List of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo alumni

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This is a list of notable Josephian, alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Maradana, Sri Lanka.

Politicians[]

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 President of the Maldives (1953)
G. G. Ponnambalam Member State Council of Ceylon (1934–1947), member parliament - Jaffna (1947–1960, 1965–1970) [2][3]
Edwin Wijeyeratne Member Senate of Ceylon (1947–1951)
Nirj Deva Member of the European Parliament - South East England (1999–2019), member parliament - Brentford and Isleworth (1992–1997) [4]
Hector Fernando Member parliament - Negombo (1956–1960)
K. W. Devanayagam Member parliament - Kalkudah (1965–1989) [5][6]
Harin Fernando Member parliament - Badulla (2010–2014, 2015–present), Chief Minister of Uva Province (2015)

Legal[]

Name Notability Reference
Mohan Peiris Chief Justice (2013–2015),[nb 1] Attorney General (2008–2011) [7][8]
Priyasath Dep Solicitor General (2007–2011), Justice of the Supreme Court (2011–present), Chief Justice (2017–present)
Mark Fernando Supreme Court Judge (1988–2005) [9]

Religion[]

Name Notability Reference
Thomas Cooray Cardinal (1965–1988), Archbishop of Colombo (1947–1976)
Oswald Gomis Archbishop of Colombo (2002–2009), Chancellor University of Colombo (2002–present) [10]

Academics[]

Name Notability Reference
Cyril Ponnamperuma Vidya Jyothi, Professor, Scientist, Chemist, at, NASA [11]
Don Carlin Gunawardena Botanist, Head of the Department of Science Vidyodaya University [12]

Medicine[]

Name Notability Reference
Carlo Fonseka Professor,PresidentSri Lanka Medical Council(2013–2018), [13][14][15]

Arts[]

Name Notability Reference
J. P. de Fonseka Essayist, editor [16]
Dayan Jayatilleka Academic, diplomat, author [17]
Annesley Malewana Singer, composer
Roy de Silva Actor, Filmmaker, Producer [18]
J. P. Chandrababu Actor [19]
Roshan Ranawana Actor
Mark Samaranayake Actor
Laddie Ranasinghe Actor

Military[]

Name Notability Reference
Anton Muttukumaru Major General Commander of the Army (1955–1959) [20]
H. W. G. Wijeyekoon Major General Commander of the Army (1960–1963)
Janaka Perera Major General Chief of Staff (2000–2001) [21]
G. H. De Silva Major General Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka) (1994–1996)
Tyron Silvapulle Wing Commander Sri Lanka Air Force (1986 – 1999) (The only recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya award from the Sri Lanka Air Force.)

Police[]

Name Notability Reference
Ernest Perera Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)(1988–1993) [22]
Lakdasa Kodituwakku Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)(1998–2002) [23]

Business[]

Name Notability Reference
Merrill J. Fernando Founder of the global tea company Dilmah
Roshan Perera entrepreneur, business magnate, investor, philanthropist

Sports[]

Name Notability Reference
Ashley de Silva International cricket player (1993)
Chaminda Vaas International cricket player (1994–2009) [24]
Angelo Mathews International cricket player (2009–present) [25]
Thisara Perera International cricket player (2009–present) [26]
Dimuth Karunaratne International cricket player (2012–present)
Norton Fredrick First-class cricket player[nb 2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Fredrick played for the All Ceylon team before Sri Lanka obtained Test status

References[]

  1. ^ Weerakoon, Bradman (1992). Premadasa of Sri Lanka: A Political Biography. Colombo: Vikas Publishing House.
  2. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Dwight, Richard (12 October 2010). "I come from the land of the Buddha". Daily News.
  4. ^ "Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. ^ Perera, Supun (23 January 2003). "K. W. Devanayagam - the gentle politician". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Ex-Justice Minister Devanayagam dies". The Island (Sri Lanka). 18 December 2002.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mohan Peiris Sworn in as CJ
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Profile of Oswald Gomis". Archived from the original on 19 August 2008.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Walter (24 December 1994). "Cyril Ponnamperuma, Scholar of Life's Origins, is Dead at 71". The New York Times.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Maris Stella College Day". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Annual Prize Giving". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. ^ Fernando, W.T.A. Leslie (24 October 2011). "Dr. Hector Fernando worked for the marginalised". The Daily News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Dayan elected Chairman for the ILO Governing Body". The Island (Sri Lanka). 19 June 2007.
  18. ^ "Tale of Roy". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ Athukorala. "A man among men". Island. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  21. ^ Janaka rejects police bodyguards Firmly believes in military victory against LTTE, The Island
  22. ^ "Former IGP Ernest Perera - An unsung hero of Police Rugby". The Daily Mirror. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  23. ^ Palihawadana, Norman (29 August 2002). "Death of IGP Lucky Kodituwakku". The Island. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Josephians celebrate Vaas' feat". The Sunday Times. 21 September 2008.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Thisara Perera: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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