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This is a list of notable Old Richmondites , the alumni of Richmond College , Galle , Sri Lanka .
Name
Notability
Reference
C. W. W. Kannangara
member Legislative Council - Galle (1923–1931), member State Council (1931–1947)
[1]
Mahinda Rajapaksa
President (2005–2015), Prime Minister (2004–2005), member parliament - Kurunegala (2015–present), Hambantota (1989–2005), Beliatta (1970–1977)
[2]
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Prime Minister (1959–1960), member parliament - Galle (1947–1959, 1960–1977, 1979–1988
[1]
Chamal Rajapaksa
member parliament - Hambantota (1989–present), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010–2015)
[3]
Simon Abeywickrema
Founding Vice President of United National Party , member Legislative Council - Udugama (1938)
[citation needed ]
R. A. de Mel
Mayor of Colombo (1944–1946), member parliament - Colombo South (1947–1952)
[citation needed ]
Cyril de Zoysa
President of the Senate of Ceylon (1960–1965), industrialist, philanthropist
[1]
W. A. de Silva
member State Council (1931–1942), Minister of Health (1936–1942)
[4]
Montague Jayawickrama
Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956), Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs (1977-1987), Treasurer of the United National Party
[5]
Keerthisena Abeywickrama
District Minister- Matara , member parliament - Deniyaya (1977-1987)
[6]
William de Silva
member parliament - Ambalangoda-Balapitiya (1947–1953), Ambalangoda (1960), Devinuwara (1965)
[7]
Amarasiri Dodangoda
member parliament - Galle (1989–1993, 1994–2009), Chief Minister of Southern Province (1993–1994)
[8]
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
member parliament - Galle (1989–1994, 2000–2010), Governor of Southern Province (2015–present)
[8]
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
member parliament - Kiriella (1970–1977), Ratnapura (1989–2001, 2010–present)
[8]
Ramesh Pathirana
member parliament - Galle (2010–present)
[9]
D. A. Rajapaksa
member parliament - Beliatta (1947–1965)
[10]
Name
Notability
Reference
George Dissanaike
Senior Professor/Head of Physics Department University of Peradeniya , fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
[8]
H. A. I. Goonetileke
bibliographer, librarian, University of Peradeniya , Darrell Medalist (1941)
[8]
Gamini Haththotuwegama
Professor, Universities of University of Peradeniya and University of Kelaniya , writer, film critic
[8]
P. de S. Kularatne
educationist, former Principal Ananda College, Colombo , founder Nalanda College, Colombo
[1]
M. M. M. Najim
Vice Chancellor South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (2015–present)
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