List of St. Thomas' College alumni

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia Sri Lanka.

It also includes without distinction the alumni from its affiliated schools S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela, S. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa, and S. Thomas' Preparatory School.

Prime ministers of Sri Lanka

Members of the Independence Movement

Politicians

  • Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga - founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
  • Hon. Chula Bandara - attorney at law; MP; former Sri Lanka Ambassador to Poland
  • Hon. S.J.V. Chelvanayagam, QC - founder and former leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi and T.U.L.F.
  • Hon. K. N. Choksy - former Minister of Finance
  • Sir Henry De Mel - member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
  • Hon. Ronnie De Mel - former Minister of Finance
  • Hon. C. P. de Silva - former Minister of Finance; former Leader of the House
  • Hon. A. J. R. de Soysa - member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
  • Hon. Naveen Dissanayake
  • Hon Gamini Fonseka - Member of Parliament for Matara; Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka; Governor of the (former) North-East Province
  • K. Ganeshalingam - former Mayor of Colombo
  • Hon. Cholomondeley Goonewardene - former Minister of Public Works, member, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, former Deputy President, Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
  • Hon. Leslie Goonewardene - former Minister of Transport and co-founder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party
  • Hon. Themiya L. B. Hurulle, J.P. Former Project Minister of Science & Technology
  • Hon. Thilak Marapana - former Minister of Transport, Highways & Civil Aviation
  • Sir Francis Molamure - first speaker of the House of Representatives (1947–1951)
  • Professor G. L. Peiris - Minister of Export Development & International Trade
  • Dr N. M. Perera - former Minister of Finance; co-founder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party
  • Hon. Sajith Premadasa
  • Namal Rajapaksa - politician
  • Hon. Shashindra Rajapaksa - former Chief Minister of Uva Province; former Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya
  • Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Science and Technology
  • Hon. Shelton Ranaraja - attorney at law; NP; MP (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP); Deputy Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Justice, 1978 government (also won colours for athletics, boxing and cricket)
  • Sir R. Saravanamuttu - former Mayor of Colombo
  • Hon. Rukman Senanayake - former Minister of Environment & Natural Resources
  • Hon. Wasantha Senanayake
  • Hon. Murugeysen Tiruchelvam, QC - former Minister, Solicitor General; founder of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi and T.U.L.F.
  • Hon. Kumara Welgama - Minister of Transport
  • Hon. Eric Bird Wickramanayake - former Minister of Justice
  • General Ranjan Wijeratne - former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Minister of State for Defense
  • Rajiva Wijesinha - former Chairman of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka

Civil servants

  • Desamanya, Felix Dias Abeyesinghe - former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia; member of the Board of Governors of the College; former Commissioner of Parliamentary Elections; Commissioner of Local Government; Secretary to the All Party Conference; Director of CIC Colombo Ltd.; Chairman, Yellow Pages, Sri Lanka; Consultant to the Urban Development Authority; member of the Hotels Classification Board
  • Eardley Goonewardene - former Chief of Ceylon Customs, Permanent Secretary, and Secretary to the Prime Minister - Ceylon Civil Service
  • Dr. Uthum Herat - Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (school prefect, colours in chess)
  • C. Romesh Jayasinghe - former Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Dr Palitha Kohona - Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN; former Chief of the UN Treaty Section; former Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu - Tea and Rubber Controller
  • P.T. Shanthikumar
  • Bernard Tilakaratna - former diplomat and Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Bradman Weerakoon - former Secretary to the Prime Minister
  • Prof Rajiva Wijesinha - Secretary General Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP); Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights (served as sub-warden of the college, school prefect, co-editor of college magazine)
  • Sam Wijesinha - former General Secretary of Parliament; former chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka
  • Arittha R Wikramanayake - Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; member of the Public Enterprises Reform Commission of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Board; Committee on Corporate Law Government of Sri Lanka and the National Review Committee Ministry of Finance (to review performance of state-owned enterprises (school prefect, 1st XI cricket team; captain second XI cricket)
  • Elanga Wikramanayake - Solicitor General

Inspector Generals of Police

  • Aleric Abeygunawardena
  • Osmand de Silva
  • T. P. Frank de Silva

Commanders of the Sri Lanka Air Force

Commanders of the Sri Lanka Army

Commanders of the Sri Lanka Navy

Senior academics

  • Professor Mohan Edirisinghe Bonfield - Chair of Biomaterials, University College London[1]
  • Professor Arjuna P. de Silva - Head of Department of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya[2] - Chairman of Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA)[3]
  • Professor M.V. Chandu de Silva - Chair and Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo[4] [5]
  • Professor Dias WPS - Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
  • Professor Dayasiri Fernando - Foundation Professor of Surgery, University of Sri Jayawardanapura; Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences; Chairman of the Public Services Commission
  • Professor Devaka Fernando - Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura; Honorary Professor Sheffield Hallam University, Visiting Professor University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1999-2002; Visiting Professor University of Sheffield 2002-2004 (school prefect; colours in 1st XV rugby and athletics; played junior tennis and basketball, Head Prefect of De Saram House, member of English debating team)
  • Professor J.N.O. Fernando - Senior Professor of Chemistry, Open University of Sri Lanka
  • R. D. Gunaratne - Director, National Science and Technology Commission, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo (former national chess champion, co-editor of college magazine, Head Prefect 1975/76, winner Victoria Gold Medal 1975, English debating team, colours in chess, Head Prefect of Wood House)[6]
  • Professor S.S.L. Hettiarachchi - former Head of The Department Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa (Head Prefect)
  • Dr. Michael Ratnarajan R. Hool , National University of Singapore, University of Jaffna (also see Human Rights Activist list)
  • Professor Stanley Kalpage - Secretary of Higher Education and first Chairman of University Grants Commission
  • Dr. Chulantha Kulasekere - Head of the Department of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa (2009-2012); Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • Professor Paul R. Mather - Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University, Australia (school prefect, captain of swimming, vice captain of basketball, captain of water polo, colours in 1st XV rugby, swimming, water polo, basketball)
  • Professor G. L Pieris
  • Professor P.P.G.L Siriwardene - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Lanka
  • Dr. Sujit Sivasunderam - lecturer in history at Cambridge University [7]
  • Professor B.L. Tennekoon - former Head of the Department Civil Engineering of the University of Moratuwa
  • Dr. A. R. Weerasinghe - senior lecturer; former Director, University of Colombo School of Computing[8]
  • Professor D.S. Wijeyesekera - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa
  • Professor Athula Wikramanayake (1st XV rugby, school prefect)
  • Dr Eric Wikramanayake (2nd XI cricket, school prefect)

Leading sportsmen

  • Saliya Ahangama - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • Kaushik Amalean - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • A. C. Amath - captained Ceylon in cricket
  • D. N. Chanmugam - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • Guy de Alwis - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • D. A. de Saram - captained Ceylon in cricket
  • Col. Fredrick de Saram - Ceylon cricket captain, Oxford Blue; alumni of Royal College Colombo, head prefect and captained Royal at the Royal-Thomian cricket match; later was conferred the status of 'Honorary Thomian', for his services rendered to S. Thomas' College; cricket coach for Royal; his son, D A de Saram, coloursman, played for St Thomas' at the Royal Thomian
  • Savantha De Saram - Sri Lanka rugby player
  • Dejan de Zoysa - Sri Lanka oarsman and Formula BMW ASIA finalist
  • Ekendra Edrisinghe - silver medal in yachting (Enterprise), 6th Asian Games, Pataya, Thailand
  • S.K. (Srinath Kalinga) Goonewardene - President of Ceylon Schools Boxing Association; President of Colombo Football League; President of Gymnastic Association of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka boxer
  • Kolitha Gunatilleke - Sri Lanka rugby player
  • Michael Jayasekera - Sri Lanka rugby, star centre three quarter
  • Ashen Karthelis - Sri Lanka rugby player; former captain
  • Duleep Mendis - captained Sri Lanka in Test cricket
  • Jeevan Mendis - Sri Lanka cricketer
  • PL Munasinghe - Sri Lanka rugby player (Head Prefect 1976; winner of Victoria Jubilee Gold Medal 1976; captain of rugby 1975; colours in rugby and athletics; captain outstation schools and combine schools rugby, 1975)
  • Indrajit Perera - Sri Lanka rugby player; national ranked boxer
  • P. I. Pieris - Ceylon cricketer, Cambridge blue
  • Mano Ponniah - Ceylon cricketer, Cambridge blue
  • V. G. Prins - captained Ceylon in cricket
  • Yoshitha Rajapaksha - Sri Lanka rugby player
  • Gayan C. Ranatunga - former Sri Lankan diving captain and national champion
  • Gihan C. Ranatunga - former Sri Lankan swimming national champion and record holder
  • B. G. Reid - captained Ceylon in cricket and table tennis
  • Chaminda Rupesinghe - Sri Lanka rugby player
  • Ishak Sahabdeen - Sri Lanka cricketer and hockey international
  • Kaushal Silva - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • A. P. B. Tennekoon - captained Sri Lanka in cricket
  • Michael Tissera - captained Ceylon and Sri Lanka in cricket
  • Jehan Unantenne - Sri Lanka water polo player
  • Shashi Vedamanikkam - Sri Lanka rugby and water polo player
  • Kapila Wijegunawardene - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
  • Hiran Wijesuriya - Sri Lanka basketball player

Entrepreneurs

  • Shaktha Amaratunga - President of BAT Pacific Corporation; Finance Director of BAT Japan Group[9]
  • Rajan Anandan - Managing Director of Google India
  • Rajan Asirwatham - former Senior Partner and Country Head of KPMG Sri Lanka
  • Prajeeth Balasubramaniam - co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures and Venture Engine
  • Kris Canekeratne - Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Boston, USA based Virtusa Multinational IT Services Company[10]
  • Sohli Captain - entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Sathiamoorthy Chandramohan - founder of American Reprographics; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Sir Charles Henry de Soysa - richest Ceylonese during the 19th century and perhaps Sri Lanka's greatest philanthropist
  • Sir Henry De Mel - founder of the H.L. De Mel & Company; lawyer and member of the Legislative Council
  • Francis Richard de Zoysa - Chairman of Code Red; President of Asia Digest International; founder of Education and Beyond
  • Husein Esufally - Chairman of Hemas Holdings PLC
  • Indrajith Fernando - CEO of Bartleet Group
  • Raja Gnanam - Managing Director of S. Anthonys Group
  • Janak Hidramani - Chairman of Hidramani Group
  • Cecil Jebamony
  • David Pieris – Chairman of David Pieris Motor Company and DPit
  • Ronnie Peiris - Director of John Keells Holdings
  • Sir Christopher Ondaatje - millionaire and philanthropist
  • Sanjaya Padmaperuma - CEO - South Asian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.
  • R Renganathan - Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Life (1st XV rugby)
  • Chandra Schaffter - founder of Janashakthi Insurance
  • Tony Weerasinghe - founder and Chairman of Millennium Group
  • Nimal Welgama - Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom and Upali newspapers
  • Mano Wickramanayake - Group Director of Capital Maharaja Organization; former Vice President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA)
  • N G Wickremaratne - Chairman of Hayleys Group
  • S.K. Wickremasinghe - first Ceylonese Chairman of Chemical Industries Ceylon Ltd. (CIC); past Chairman of the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka (NDB), Air Lanka and Chemanex Ltd
  • Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya - C.E.O. of Dialog Axiata
  • Don Richard Wijewardene - established Lake House newspapers
  • Rajan Yatawara - Chairman of Hayleys Group

Musicians

  • Dinith Akmeemana - musician, vocalist, guitarist
  • Russel Bartholomeuz - organist and choral director
  • Joy De Alwis - finalist on Yes Super Star
  • Rohan de Lanerolle - Sri Lankan baritone singer
  • Buddhima de Mel - co-founder and frontman of the band Wagon Park
  • Neranjan De Silva - organist and choral director
  • Suresh De Silva - co-founder of the band Stigmata
  • Hirushka Fernando - vocalist and second runner-up of Yes Superstar 2012
  • Tennyson Napolean - co-founder of the band Stigmata
  • Lucian Nethsinghe - organist and choral director at Exeter Cathedral, UK
  • Harry Drew, Mus. Doc., L. Mus (Trinity, London) (1874-1880) - teacher, organist, choral director and composer; the son of Joseph Drew and the grandfather of British architect Jane Drew
  • Andrew Obeysekara - co-founder of the band Stigmata
  • Dennham Pereira - organist and choral director[11][12]
  • David Ratnanayagam - organist and pedagogue at Durham Cathedral, UK
  • Javeen Soysa - co-founder of the band Tantrum
  • Manilal Weerakoon - conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka

Military servicemen

  • Flight Sergeant Dougald Abayasekera (1st XI cricket captain and head prefect) [13]  † who served in the RAF and is commemorated in the Malta memorial[14]
  • Commander Alfred Chandrapala Dassanaike - Royal Ceylon Navy (winner of the Victoria Gold Medal for the best all round student at S. Thomas'; 1932 Head Prefect; participated and won college colors in cricket, athletics, swimming, fives, football, boxing; accredited international swimming/diving coach)
  • Air Vice Marshal G.Y. de Silva, VSV USP - former Vice Chancellor and Commandant General, Sir John Kotelawala Defense University,; member of the Air Force Board of Management; Director of Aeronautical Engineering and Director of General Engineering, Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi - founder of the Sri Lankan Special Forces
  • Lieutenant B. A. Horsfall, VC (KIA) - recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Wing-Commander Thilina Kaluarachchi, WWV, RWP and bar, RSP and bar (KIA) - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
  • Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc - Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Major General M.C. Mendaka. P. Samarasinghe RWP RSP USP ndc psc - Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army

Actors

Human rights activists

  • Richard de Zoysa - actor and human rights activist; also see list of academics
  • Michael Ratnarajan Hoole R, D.Phil. Oxon. - University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)
  • Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Ph.D. - human rights activist; political commentator; Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives; the first recipient of the Citizens Peace Award, in 2010
  • Jeevan Thiagarajah - Executive Director of the Consortium for Humanitarian Agencies

Other prominent alumni

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.kln.ac.lk/medicine/index.php/departments/medicine/422
  3. ↑ http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports/slada-will-have-wider-area-work
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ M.V. Chandu de Silva
  6. ↑ Dr. Ranil D. Gunarathne
  7. ↑ http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/directory/sps20@cam.ac.uk
  8. ↑ http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/lecturers/arw
  9. ↑ http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/11/26/fin16.asp
  10. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/kris-canekeratne/
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  14. ↑ Dougald Abayasekera
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