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This is a list of Anandians, alumni of the Ananda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Religion
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa | former president of the Theosophical Society Adyar and author |
Heads of State
Politics
Current
- Government benches
- Karu Jayasuriya - 20th Speaker of the Parliament
- R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara – Ministerof Public Administration and Management
- Daya Gamage – Minister of Primary Industry
- Mohan Lal Grero, MP – State Minister of University Education and Member of Parliament (note: also listed in "Educationalists")
- Achala Jagodage – Member of Parliament
- Ashu Marasinghe – Member of Parliament[1]
- Ajith Perera – Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
- Arjuna Ranatunga – Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping
- Rajitha Senaratne – Cabinet Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine
- Chathura Senarathne - Member of Parliament
- Opposition benches
- Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena – current Member of Parliament
- Dullas Alahapperuma – current Member of Parliament
- P. Dayaratna – current Member of Parliament
- Mohan Lal Grero – chairman, Lyceum Group of Companies; Member of Parliament, Colombo District
- Gitanjana Gunawardena – current Member of Parliament
- Tissa Vitharana – current Member of Parliament, professor of microbiology and leader of the LSSP
Former
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake – former Prime Minister
- Ossie Abeygunasekara – former leader of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
- Anandatissa de Alwis – former Speaker of the National State Assembly in Sri Lanka; Cabinet Minister of State
- Thomas Amarasuriya – former Member of the State Council of Ceylon and President of the Senate of Ceylon
- D. P. Atapattu – former Member of Parliament for Beliatte, Secretary to the Minister of State, 1965–70
- R. M. Dharmadasa Banda – ex minister of Agriculture
- Rohitha Bogollagama – former minister of Foreign Affairs and ex Member of Parliament
- General Sarath Fonseka – leader of Democratic Party and former Member of Parliament
- Tudor Gunasekara – former Member of Parliament for Mahara Electorate, District Minister for Gampaha and the first Sri Lankan Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria and Romania (note: also listed in "Diplomats")
- Philip Gunawardena – served as Minister of Agriculture in 1956 Cabinet; Minister of Fisheries
- Indradasa Hettiarachchi – former Minister of Industries
- I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla – former Minister of Education
- D. D. Athulathmudali – former Senator
- Prins Gunasekera – former Member of the Parliament
- Lakshman Jayakody – former Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister and Presidential advisor
- V. G. W. Ratnayake – former Sri Lankan MP
- P. B. G. Kalugalla – former Minister of Finance
- Wickremabahu Karunaratne – leader of the Nava Lanka Samasamaja Party; served as a Provincial Councillor representing Colombo District
- P. Kumarasiri- former Member of the Parliament
- Sanjeewa Kavirathna – former Member of Parliament and Member of Central Provincial council; Sri Lanka's first Green Awarded politician
- Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi – former Colombo District Minister and Member of Parliament (Kolonnawa)
- Imthiaz Bakeer Markar – former Cabinet Minister of Media, Postal and Telecommunications
- V. Navaratnam – former Member of Parliament
- Herbert Sri Nissanka – former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- C. E. Attygalle – former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- N. M. Perera – founder and leader of LSSP; former Minister of Finance
- Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra – former Member of Parliament
- V. Karalasingham – former lawyer, writer and politician
- Basil Rajapaksa – former Minister of Economic Development and Member of Parliament
- Prins Gunasekera former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa – former Secretary of Defense
- Suranimala Rajapaksha – former Minister of School Education
- Lalitha Rajapakse – former Minister of Justice of Ceylon, elected Member of the Senate of Ceylon; former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- N. R. Rajavarothiam – Ceylon Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament
- Bimal Rathnayaka – former Member of Parliament
- Dharmasiri Senanayake – former Cabinet Minister of Media, Tourism and Civil Aviation & General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
- William de Silva – former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries; former Ceylon High Commissioner to Canada
- Tikiri Banda Subasinghe – former Speaker of the Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Industries & Scientific Affairs
- Dingiri Bandara Welagedara – former Cabinet Minister of Plan Implementation and former Governor of North Central Province
- S. A. Wickramasinghe – former senator and founder of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- V. Yogeswaran – former Member of Parliament
Provincial and Local Government
Provincial
| Name | Notablility | References |
|---|---|---|
| Anandatissa de Alwis | former Governor of North-Western Province | |
| V. M. Panchalingam | former District Secretary for Jaffna |
Mayors
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Karu Jayasuriya | former Mayor of Colombo | |
| N. M. Perera | former Mayor of Colombo |
Diplomats
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| J. B. Disanayake | linguist, Head of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand | |
| Tudor Gunasekara | former Member of Parliament for Mahara Electorate, District Minister for Gampaha and the first Sri Lankan Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria and Romania | |
| Karu Jayasuriya | former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Germany | |
| Wasantha Karannagoda | Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan, Secretary Ministry of Highways & Road Development, National Security Adviser, Commander of the Navy | |
| Lalitha Rajapakse | Ambassador to France and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| Warnasena Rasaputra | former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States of America, France and Geneva | |
| Gunasena de Soyza | former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom |
Judiciary
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Htoon | Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma; architect of the first constitution of Burma in 1947 | |
| Ye Htoon | Burmese lawyer and entrepreneur | |
| Irwin Jayasuriya | lawyer and former Chairmen of Ceylon Transport Board | |
| Shiva Pasupati | former Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
| Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva | former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
| V. Sivasubramaniam | former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| J. F. A. Soza | former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
| P. Sriskandarajah | former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| Yuwanjana Wijayatilake | former Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
| Yasantha Kodagoda | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka |
Military
| Name | Rank | Notability | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarath Fonseka | Field Marshal | Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka Armed Forces (2009), Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (2005–2009) | [2] | ||
| Mahesh Senanayake | Lieutenant General | Commander of the Sri Lankan Army | |||
| L. P. Balagalle | General | Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka Armed Forces (2004–2005), Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (2000–2004) | |||
| Rohan Daluwatte | General | Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1996–1998) | |||
| Lakshman Algama | Major General | former Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army, former Commander of the Security Forces – Headquarters East (SF HQ (E)) | |||
| Nanda Mallawaarachchi | Major General | former Chief of Staff of Sri Lankan Army | |||
| Jagath Dias | Major General | former Commander 57th division of Sri Lankan Army,former Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army, Decorated War Hero | |||
| Kamal Gunaratne | Major General | former Commander 53rd division of Sri Lankan Army | |||
| A. P. N. C. De S. Vaas Gunawardene † | Second Lieutenant | first Sri Lankan commissioned officer to be killed in action in Sri Lankan Civil War | |||
| Gotabhaya Rajapaksa | Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary to the Ministry of Defence | 7 President of Srilanka | ||
| Rohan Daluwatte | General | former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army | |||
| Lakshman Algama | Major General | former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army | |||
| Nanda Mallawaarachchi | Major General | former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army | |||
| Jagath Dias | Major General | former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army | |||
| Kamal Gunaratne | Major General | Commander 53rd division of the Sri Lankan Army | |||
| Gotabhaya Rajapaksa | Lieutenant Colonel | Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence |
| Name | Rank | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasantha Karannagoda | Admiral of the Fleet | Commander of the Navy (2005–2009) | [2] |
| Name | Rank | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osmund de Silva | Inspector-General of Police (1955–1959) | ||
| Mahinda Balasuriya | Inspector-General of Police (2009–2011) | [3] | |
| Sumith Liyanage | Deputy Inspector General of Police, 1960 national featherweight champion, 1960 Olympic Games competitor |
Academic
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| K. D. Arulpragasam | first Vice Chancellor of Eastern University | |
| Charles Dahanayake | writer, Professor of Physics & Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya | |
| Chandre Dharma-wardana | scientist, Professor in Theoretical Physics Université de Montréal | |
| Ravindra Fernando | Professor of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | |
| D. Shelton A. Gunaratne | Professor of Mass Communications Emeritus affiliated with Minnesota State University Moorhead | |
| Saman Halgamuge | Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne | |
| W. S. Karunaratne | Professor in Buddhist Philosophy & Comparative Religion at Peradeniya University; Dean of the Faculty of Arts, member of Board of Regents of University of Sri Lanka | |
| Wickremabahu Karunaratne | Lecturer of Electronics at Peradeniya University; leader of Nava Samsamaja Party | |
| Chandratne Patuwathavithane | former Professor of Engineering & Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa | |
| Vicumpriya Perera | Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University | |
| Bogoda Premaratne | author, former Principal of Royal College, Colombo | |
| Sunanda Mahendra | writer, Professor of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya | |
| Nimal Rajapakshe | Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences Simon Fraser University, Canada | |
| M. P. Ranaweera | Professor of Civil Engineering; Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya | |
| V. K. Samaranayake | Professor of Computer Science and former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo | |
| Harendra de Silva | Professor of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama | |
| Karu Esselle | Professor, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Australia | |
| Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri | Professor of Theology, University of Toronto | |
| L. H. Sumanadasa | aviator, engineer, educator; former Vice Chancellor University of Ceylon; founder of the University of Moratuwa | |
| Stanley Wijesundera | former Professor of Chemistry; Vice Chancellor University of Colombo | |
| Sumedha Chandana Wirasinghe | Professor of Civil Engineering; Founding Dean (Emeritus), Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary | |
| G. M. Heenilame | founder of North Colombo Medical College | |
| J. B. Disanayake |
linguist, Head of the Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, |
Medicine
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Fernando | Professor of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | |
| Harendra de Silva | Professor of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya | |
| G. M. Heenilame | founder of North Colombo Medical College, University of Kelaniya | |
| Anil Jasinghe | Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health |
Corporate
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Nalaka Godahewa | Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism; former Managing Director of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation | |
| Warnasena Rasaputra | former Governor of the Central bank of Sri Lanka | |
| Thilan Wijesinghe | former Chief of BOI; CEO of Forbes & Walker Ltd | |
| Irwin Jayasuriya | former Chairman of Ceylon Transport Board |
Sports
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | International cricket player (1990–2007) | |
| Dinesh Chandimal | International cricket player (2010-present); captain (2017-–present) | |
| Akalanka Ganegama | One Day International cricket player (2001–06) | |
| Avishka Gunawardene | International cricket player (1998–2005) | |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | International cricket player (1991–1999) | |
| Dinuka Hettiarachchi | International cricket player (2001) | |
| Udara Jayasundera | International cricket player (2015) | |
| Thilina Kandamby | One Day International cricket player (2004–2011) | |
| Brendon Kuruppu | International cricket player (1987–1991) | |
| Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | One Day International cricket player (2009–10) | |
| Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham | Olympic rifle shooter (1972, 1988) | |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | International cricket player (1982–2000); captain (1988–2000); Member of Parliament (Colombo (2001–10), Kalutara (2010–15), Gampaha (2015–present)) | |
| Dammika Ranatunga | International cricket player (1989) | |
| Nishantha Ranatunga | One Day International cricket player (1993) | |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | International cricket player (1994–98) | |
| Dulip Samaraweera | International cricket player (1993–95) | |
| Thilan Samaraweera | International cricket player (2001–13) | [4] |
| Charith Senanayake | International cricket player (1991) | |
| Sachithra Senanayake | International cricket player (2013) | |
| Ajit de Silva | International cricket player (1982) | |
| Mahela Udawatte | International cricket player (2018) | |
| Dhansiri Weerasinghe | First-class cricket player (1958–1965) | |
| Sanjeewa Weerasinghe | International cricket player (1985) | |
| Mithra Wettimuny | International cricket player (1983) | |
| Sidath Wettimuny | International cricket player (1982–87) | |
| Sunil Wettimuny | One Day International cricket player (1975–79) | |
| Hemantha Wickramaratne | One Day International cricket player (1993) | |
| Sarath Wimalaratne | First-class cricket player (1965–68) | |
| Shammu Ashan | First-class cricket player (2016) | [citation needed] |
Engineers
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| B. D. Rampala | former General Manager of Ceylon Railways | |
| L. H. Sumanadasa | former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon; founder of the University of Moratuwa | |
| R. G. de S. Wettimuny | Buddhist writer and double chartered engineer (mechanical and civil) | |
| D. J. Wimalasurendra | pioneer of hydro power in Sri Lanka |
Media
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Titus Thotawatte | former head of the children's programmes unit of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | |
| Nishantha Ranatunga | CEO of CSN TV | |
| Bandula Padmakumara | Sri Lankan journalist, writer, former Lake House chairman | |
| Premil Ratnayake | Journalist (Lake House), writer, diplomat, and former First Secretary[disambiguation needed] (Press and Information) | [5] |
| Regi Siriwardena | Sri Lankan journalist, poet, writer, playwright and writer of screenplays | |
| Tarzie Vittachi | journalist and former UNICEF Deputy Executive Director of External Relations |
Arts
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Premakeerthi De Alwis | composer and narrator | |
| Tissa Devendra | author | |
| Malaka Dewapriya | video artist and short filmmaker | |
| Lucky Dias | TV and film actor | |
| Dayananda Gunawardena | playwright, actor, lyricist, radio play producer, and Sinhala radio play writer | |
| Nalaka Gunawardene | journalist | |
| Bathiya Jaykody | singer | |
| Kasun Kalhara | music director, singer, composer | |
| Indrachapa Liyanage | singer | |
| Sathish Perera | singer | [citation needed] |
| Sunanda Mahendra | author and critic | |
| D. B. Nihalsinghe | film director; founding CEO and General Manager of the State Film Corporation; pioneer of Sri Lankan television production | |
| G. B. Senanayake | Sinhala writer | |
| Titus Thotawatte | film director | |
| C. G. Uragoda | physician, author, folklorist, historian and conservationist | |
| Wijeratne Warakagoda | veteran actor in stage, movie and tele-drama | |
| Jagath Wickramasinghe | singer | |
| Thusitha Laknath | Actor | |
| Saumya Liyanage | Actor, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies - University of the Visual & Performing Arts |
References
- ^ "Hon. (Prof.) Ashu Marasinghe, M.P." Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Distinguished Old Anandians". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "Distinguished Old Anandians, Page 1". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "PROFILE: THILAN SAMARAWEERA". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13.
- ^ http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=76726