammad Monty Cassim - Vice Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan
- Vidyaj Yothi Professor V. K. Samaranayake - former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo and Founder of University of Colombo School of Computing
- Professor S.R. Kottegoda - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health[14]
- Professor Mohan Munasinghe - Vice President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, United Nations University, Tokyo
- Professor K. N. Jayatilleke - Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon
- Professor M. Maheswaran, PhD(Cantab) - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County, formerly Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
- Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Head of the Buddhist and Pali Faculty of the University of Kelaniya [15](note: - Also listed in Prelates)
- Professor K. N. Seneviratne - Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine [16]
- Vidyaj Yothi Professor Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
- Vidyaj Yothi Professor Osmund Jayaratne - Professor of Physics, University of Colombo and left wing politician.
- Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe - Professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
- Professor B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Colombo
- Professor William Norman, RAE - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Professor R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Peradeniya
- Professor Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain
- Professor Colvin Goonaratna MBBS, FRCP, PhD - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Colombo[3]
- Professor Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California
- Professor P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Professor Nalin de Silva - Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
- Professor Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
- Professor A. Suri Ratnapala - Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
- Professor L. P. Samaranayake - Professor of Pathology, Hong Kong University
- Professor Saman Amarasinghe - Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [17]
- Professor Asantha Cooray - Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine and a leading researcher in the field of Cosmology and theoretical astrophysics [18]
- Dr.Nalin Ranasinghe - Head, Department of Computation and Intelligent Systems, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
- Dr. Gihan N. Wikramanayake - Head, Department of Information Systems Engineering (ISE), University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
- Dr. D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University
- Dr. W. Mallawaratchi - Lecturer for Chemistry, University of Peradeniya
- Dr. A M Mubarak - Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Gihan V Dias - Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronics & Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa
- Dr. Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo
- J. K. B. Abeysinghe - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo
Educationalists
- J.C.A. Corea - First Sri Lankan Principal of Royal College, Colombo - 1946-1953
- Dudley K G de Silva - Principal of Royal College, Colombo - 1954-1966 and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education
- Cedric Orlorff - Principal of Trinity College, Kandy - 1957-1968
- Vijitha Weerasinghe - Deputy Principal of Royal College, Colombo& Mentor Royal College Union
Counsels
- Frederick Dornhorst, KC - Famous King's Advocate
- C.A. Lorenz , KC - Acting Queen’s Advocate
- C.R.De Silva, PC - current Attorney General of Sri Lanka
- Shibly Aziz, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka
- Dr. Harry Wilfred Jayewardene, QC - Chairman Industrial Disputes Commission, UN Human Rights Commission & a well known criminal lawyer
- George Edmund Chitty Jnr., QC - a well known Crown Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize
- H. Sri Nissanka, QC - a well known criminal lawyer and one of the founders of the SLFP
- Kumar Ponnambalam (G. G. Ponnambalam Jr) - former General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress & prominent defence lawyer
Corporate Executives, Entrepreneurs & Industrialist
- Sir Ernest De Silva - Greatest Philatelist in Sri Lanka's History, former President of the Senate of Ceylon and the founding Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon
- Sir Cyril de Zoysa - Recorded Richest Sri Lankan to date, Philanthropist and Founder of the AMW group (note: - Also listed in Prominent Legislators)
- U.N.Gunasekera - Considered to be the Most Successful Sri Lankan Construction Engineer of the 20th Century, Owner of Glass House
- Phillip Upali Wijewardena - Founder of Upali Group
- Deshamanya Ken Balendra - former chairman of John Keells Holdings and former Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon
- Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotelawala - Chairman Ceylinco Consolidated
- Susantha Ratnayake - current Chairman of John Keells Holdings
- Ratna Sivaratnam - former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken Spence[19]
- Hemaka Amarasuriya - Chairman Singer Sri Lanka
- Thaya Thayakaran - President Emmeci USA
- D. S. Jayasundera - Chairman Hayleys
- S Skandakumar - Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd
- Vijaya Malalasekara - Chairman Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC)
- Ravi Wijenathan - CEO of Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd
- Rajendra Theagarajah - Chief Executive Officer Hatton National Bank
- Harindranath George Dias - founding Chairman National Savings Bank
- Mahendra Amarasuriya - Chairman Commercial Bank
- Deshamanya Mahesh Amalean - Chairman MAS Holdings
- Dian Gomes - Managing Director, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, Slimline (pvt) Ltd & President Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Uddaka Tennekoon - former Managing Director of Mercantile Merchant Bank
- Nushad Perera - General Manager Sales and Marketing Dialog Telekom
- K. Manikkavasagar - former Director of Glaxo
- Rizvi Zaheed - Director Hayleys
- Akbar Jahir - Director of JaUk Trading, United Kingdom
- Delano Uduman - Executive Chairman, Survey Research Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
- Jeremy Muller - Director, Agility Logistics, USA
- Harry Jayawardena - Chairman of the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited[citation needed]
Prelates
- The Most Reverend Roger Adrian Herft - Current Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia
- Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Chief Incumbent (Priest) of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara and Head of the Buddhist and Pali Faculty of the University of Kelaniya [15] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
- Rt.Revd. Duleep De Chickera - His Lordship the current Bishop of Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Harold De Soyza - First Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Kenneth Fernando - former the Bishop of Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Lakdasa De Mel - former Bishop of the Church of Ceylon
- Revd. Dr. Lakshman Wickremasinghe - Youngest Bishop in the Church of England
Sportsmen and Sports Administrators
- Ranjan Madugalle - former Test Cricket Captain of Sri Lanka and the current Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council
- Gamini Goonesena - former Ceylon & Cambridge University Cricket Captain
- Asantha De Mel - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- N.S. Joseph - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Lionel Almeida - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jehan Mubarak - Sri Lankan cricketer, National coloursman in Water Polo
- Mahesa Rodrigo - former Ceylon Rugby Captain
- Dr. Maiya Gunasekara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain & former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union (SLRFU)
- 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
- Timothy Speldewinde - former Sri Lankan Swimming Champion, represented Sri Lanka in the Asian Games. Won Gold and Silver medals at the Asian Age Group Championship
- Jullian Bolling - former Sri Lankan Swimming Captain & South Asian Gold Medalist
- Hugh Aldons - former Ceylon Hockey Captain
- Franklyn Emmanuel - former Sri Lankan Youngest Tennis Champion and Davis Cup Player
- Salinda de Zoysa - Former Sri Lanka Squash Champion, represented Sri lanka in the Asian Games.
- Summa Navaratnam - represented Ceylon in Athletics, former Asian record holder, dubbed "The fastest man in Asia"
- Pavithra Fernando - current Senior Sri Lankan Rugby Player
- 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
- Rahim Junaideen - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- S.Sritharan - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Johann Muller - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Eddie Grey - former Ceylon Boxer represented Ceylon in the 1948 Olympics and former head of the Police Mounted Division
- Harshana Godamanne - National Tennis Coloursman & Professional Tennis Player
- Laxman Dissanayake - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Chanaka Wickramasinghe - former Captain of the Sri Lanka Diving Team
Architects
- Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa, FRIBA - Most renowned Architect in Sri Lanka
- Oliver Weerasinghe - Architect, Sri Lanka's first city planner & Ambassador to the US[20]
- Dr. Lochi Gunaratna - Architect
- V.K. Gunasekara - Architect, Geoffrey Bawa's partner and winner of the Rockefeller Scholarship
Medicine
- Dr. E.M. Wijerama - first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians, donated his house to the Medical College Library
- Dr. J.B. Peiris - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
- Dr. H.N. Rajaratnam - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
- Dr. Edwin Arthur Blok, CBE - former Director of Health Services, Ceylon
- Dr. R.S.B. Wickremasinge - Director of the Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka
- Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, MBBS, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps[9] (note: - Also listed in Senior Members of the Defence Services)
- Air Vice Marshal Dr. Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, MBBS, DFM, D.AvMed, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF [21] (note: - Also listed in Senior Members of the Defence Services)
- Dr C A Hewavitharana - former prominent member of the Ceylon University College Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Dr. Luckdasa Dissanayake - prominent Surgeon, Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka
Poets, Novelists & Academic Writers
- Phiroz Mehta - writer and lecturer on religious topics
- Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - well known author[22]
- Dr. Susantha Goonatilake - well known author
- Carl Muller- well known author and Journalist
- Shyam Selvadurai- internationally acclaimed author
Media personalities & Journalist
- Vernon Corea - Pioneer radio broadcaster & News Director with Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC. (Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC)
- Leon Belleth - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
- Mervyn De Silva - Editor in Chief of Lake House and of the Times (Ceylon), editor of the Ceylon Daily News.
- Ernest Corea - former Editor, Ceylon Daily News (note: - Also listed in Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
- Dushy Ranetunge - International Journalist
- Livy R. Wijemanne - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
- Janiytha Seneviratne - Journalist
- Sinha Rathnathunga- Editor in Chief, The Sunday Times
Aviation
- Captain George Ferdinand - A pioneer in Sri Lankan aviation and world war 2 RAF bomber pilot.
Artist
- Rohan Joseph - Sri Lanka's foremost Conductor
- Lucky Senanayake - Renowned painter
- Senaka Senanayake- Renowned painter
- Santhush Weeraman - musician
- Dushmanth Weeraman - Musician and dancer
- Iraj Weeraratne - music producer & musician
- Ranidu Lankage - musician
- Lakshman Joseph de Saram - Violinist and Film Composer
- Dilup Gabadamudalige - musician with the Amazing Grace & producer
- 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
- Channa Perera - Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director & actor
- Athula Adikari - Sinhala vocalist
- Randir Vithana - Rapper, music producer & musician
Other prominent alumni
- Captain O. J. Robertson, MC, LR - first Ceylonese to receive a Military Cross in World War I
- Lieutenant A. W. M. N. M. de Silva, WWV, SLLI † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
- Flying Officer U. R. Fernando (Jnr), WWV, SLAF † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - former commanding officer Ceylon Artillery and the leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[11]
- C. C. "Jungle" Dissanayake - former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[11]
- Sydney de Zoysa - former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[23]
- Gunner Kenneth R. Porritt, CGA - One of the Cocos Islands mutineers
- Dr. Sunil Abeyesundere - Computer & Electronics Specialist (Defense & Aerospace - U.S.A.), former Competent Authority ITN & Consultant Ministry of State
- Dr. Arjuna Sittampalam - World renowned Investment Banker
- Dr. Harsha de Silva - well known economist
- Neranjan Wijeyeratne - Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy (1985-2005)
References
- ^ a b c Maldive students at Royal College Colombo 1920s
- ^ Youthful Navin Niranjan Dissanayake is the Minister of Investment Promotion
- ^ Our educationists, Stamp News 53
- ^ a b Democracy and co-existence in a pluralistic society
- ^ Tyronne Fernando dead
- ^ Obeyesekere family, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy
- ^ Mutu Coomaraswamy (1834-1879)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Royal honours its war dead
- ^ a b Major General C. Thurairaja was a sporting superstar
- ^ Sri Lanka’s Father of Diplomacy Dr. Vernon .L. B. Mendis reminisces his trail blazing career spanning over a half century with Nation Eye
- ^ a b c Coup of 1962: an inside story
- ^ H.E. Devinda R. Subasinghe, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States and Mexico
- ^ From nice days to the not so nice
- ^ Top anti-doping expert speaks on ‘Ethics in Sports Medicine’
- ^ a b Kelani Vihara head appointed varsity prof.
- ^ http://www.doctorndtv.com/profile/profile.asp?alias=CGoonaratna
- ^ Saman Amarasinghe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- ^ Asantha R. Cooray
- ^ Great buddy, born leader and thoroughly sporty helmsman, RATNA (“ROTI”) SIVARATNAM
- ^ The saga of the Kotelawala family, by Padma Edirisinghe
- ^ Senior officers decorated for unblemished service
- ^ Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - a remarkable man, by Premasara Epasinghe
- ^ Sydney Zoysa was tough