Deshamanya
| Deshamanya දේශමාන්ය தேசமான்ய | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  The Government of Sri Lanka | |
| Type | Title of honor/Order of merit |
| Eligibility | Sri Lankan citizens |
| Criteria | Highly notable service to the nation |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1986 |
| Last induction | 2017 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Sri Lankabhimanya |
| Next (lower) | Deshabandu |
Deshamanya (Sinhalese: දේශමාන්ය, translit. Dēshamāṉya; Tamil: தேசமான்ய, translit. Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is awarded for "highly meritorious service", and is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the recipient's name.[1]
Recipients
- 1986
- P. R. Anthonis – surgeon and academic[2]
- Gamani Corea - economist, civil servant and diplomat[2]
- M. C. M. Kaleel[2]
- Malage George Victor Perera Wijewickrama Samarasinghe[2]
- Miliani Sansoni - Chief Justice of Ceylon[2]
- Victor Tennekoon - Chief Justice of Ceylon[2]
- 1987
- Edwin Felix Dias Abeysinghe[2]
- Neville Kanakeratne – diplomat[2]
- V. Manicavasagar – Supreme Court Justice, Chancellor University of Jaffna[2]
- Wijetunga Mudiyansela Tillekeratne[2]
- 1988
- Hector Wilfred Jayewardene - lawyer, member United Nations Commission on Human Rights[2]
- Tampiah Sivagnanam[2]
- 1989
- 1990
- Sepala Attygalle – Commander of the Army[2]
- Nandadeva Wijesekera[2]
- Badi-ud-din Mahmud - politician, Minister of Education[2]
- Baku Mahadeva - civil servant[2]
- Nanayakkara Wasam James Mudalige[2]
- 1991
- E. L. Senanayake - politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[2]
- Montague Jayawickrama[2]
- K. W. Devanayagam[2]
- Nissanka Wijeyeratne – civil servant, politician[2]
- Sivagamie Verina Obeyasekera[2]
- Christopher Weeramantry[2]
- Neville Ubesinghe Jayawardena[2]
- Ivan Samarawickrema[2]
- Chandrapal Chanmugam[2]
- Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer[2]
- 1992
- Abdul Bakeer Markar – Politician[2]
- Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa[2]
- Ananda Weihena Palliya Guruge[2]
- E. L. B. Hurulle[2]
- Abdul Majeed Mohamed Sahabdeen[2]
- Suppiah Sharvananda[2]
- Linus Silva[2]
- Nissanka Wijewardena[2]
- 1993
- Geoffrey Bawa – Architect[2]
- C. A. Coorey[2]
- Felix Stanley Christopher Perera Kalpage[2]
- H. W. Thambiah[2]
- Richard Udugama – Major General[2]
- Ponna Wignaraja[2]
- Noel Wimalasena[2]
- 1994
- Jayantha Kelegama[2]
- Lalith Kotelawala – Businessman[2]
- Nandadasa Kodagoda – Academic[2]
- Godfrey Gunatilleke[2]
- Arulanandam Yesuadiam Samuel Gnanam[2]
- Nugegoda Gabadage Pablis Panditharatna[2]
- Surendra Ramachandran[2]
- Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardhana[2]
- 1996
- Duleep Mendis - Sri Lanka national cricket captain[2]
- Arjuna Ranatunga - Sri Lanka national cricket captain[2]
- 1998
- Charitha Prasanna de Silva[2]
- Ken Balendra – Businessman[2]
- Doreen Winifred Wickramasinghe[2]
- Thamara Kumari Illangaratne[2]
- Elanga Devapriya Wickremanayake[2]
- R. K. W. Goonesekera – Academic, Lawyer[2]
- Vernon Mendis – Diplomat[2]
- H. L. de Silva – Diplomat[2]
- A. T. Kovoor - Academic[2]
- Ranjit Abeysuriya - lawyer[2]
- Duncan White - Olympic medalist[2]
- Christopher Rajindra Panabokke[2]
- W. D. Amaradeva – Music Director[2]
- Chitrasena - Dancer[2]
- 2005
- Kamalika Priyaderi Abeyaratne[2]
- William Alwis[2]
- Mahesh Amalean - Engineer and industrialist[2]
- Sohli E. Captain[2]
- Radhika Coomaraswamy – Academic, Human Rights Activist, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations[2]
- Lalith de Mel[2]
- Rohan de Saram - Cellist[2]
- Chandrananda de Silva[2]
- Ashley de Vos – Architect[2]
- Jayaratne Banda Dissanayake[2]
- M. T. A. Furkhan[2]
- D. Basil Goonesekera[2]
- Cyril Herath – Inspector General of Police[2]
- Asoka Kanthilal Jayawardhana[2]
- A. S. Jayawarden - Sri Lankan economist and civil servant[2]
- Harry Jayawardena – Businessman[2]
- Nihal Jinasena - industrialist and sportsman[2]
- Premasiri Khemadasa - Composer[2]
- W. D. Lakshman[2]
- Paddy Mendis – Air Chief Marshal[2]
- Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka[2]
- J. B. Peiris - Senior Neurologist, Researcher and Pioneer of Neurology[2]
- M. D. D. Peiris[2]
- Denis Perera – Lieutenant General[2]
- P. Ramanathan - Former Justice of the Supreme Court and Provincial Governor[2]
- P. Deva Rodrigo[2]
- Mano Selvanathan[2]
- A. H. Sheriffdeen – Surgeon, academic and voluntary worker[2]
- Roland Silva[2]
- Bradman Weerakoon – Civil servant[2]
- Kandekumara Hapudoragamage Jothiyarathna Wijayadasa[2]
- Ray Wijewardene - Academic, Engineer[2]
- 2007
- James Peter Obeyesekere III - Politician and aviator[2]
- 2017
- Abbasally Akbar [3]
- K. M. de Silva [3]
- Tissa Devendra [3]
- Colvin Goonaratna [3]
- Amaradasa Gunawardana [3]
- Devanesan Nesiah [3]
- Nandadasa Rajapaksha [3]
- Priyani Soysa [3]
- Latha Walpola [3]
- Mineka Presantha Wickramasingha [3]
- Bhanuka Wimalasooriya [3]
References
- ↑ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "National Honours – 2017". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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