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This is a list of notable Old Richmondites , the alumni of Richmond College , Galle , Sri Lanka .
Politicians
Name
Notability
Reference
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Prime Minister (1959–1960), member parliament - Galle (1947–1959, 1960–1977, 1979–1988
R. A. de Mel
member parliament - Colombo South (1947–1952)
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
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)
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)
Judiciary
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
M. M. M. Najim
Vice Chancellor South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (2015–present)
Civil servants
Arts
Sports
Medicine
References
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