List of Nalanda College Colombo alumni
This is a list of Old Nalandians, alumni of Nalanda College Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Politicians
National
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Mahinda Rajapaksa | President of Sri Lanka (2005-2015), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004-2005, 2018, 2019-current) | |
Nimal Siripala de Silva | Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka) (2015), Leader of the House (2005-2015), Cabinet Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms | |
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera | Chief Minister of North Western Province, Sri Lanka (1987-1993) | |
Rajitha Senaratne | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (2015–present) | |
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa | Member of Parliament - Kurunegala (1994–present), State Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs | |
Chandima Weerakkody | Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010-2015), Member of Parliament - Galle (2009–present) | |
Thilanga Sumathipala | Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010-2015) Member of Parliament - Colombo (2010 to 2015) National List (2015 to present), Vice-Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom party, State Minister for Technology and Innovation | |
Sujith Sanjaya Perera | Member of Parliament - Kegalle (2015–present) | |
Sisira Jayakody | Member of Parliament - Gampaha (2015–present) | |
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla | Minister of Education (1965-1970) | |
M. D. Banda | Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade (1965-1970), Member of Parliament - Maturata (1947-1960), | |
Dharmasena Attygalle | Minister of Indigenous Medicine (1980-1982), Member of Parliament - Kesbewa (1972-1982); High Commissioner to Pakistan | |
M. A. Adikari | Member of Parliament - Wariyapola (1956-1964) | |
Lal Dharmapriya Gamage | Member of Parliament - Anuradhapura (1989-1994) | |
Weerasinghe de Silva | Member of Parliament - Balapitiya (1970-1977) Member of Parliament - Galle District ( 1994-2000) | |
Indradasa Hettiarachchi | Member of Parliament - Horana (1977-1989) | |
Kamal Karunanayake | Member of Parliament - National List (1989-1994) | |
Chandra Gunasekera | Member of Parliament - Kottawa (1970-1977) | |
C. A. Dharmapala | Member of Parliament - Hakmana (1952-1960) | |
Tissa Karalliyadde | Member of Parliament - Anuradhapura (1994–present) | |
Asoka Karunaratne | Member of Parliament - Rambukkana (1960-1970, 1977-1989) | |
Rupa Karunathilake | Member of Parliament - Bentara-Elpitiya (1977-1989); Minister of Plantations; Ambassador to Netherlands | |
Nirmala Kotalawala | Member of Parliament - Kalutara (2004–present) | |
H. R. Piyasiri | Member of Parliament - Matara (1989-1994); Ambassador to Myanmar | |
Sarath Ranawaka | Member of Parliament - Kalutara (1989-2009) | |
Maithripala Senanayake | Member of Parliament - Medawachchiya (1947-1989); Leader of the House (1970-1977); Governor of North Central Province (1994-1998) | |
Wilfred Senanayake | Member of Parliament - Homagama (1970-1977) | |
C. V. Velupillai | Member of Parliament - Talawakelle (1947-1953) | |
Sarath Weerasekara | Member of Parliament - Ampara (2010-2015) | |
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | Member of Parliament - Kurunegala (1952-1956, 1965-1970, 1977-1988), Governor of North Central Province (1988-1989) | |
Athula Wijesinghe | Chief Minister North Western Province (2002-2013) | |
H. R. Wimalasiri | Member of Parliament - Matara (1994-2000) |
Provincial
Name | Notability | Reference |
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M. W. Aruna Pradeep | Mayor of Ambalangoda | |
Prasanna Shamal Senarath | Provincial Councilor and Opposition Leader of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Council | |
Udena Wijerathna | Provincial Councilor, Western Province |
Religion
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Piyadassi Thera | Former Chief Incumbent of the Vajiraramaya Temple, Bambalapitiya, Former Sinhala Editor at the Buddhist Publication Society | |
Aluthwewa Soratha Thera | Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University | |
Ananda Weerasekara | Resident of Buddangala Forest Hermitage | |
Kuppiyawatta Bodhananda Thera | Founder of Mithuru Mithuro Movement |
Academia
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Rahula Anura Attalage | Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Deputy Vice Chancellor - University of Moratuwa | |
Chandratilak De Silva | Professor of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering - Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei | |
Mohan De Silva | Professor of Surgery, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
Ranjith Premalal De Silva | Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Vice Chancellor - Uva Wellassa University | |
K. N. O. Dharmadasa | former Professor of Linguistics, Dean of Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya | |
Chandra Embuldeniya | former Vice Chancellor (Founder), Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka | |
H. A. De S Gunasekara | former Professor of Economics - University of Peradeniya | |
H. D. Gunawardhana | former Professor of Chemistry, Acting Vice Chancellor and Head of Chemistry Department - University of Colombo | |
Abhaya Induruwa | Inaugural Professor of Computing - University of Colombo School of Computing | |
S. D. Jayaratne | Professor of Medicine - University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
Kamal Karunanayake | former Professor and Dean of Economics Department - Kelaniya University | |
Nandadasa Kodagoda | former Professor of Medicine, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Medical Faculty - University of Colombo | |
Don Kulasiri | Professor of Computational Modelling - Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand | |
Udaya Ranawaka | Senior lecturer in Neurology, Department of Medicine - University of Kelaniya | |
Janaka Ruwanpura | Professor of Project Management Systems, Vice Provost International | |
Nalin Samarasinha | senior scientist - Planetary Science Institute (PSI), Arizona, USA | |
Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri | former Professor (Adjunct) - University of Toronto Canada | |
Athula Sumathipala | Professor of Psychiatry - Keele University, Staffordshire | |
Mahinda Vilathgamuwa | Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia | |
Sirimevan Widyasekera | Professor of Medical Physics, Dean of the Faculty of ICT and Media - South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine | |
Ranjith Laxman Wijayawardana | Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Physics - University of Peradeniya |
Civil servants
Name | Notability | Reference |
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P. Amarasinghe | former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, former Chairman of People's Bank | |
Tissa Devendra | former Chairman of Public Service Commission, Chairman of Salaries Commission | |
C. A. Dharmapala | former Permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Security Advisor to President J. R. Jayewardene | |
Saman Ediriweera | former Secretary Ministry of Tertiary Education and Training, Secretary Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | |
Hemasiri Fernando | Current Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Chief of Staff of the President, Chairman Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, former Secretary Ministry of Postal Services, former Secretary to the Prime Minister, former Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom, People's Bank (Sri Lanka), and the Airport and Aviation Authority, former Chairman National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka, (also listed in Industry and commerce) | |
V. C. Gunatilleke | PC - former Solicitor General, Attorney General's Department | |
Abhaya Induruwa | former acting Chairman and board member of the Computer and Information Technology Council (CINTEC), Board Member Natural Resources Energy and Science Authority (NARESA) | |
Irwin Jayasuriya | former Chairman of the Ceylon Transport Board | |
Lincoln Perera | former Secretary of Ministry of Plantation Industries, former Chairman of Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB) | |
M. J. Perera | CCS – former Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, former Secretary Ministry of Education, first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon, founder Chairman of Rupavahini (TV) Corporation | |
Ranjith Perera | former Chairman of Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, former Director General, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, former Head of Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa | |
B. D. Rampala | CCS, MBE - former General Manager of the then Ceylon Government Railway (present Sri Lanka Government Railway), first Ceylonese Chief Mechanical Engineer of Ceylon Government Railway | |
Ridgeway Thilakeratne | CCS - former Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, former Chairman / Director General of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
Ananda Weerasekara | former Vice Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services, former Director of Rehabilitation Services Prelates) | |
Prasanna Wickramasuriya | former Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka, former Special Operations Platoon Commander, Sri Lanka Army | |
Upawansa Yapa | PC - former Solicitor General, Attorney General's Department |
Military
Army
Navy
Name | Notability | Reference |
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H. R. Amaraweera | Rear Admiral; Director Operations (Sri Lanka Navy) | |
Justin Jayasuriya | Rear Admiral; Commander of Eastern Naval Command | |
Vijitha Meddegoda | Rear Admiral; Director Naval Budget | |
Sarath Ratnakeerthi | Rear Admiral; Chief of Staff (Sri Lanka Navy) | |
Sarath Weerasekara | Rear Admiral; Director General Civil Security Department | |
Samantha Wimalathunga | Rear Admiral; Director Sri Lanka Coast Guard (2015–present) |
Air Force
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Gagan Bulathsinghala | Air Chief Marshall; Commander of the Air Force (2015-2016); Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
Kapila Jayampathy | Air Chief Marshall; Commander of the Air Force (2016–2019); High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
Sumangala Dias | Air Marshall; Commander of the Air Force (2019–present) | |
Chandana Welikala | Air Vice Marshall; Director Administration | |
Janak Wanigatunge | Air Vice Marshall; Director Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | |
Ruchira Samarasinghe | Air Vice Marshall; Director Civil Engineering | |
Prashantha De Silva | Air Vice Marshall; Director Inspection and Safety | |
P. D. J. Kumarasiri | Air Vice Marshall; Director Aeronautical Engineering | |
E. P. B. Liyanage | Air Vice Marshall; Director General Engineering; Director Investigation and Safety | |
Buddhi Siriwardene | Air Commodore; Base commander Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake |
Police
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Nilantha Jayawardena | Senior Deputy Inspector General; Chief of State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka) | |
Sisira Mendis | Deputy Inspector General; Chief of State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka) | |
Sumith Liyanage | Deputy Inspector General (?-1996) |
Diplomats
Name | Notability | Reference |
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A. S. P Liyanage | Ambassador for Qatar, former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Nigerian Republic | |
Udayanga Weeratunga | former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russian Federation | |
Jaliya Wickramasuriya | former Sri Lankan Ambassador in Washington D.C., United States of America |
Legal / Judiciary
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Priyantha Jayawardena | President's Counsel, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
Sobhitha Rajakaruna | Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
V. C. Gunatilleke | President's Counsel, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (1977-1981) | |
Upawansa Yapa | President's Counsel, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (1996-1998) | |
H. L. de Silva | President's Counsel, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations | |
T. B. Dissanayake | President's Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize | |
Siri Perera | QC; High Commissioner to India | [1][2] |
Industry and commerce
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Gamini Abeysekera | former Chairman of National Savings Bank, Sri Lanka | |
Vinya Ariyaratne | Executive Director of Sarvodaya, lecturer in Community Medicine Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
Mohan De Silva | Chairman of University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka | |
Felix R de Zoysa | founding Chairman of Stafford Motor Ltd, Stafford International School and Atlas Hall; philanthropist | |
Chandra Embuldeniya | President, National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, CEO Informatics Group of Companies | |
Hemasiri Fernando | Chairman of People's Bank, Sri Lanka | |
S. D. Jayaratne | Chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka and State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) | |
Dilan Jayawardane | co-founder and CTO of Scoopler, software engineer at Google | |
A. S. P. Liyanage | Chairman of ASP Group of Companies | |
Eastman Narangoda | Chairman of George Steuart Finance, former Chairman of Seylan Bank, former CEO and General Manager of National Savings Bank | |
Yoga Perera | Chairman and Managing Director of Autoland, Director Airport and Aviation Services Ltd | |
Thilanga Sumathipala | Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket | |
Chandima Weerakkody | former Chairman State Mortgage and Investment Bank | |
M. Wickramasinghe | CEO and General Manager of People's Bank | |
Ranjith Laxman Wijayawardana | Chairman of Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) of Sri Lanka | |
Mangala Yapa | Chairman of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI), former Managing Director Agency for Development of the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade in Sri Lanka, former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Colombo Dockyard |
Art
Authors
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Gunadasa Amarasekara | dental surgeon, writer, poet | |
Anura C. Perera | science writer and author | |
Siri Perera | "Siri Aiya" of Radio Ceylon | |
Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri | author of poetry in English | |
Asoka Weerasinghe | Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada; poet, co-founder of the Gloucester Spoken Art Series in Ottawa, Canada |
Actors
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Hiran Abeysekera | British theatre actor | |
Kamal Deshapriya | actor, commentator | |
Senesh Dissanaike Bandara | film director, television presenter | |
Gamini Hettiarachchi | film/teledrama actor | |
Niroshan Illeperuma | film and teledrama actor | |
Dhamma Jagoda | theatre actor (English and Sinhala) | |
Henry Jayasena | playwright, actor | |
Milinda Madugalle | film actor, singer | |
Ravindra Rupasena | film actor of early Sinhala cinema in the 1950s | |
Sisira Senaratne | singer | |
Dhammika Siriwardana | film/teledrama producer, director | |
Ananda Weerakoon | film actor of early Sinhala cinema in the 1950s | |
Namel Weeramuni | dramatist, play producer | |
Tissa Wijesurendra | film actor in the 1970s |
Media
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Denzil Peiris | Editor of The Ceylon Observer (1961-1970) | |
Chitrananda Abeysekera | poet, former Director of Sinhala Service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
Karunaratne Abeysekera | poet, songwriter, created history in the world of radio by being the first ever Sinhala cricket commentator over airwaves of Radio CeylonÄ | |
Premasara Epasinghe | cricket Commentator, Private Secretary and Media Consultant to Minister of Education, former Head of Public Relations Bank of Ceylon | |
Srimath Indrajith Liyanage | Television and radio presenter; actor | |
Palitha Perera | former Deputy Director General (Commercial) of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, former Director of Sinhala Service Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, cricket commentator | |
Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri | columnist, Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada | |
Nalaka Vithanage | theatre, television and cinema director |
Sports
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Ishara Amerasinghe | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer | |
Hemantha Devapriya | former Sri Lanka "A" Cricket team coach | |
Kumar Dharmasena | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer | |
Sriyantha Dissanayake | athlete, former Sri Lanka 100m record holder 1990, Asian Games silver medalist | |
Chamara Dunusinghe | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer | |
Yohan Goonasekera | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1976) | |
Roshan Guneratne | former Sri Lanka Test cricketer | |
Asanka Gurusinha | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer, manager of Sri Lanka national cricket team | |
Stanley Jayasinghe | former all Ceylon and Leicestershire County Cricket Club cricketer | |
Sunil Jayasinghe | former One Day International cricketer | |
Mahela Jayawardena | former Sri Lanka Test cricket captain | |
Shantha Kalavitigoda | former Sri Lanka Test cricketer | |
Lalith Kaluperuma | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer; former Chairman of Selectors Sri Lanka Cricket | |
Sanath Kaluperuma | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer | |
Sumith Liyanage | former Olympian boxer | |
Roshan Mahanama | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International Cricket Captain, Elite Panel Referee of International Cricket Council | |
Dilshan Munaweera | Sri Lankan T20 cricketer, Sri Lanka A cricketer | |
Carl Obeysekera | former all Ceylon Cricketer | |
Yoga Perera | motor car racing champion | |
Anura Ranasinghe | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer | |
Keerthi Ranasinghe | former One Day International cricketer; professional Middlesex CCC cricket coach | |
Gihan Rupasinghe | Sri Lankan T20 cricketer, Sri Lanka A cricketer | |
Jayantha Seneviratne | represented the National Cricket Team from 1973 to 1980, Chairman of the Coaching Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket | |
Sachithra Serasinghe | Sri Lanka A cricketer | |
Shammi Silva | President of Sri Lanka Cricket; former President and Chairman of the Gymkhana Club; Colombo Cricket Club; former national player, manager and national coach for squash | |
Ashan Priyanjan Subasinghe | captain of Sri Lanka A cricket team, One Day International cricketer | |
P. H. D. Waidyatilleka | civil engineer; Chairman of Technical Committee Asian Masters Athletics; first Sri Lankan to be appointed as an International Technical Officer (ITO) by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF); only Sri Lankan to qualify as an IAAF Lecturer | |
Bandula Warnapura | Sri Lanka's Inaugural Test cricket captain | |
Priyankara Wickramasinghe | former Sri Lanka A cricketer; Malaysian National Cricketer | |
Gamini Wickremasinghe | former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer |
Architects
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Justin Samarasekera | architect, past President of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science |
Medicine
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Vinya Ariyaratne | Faculty of Medical Sciences at University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
Mohan De Silva | Professor of Surgery at University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
P. T. De Silva | former President of Ceylon College of Physicians 1984; physician | |
Other
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Pradeep Nilanga Dela | Diyawadana Nilame (Chief Lay Head or Trustee) of the Kandy Temple of the Tooth | |
Sarath Gunapala | Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA | |
Indrani Iriyagolla | humanitarian activist | |
Harischandra Wijayatunga | President of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra |
References
- "Death of Anil Obeyesekere, PC". Dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- "Tribute to Siri Perera, QC". Dailynews.lk. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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