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This is a list of notable Josephian, alumni of Saint Joseph's College , Maradana , Sri Lanka .
Politicians [ edit ]
Name
Notability
Reference
Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1978–1979), member parliament – Colombo Central (1965–1985)
[1]
Mohamed Amin Didi
First President of the Maldives (1953)
Nirj Deva
Member of the European Parliament – South East England (1999–2019), member of the British parliament – Brentford and Isleworth (1992–1997)
[2]
Albert Peries
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Lalitha Rajapakse
First Minister Of Justice In Sri Lanka (1947-1953), Member Of the Senate Of Ceylon
K. W. Devanayagam
Minister Of Justice (1977-1980)
[3] [4]
M.V.P. Peiris
Minister Of Health (1960)
G. G. Ponnambalam
Minister Of Industries, Industrial Research & Fisheries (1948-1953) Member State Council of Ceylon (1934–1947), member parliament – Jaffna (1947–1960, 1965–1970)
[5] [6]
Edwin Wijeyeratne
Minister Of Home Affairs (1948-1951),Member Senate of Ceylon (1947–1951)
M. Sivasithamparam
Deputy Speaker/ Member Of Parliament (1968-1970)
C. Suntharalingam
Minister Of Trade & Commerce (1947)
Hector Fernando
Member parliament – Negombo (1956–1960)
A. Ekanayake Gunasinha
Mayor of Colombo (1940-1943)
C.E. Attygalle
Member Parliament- Ratnapura
Naganather Canaganayagam
Mayor Of Kandy (1942)
Mahanama Samaraweera
Minister Of Local Government & Housing (1960-1964)
Velusami Radhakrishnan
State Minister Of Education (2015)
Alfred Thambiayah
Member Of Parliament- Kayts (1947-1956)
Don Roy Rajapakse
Member Of Parliament - Hakmana (1960-1965)
Doric De Souza
Trotskyist Politician & Senator (1914-1987)
V.A. Kandiah
Member Of Parliament (1956-1963)
C.H.Z Fernando
Member Of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1924-1929)
Bernard Jayasuriya
Ceylonese Businessman & Politician
Neomal Perera
Deputy Minister of External Affairs (2010-2015)
John Amaratunga
Minister Of Tourism (2015-2019), Minister Of Land (2016-2017), Minister Of Interior (2001-2003)
Harin Fernando
Minister Of Tourism & Lands (2022-Present) Member parliament – Badulla (2010–2014, 2015–2019), Chief Minister of Uva Province (2015)
Religion [ edit ]
Academics [ edit ]
Name
Notability
Reference
Cyril Ponnamperuma
Vidya Jyothi , Professor , Scientist , Chemist , at, NASA
[11]
Roland Silva
Deshamanya ,Vidya Jyothi ,Former chancellor of the University of Moratuwa
Don Carlin Gunawardena
Botanist, Head of the Department of Science Vidyodaya University
[12]
Nihal Perera
Professor of Urban Planning, Ball State University USA.
Philip Nehri Mullegama
Corporate trainer, personality development coach
Medicine [ edit ]
Name
Notability
Reference
Arthur Basnayake
Ceylon's High Commissioner to India
Marcelline Jayakody
Lyricsist,Composer
J. P. de Fonseka
Essayist, editor
[16]
Dayan Jayatilleka
Academic, diplomat, author
[17]
Annesley Malewana
Singer, composer
Nimal Jayamanne
Singer,composer
Daya Wimalaweera
Filmmaker,producer
Manik Sandrasagara
Filmmaker, producer
Roy de Silva
Actor, filmmaker, producer
[18]
Shesha Palihakkara
Actor,dancer,producer
J. P. Chandrababu
Actor
[19]
Roshan Ranawana
Actor
Mark Samaranayake
Actor
Laddie Ranasinghe
Actor
Nihal De Silva
Author
Lionel de Fonseka
Author
Akila Dhanuddhara
Actor
Sajitha Anthony
Actor
Military [ edit ]
Business [ edit ]
Name
Notability
Reference
Merrill J. Fernando
Founder of the global tea company Dilmah
Ranjit Page
Managing Director , Cargills
Amal Cabraal
Chairman , Unilever Sri Lanka
Ronald Perera
Chairman , Bank of Ceylon
Nihal Jayamanne
Former Chairman , Seylan Bank
Hiran Cooray
Chairman , Jetwing Hotels
Harsha Cabral
Chairman , Tokyo Cement
Sanjeev Gardiner
Chairman , Galle Face Hotel .
Chris Nonis
Chairman , Mackwoods
Manik Pereira
Chairman , Pership
J.M.S Britto
Former Deputy Chairman , Aitken Spence PLC
Anselm Perera
Founder Mlesna Tea
Jegan Durairatnam
CEO , Commercial Bank
Jonathan Alles
CEO , Hatton National Bank
Sumith Adhihetty
Managing Director , LB Finance
Asoka Peiris
CEO , Singer plc
Roshan Perera
Entrepreneur, Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist
Manil Jayesinghe
President- Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka, Managing Partner- EY Sri Lanka.
Shiluka Goonewardene
Principle - Deal Advisory - KPMG Sri Lanka
^ Although Peiris studied partially at St. Joseph's College is not a member of the Old Boys Union. In January 2015 Peiris' appointment was declared void by government of Sri Lanka
^ Fredrick played for the All Ceylon team before Sri Lanka obtained Test status
References [ edit ]
^ Weerakoon, Bradman (1992). Premadasa of Sri Lanka: A Political Biography . Colombo: Vikas Publishing House.
^ "Tribute to Dr Kingsley de Silva" . Daily News . Sri Lanka. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-05-23 .
^ Perera, Supun (23 January 2003). "K. W. Devanayagam - the gentle politician" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
^ "Ex-Justice Minister Devanayagam dies" . The Island (Sri Lanka) . 18 December 2002.
^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.
^ Dwight, Richard (12 October 2010). "I come from the land of the Buddha" . Daily News .
^ Malalasekera, Sarath (6 July 2004). "Legal luminaries sworn in as President's Counsel" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
^ Mohan Peiris Sworn in as CJ
^ "Welcome to St.Joseph's College Old Boys Union Online" . 2011-07-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-03 .
^ "Profile of Oswald Gomis" . Archived from the original on 19 August 2008.
^ Sullivan, Walter (24 December 1994). "Cyril Ponnamperuma, Scholar of Life's Origins, is Dead at 71" . The New York Times .
^ Written by boys in the school 1931 (2019). The history of Royal College (formerly called the Colombo Academy) . Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN 978-955-665-410-3 . OCLC 1119068750 . {{cite book }}
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^ "Prof. Carlo Fonseka celebrates his 80th birthday" . Independent Television Network News . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017 .
^ "Maris Stella College Day" . The Nation . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017 .
^ "Annual Prize Giving" . The Sunday Times . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017 .
^ Fernando, W.T.A. Leslie (24 October 2011). "Dr. Hector Fernando worked for the marginalised" . The Daily News . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ "Dayan elected Chairman for the ILO Governing Body" . The Island (Sri Lanka) . 19 June 2007.
^ "Tale of Roy" . Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 September 2017 .
^ B. Kolappan (17 January 2013). "The tragic story of a comedian, J.P. Chandrababu" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014 .
^ Athukorala . "A man among men" . The Island . Retrieved 30 August 2019 .
^ Janaka rejects police bodyguards Firmly believes in military victory against LTTE, The Island
^ "Former IGP Ernest Perera - An unsung hero of Police Rugby" . The Daily Mirror . 28 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2018 .
^ Palihawadana, Norman (29 August 2002). "Death of IGP Lucky Kodituwakku" . The Island . Retrieved 8 November 2016 .
^ "Josephians celebrate Vaas' feat" . The Sunday Times . 21 September 2008.
^ Gunaratne, Rochelle Palipane (1 September 2009). "Angelo Mathews – A phenomenal inspiration!" (PDF) . The Island . Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2013 .
^ "Thisara Perera: Sri Lanka" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 31 December 2011 .