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List of Nalanda College Colombo alumni

This is a list of Old Nalandians, alumni of Nalanda College Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Heads of state and government

Presidents and prime ministers
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa - former President and former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

    • Current

  • H. E. Mahinda Rajapaksa - MP for Kurunegala, Former President of Sri Lanka
  • Nimal Siripala de Silva - Cabinet Minister (Transport)
  • Sisira Jayakody - MP for Gampaha
  • Gamini Jayawickrama Perera - Cabinet Minister (Sustainable Development & Wildlife)
  • Sujith Sanjaya Perera - MP for Kegalle
  • Rajitha Senaratne - Cabinet Minister (Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine)
  • Thilanga Sumathipala - Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees
  • Chandima Weerakkody - Cabinet Minister (Petroleum & Petroleum Gas)
  • Anura Priyadharshana Yapa - Cabinet Minister (Disaster Management), General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party

    • Former

  • Dharmasena Attygalle - Minister of Indigenous Medicine
  • Weerasinghe de Silva - MP for Balapitiya
  • M. D. Banda - Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade
  • C. A. Dharmapala - Deputy Minister of Industries & Housing
  • Lal Dharmapriya Gamage - Minister Assisting Foreign Affairs
  • Chandra Gunasekera - Deputy Minister of Culture and Social Services
  • Deshabandu Indradasa Hettiarachchi - Minister of Industries
  • I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla – Cabinet Minister (Education and Cultural Affairs)
  • Tissa Karalliyadde - MP for Anuradhapura
  • Kamal Karunanayake - Member of Parliament, former Dean of Economics Department Kelaniya University
  • Asoka Karunaratne - Minister of Social Services, founding member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)
  • Rupa Karunathilake - Cabinet Minister of Plantations
  • Nirmala Kotalawala - MP for Kaluthara
  • Handunnetti Rannulu (H. R. Piyasiri - Minister of Youth Affairs, State Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Commissioners)
  • Sarath Ranawaka - MP for Kalutara
  • Maithripala Senanayake – Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister (Transport)
  • Wilfred Senanayake - MP for Homagama; former senior member of Lanka Samasamaja Party
  • Sarath Weerasekara - MP for Ampara
  • Dingiri Bandara (D.B) Welagedara - Minister of Plan Implementation, former Governor of the North Central Province
  • Athula Wijesinghe - Chief Minister North Western Province
  • H. R. Wimalasiri - MP for Matara District

    • Provincial councilors and mayors

  • 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

    • Prelates

  • Buddangala Ananda Thera - resident of Buddangala Forest Hermitage
  • Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera - Chancellor of University of Uva Vellassa, Chief Incumbent of Kiriwehera, Katharagama, Chief Sanga Nayake of "Ruhunu Magampattuva"
  • Kuppiyawatta Bodhananda Thera - founder of Mithuru Mithuro Movement
  • Piyadassi Maha Thera - former Viharadhikari of the Vajiraramaya Temple Bambalapitiya

    • Academics

  • Rahula Anura Attalage - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa
  • Senesh Dissanaike Bandara - lecturer, Film and Television Studies, Faculty of Industrial and Vocational Technology, University of Vocational Technology, Ratmalana
  • Chandratilak De Silva - Professor of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • Mohan De Silva - Professor of Surgery, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • Ranjith Premalal De Silva - Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University
  • K N O Dharmadasa - former Professor of Linguistics, Dean of Faculty of Arts University of Peradeniya, former Editor-in-Chief of the Sinhala Encyclopaedia
  • Chandra Embuldeniya - former Vice Chancellor (Founder), Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka the first all entrepreneurial university in Sri Lanka
  • H A De S Gunasekara – former Professor of Economics (first Sri Lankan) at University of Peradeniya
  • H.D Gunawardhana - former Professor of Chemistry, Acting Vice Chancellor and Head of Chemistry Department of University of Colombo
  • Abhaya Induruwa - Professor of Computing at University of Colombo School of Computing, Program Director for research and post-graduate teaching in the School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing Canterbury Christ Church University United Kingdom
  • S. D. Jayaratne - Professor of Medicine at 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 of University of Colombo
  • Don Kulasiri - Professor of Computational Modelling and Head of Centre for Advanced Computational Solutions, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Pushpa Kumarapeli - senior lecturer in Computing and Information Systems at Kingston University, United Kingdom
  • Deepal Mathew - Professor and Dean of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
  • H.Y Ranjith Perera - Senior Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa and former Dean of Faculty of Engineering - General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
  • Udaya Ranawaka - Senior lecturer in Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
  • Janaka Ruwanpura - Professor of Project Management Systems, Vice Provost International (VPI)
  • 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, Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), Faculty of Health, Keele University Staffordshire
  • Mahinda Vilathgamuwa - Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Sirimevan Waidyasekera - Professor of Medical Physics, Dean of the Faculty of ICT & Media at South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine
  • Janaka Wijayanayake - Senior Lecturer Department of Industrial Management University of Kelaniya
  • Ranjith Laxman Wijayawardana - Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Physics University of Peradeniya

    • Civil servants

  • P. Amarasinghe - former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, former Chairman of People's Bank
  • Sarath Kumara de Silva - Chairman of Cey-Nor Foundation Limited, former Chairman of State Engineering Corporation, former Chairman of State Development and Construction Corporation
  • 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 - former Secretary Ministry of Postal Services, former Secretary to the Prime Minister (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 & 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

    • Sri Lankan Army officers

  • Piyal Abeysekera - Former Deputy Chief of Staff Sri Lanka Army
  • Donald Hewagama - Sri Lanka's first Judge Advocate General (Sri Lanka) to the armed forces (Army, Navy and Air Force)
  • Amal Karunasekara - Security Force Commander Kilinochchi, Former Director Military Intelligence and Infantry
  • Ruwan Kulatunga - Deputy Vice Chancellor General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
  • Ubaya Madawela - Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army
  • Milinda Peiris - Former Chief of Staff (COS) of the Sri Lanka Army, Former Vice Chancellor / Commandant of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
  • Samantha Sooriyabandara - former Defence Attaché in the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington D.C, formerly of Commando Regiment and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 53 Division
  • Janaka Walgama - Director General Operations at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff
  • Ananda Weerasekara - former coordinating Officer of the North Central Province
  • Prasanna Wickramasuriya - former Special Operations Platoon Commander, Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services, Sri Lanka

    • Sri Lankan Navy officers

  • H.R. Amaraweera - former Commander of the Western and Southern Naval Area of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Justin Jayasuriya - former Commander of Eastern Naval Command
  • Vijitha Meddegoda - Director of Naval Budget of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Sarath Ratnakeerthi - former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy; holds the unique distinction of serving as the Area Commander of all five Naval Commands of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Sarath Weerasekara - former Director General of the Civil Security Department
  • Samantha Wimalathunga - Director of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard

    • Sri Lanka Air Force officers

  • Kapila Jayampathy - Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Gagan Bulathsinghala - Former Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Prashantha De Silva - former Director of Inspection and Safety, Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Sumangala Dias - Chief of Staff of Air Force
  • PDJ Kumarasiri - former Director of Aeronautical Engineering, Sri Lanka Air Force
  • E. P. B. Liyanage - former Director of Investigation and Safety, AFHQ Cbo
  • Buddhi Siriwardene - former Base Commander, Sri Lanka Air Force, Katunayake
  • Chandana Welikala - Director of Administration, Sri Lanka Air Force

    • Sri Lanka Police

  • Sisira Mendis - former DIG

    • Ambassadors and High Commissioners

  • Dharmasena Attygalle - former High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Pakistan
  • H. L. de Silva, PC - former Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations, New York, United States of America
  • Rupa Karunathilake - former Ambassador for Sri Lanka in the Netherlands
  • A. S. P Liyanage - former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Nigerian Republic
  • Siri Perera, PC - former High Commissioner to India
  • Handunnetti Rannulu (H. R. Piyasiri - former Sri Lankan Ambassador in Myanmar
  • Asoka Weerasinghe - former Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada
  • Udayanga Weeratunga - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russian Federation
  • Jaliya Wickramasuriya - former Sri Lankan Ambassador in Washington D.C., United States of America

    • Lawyers and judges

  • H.L. de Silva, PC - former Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)
  • T.B. Dissanayake, PC - former Commissioner of Assize
  • Visty C. Gunathilake, PC - former Solicitor General, Attorney General's Department
  • Priyantha Jayawardena, PC - Judge of the Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
  • Siri Perera, QC
  • Upawansa Yapa, PC - former Solicitor General, Attorney General's Department

    • Industry and commerce

  • 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 & 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
  • Sisira Mendis - Chief of State Intelligence Service, Sri Lanka
  • 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

    • Writers

  • 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 - poet, co-founder of the Gloucester Spoken Art Series in Ottawa, Canada

    • News media and journalism

  • 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 Ceylon
  • Premasara Epasinghe - cricket Commentator, Private Secretary & Media Consultant to Minister of Education, former Head of Public Relations Bank of Ceylon
  • Srimath Indrajith Liyanage - veteran TV 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, renowned cricket commentator
  • Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri - columnist, Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada
  • Nalaka Vithanage - theater, television and cinema director

    • Artists

  • Hiran Abeysekera - British theatre actor
  • Senesh Dissanaike Bandara - teledrama and feature film director
  • Gamini Hettiarachchi - film and teledrama actor
  • Niroshan Illeperuma - film and teledrama actor
  • Dhamma Jagoda- theatre professional (English and Sinhala)
  • Henry Jayasena - playwright, novelist film and teledrama actor (portrayed "Sudu Seeya" in the popular teledrama Doo Daruwo)
  • Milinda Madugalle - film actor and singer
  • Ravindra Rupasena - film actor of early Sinhala cinema in the 1950s
  • Sisira Senaratne - singer
  • Dhammika Siriwardana - film and teledrama producer and director
  • Ananda Weerakoon - film actor of early Sinhala cinema in the 1950s
  • Namel Weeramuni - dramatist, play producer
  • Tissa Wijesurendra - film actor in the 1970s

    • Sportsmen and sports administrators

  • Ishara Amerasinghe - former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer
  • Hemantha Devapriya - head coach of Fingara International Cricket Academy, former Sri Lanka "A" Cricket team coach
  • Kumar Dharmasena - former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International cricketer; member of World Cup-winning cricket team 1996; Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1989)
  • Sriyantha Dissanayake - athlete, former Sri Lanka 100m record holder 1990, Duncan White award winner for Athletics, 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; member of World Cup-winning cricket team 1996; Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1985)
  • 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, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year runner-up (1994)
  • 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, member of World Cup-winning cricket team 1996, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1983 & 1984)
  • 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, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1974 & 1975)
  • Keerthi Ranasinghe - former One Day International cricketer; professional Middlesex CCC cricket coach, trains youth at the Finchley Academ
  • 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 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

  • Justin Samarasekera - architect, past President of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

    • Medicine

  • 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
  • Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva - founder of Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka
  • W. D. L. Fernando - former Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Colombo
  • Prasanna Gunasena - neurosurgeon, former Secretary of Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA)
  • S. D. Jayaratne - Professor of Medicine at University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • Vidya Jyothi Wijaya Godakumbura - consultant surgeon and President of the Safe Bottle Lamp Foundation
  • Rakitha Malewana - medical researcher and social activist
  • Udaya Ranawaka - consultant neurologist, former President Ceylon College of Physicians
  • Sarath Malcolm Samarage - consultant community physician, National Consultant World Health Organization, former Deputy Director General of Health Services
  • Hudson Silva – founder President of International Eye Bank, Tissue Bank & Eye Donation Society, Honorary Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka

    • Other

  • Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara - Diyawadana Nilame (Chief Lay Head or Trustee) of the Kandy Temple of the Tooth
  • Sarath Gunapala - senior research scientist, Principal Member of the Engineering Staff & Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA USA, Former Scientist Bell Laboratories USA
  • Indrani Iriyagolla - humanitarian activist
  • Harischandra Wijayatunga - President of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra party

    • References

    List of Nalanda College Colombo alumni Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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