This is a list of notable Old Richmondites, the alumni of Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka.
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Politicians
Name |
Notability |
Reference |
Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
Prime Minister (1959–1960), member parliament - Galle (1947–1959, 1960–1977, 1979–1988 |
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R. A. de Mel |
member parliament - Colombo South (1947–1952) |
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W. A. de Silva |
member State Council (1931–1942), Minister of Health (1936–1942) |
[1] |
William de Silva |
member parliament - Ambalangoda-Balapitiya (1947–1953), Ambalangoda (1960), Devinuwara (1965) |
[2] |
Cyril de Zoysa |
President of the Senate of Ceylon (1960–1965), industrialist, philanthropist |
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Amarasiri Dodangoda |
member parliament - Galle (1989–1993, 1994–2009), Chief Minister of Southern Province (1993–1994) |
[3] |
C. W. W. Kannangara |
member Legislative Council - Galle (1923–1931), member State Council (1931–1947) |
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Hemakumara Nanayakkara |
member parliament - Galle (1989–1994, 2000–2010), Governor of Southern Province (2015–present) |
[3] |
Vasudeva Nanayakkara |
member parliament - Kiriella (1970–1977), Ratnapura (1989–2001, 2010–present) |
[3] |
Ramesh Pathirana |
member parliament - Galle (2010–present) |
[4] |
Chamal Rajapaksa |
member parliament - Hambantota (1989–present), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010–2015) |
[5] |
D. A. Rajapaksa |
member parliament - Beliatta (1947–1965) |
[6] |
Mahinda Rajapaksa |
President (2005–2015), Prime Minister (2004–2005), member parliament - Kurunegala (2015–present), Hambantota (1989–2005), Beliatta (1970–1977) |
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Educationists
Name |
Notability |
Reference |
George Dissanaike |
Senior Professor/Head of Physics Department University of Peradeniya, fellow of the National Academy of Sciences |
[3] |
H. A. I. Goonetileke |
bibliographer, librarian, University of Peradeniya, Darrell Medalist (1941) |
[3] |
Gamini Haththotuwegama |
Professor, Universities of University of Peradeniya and University of Kelaniya, writer, film critic |
[3] |
P. de S. Kularatne |
educationist, former Principal Ananda College, Colombo, founder Nalanda College, Colombo |
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M. M. M. Najim |
Vice Chancellor South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (2015–present) |
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