Jeelan Central College

Jeelan Central College, Panadura.
Location
Panadura
Sri Lanka
Information
Type 1AB
Motto Nasruminallah
(Help from ALLAH)
Established 1906
Founder M. C. Siddi Lebbe,ILM.Abdul Azeez and A.M. Wapchie Marikar
Principal Mr. Haleem Majeed
Grades 1–13 (Tamil and English Medium)
Gender Boys and Girls
Age 6 to 19
Number of students 2000
Colour(s)

Green and yellow

        
Song Jeelan Children
Publication Jeelan Magazine,
Former pupils Real Jilanians
Website www.jeelan.sch.lk

Jeelan Central College, Panadura (commonly known as Panadura Jeelan Central College or simply as Jeelan) ( Sinhalese: ජිලාන් මධ්‍ය මහා විදුහල, Tamil: ஜீலான் மத்திய கல்லூரி, Arabic: جيلان)located in Panadura. It was founded in 1900 as Quran Madrasa by three of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of the day, M. C. Siddi Lebbe I. L. M. Abdul Aziz and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt. It is currently the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 2000 students studying there.

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