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List of Trinity College, Kandy alumni

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This is a list of Trinity College, Kandy alumni , located in Sri Lanka.

Politicians

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Civil servants

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Name Notability References
Jayantha Dhanapala Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs
Jayantha Kelegama Economist
V. Coomaraswamy Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada
Faisz Musthapha Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Richard Aluwihare Former Inspector General of Police and Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India [1]
W. T. I. Alagaratnam Former Director of Irrigation
Atma Jayaram Former Chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau
Faisz Musthapha Chairman of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (2000–2003)

Mayors

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Missionaries

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Name Notability References
Arnolis Weerasooriya First Ceylonese colonel of the Salvation Army [2]

Arts

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Name Notability References
George Keyt Artist [1]
David Paynter Artist [1]

Judiciary

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Name Notability References
Neville Samarakoon Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Sarath N. Silva Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
R. R. Crossette-Thambiah Former Solicitor General of Ceylon, Commissioner of Assize and Barrister [1]
Desmond Lorenz de Silva Former Chief Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal
Tellipalai Rajaratnam Former Commissioner of Assize, Supreme Court judge and Member of Parliament
Barnes Ratwatte II Judge of the Supreme Court and former President of Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Military

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Sri Lanka Army

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Name Notability References
Saliya Aladeniya  First recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
Denzil Kobbekaduwa  General Officer Commanding Northern Province
Parami Kulatunga  Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army
Richard Udugama Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army [1]
Travis Sinniah Former Commander of Sri Lanka Navy

Indian Army

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Name Notability References
Ajit Rudra Southern Command of the Indian Army

Policemen

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Name Notability References
Richard Aluwihare Former Inspector General of Police and former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India [1]
Rudra Rajasingham Former Inspector General of Police

Sports

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Name Notability References
Dilantha Malagamuwa Racing driver
Narendra Ekanayake Former Captain of the Bahamas national cricket team
Kumar Sangakkara Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
Lakshman Kadirgamar Cricketer
Ranjan Madugalle Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team and presently Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council
Ravi Ratnayeke Former Vice Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
Nilantha Ratnayake Former Sri Lankan national cricketer
Kaushalya Weeraratne National cricketer
Sachith Pathirana National cricketer
Niroshan Dickwella National cricketer
Matheesha Pathirana National cricketer
Lahiru Kumara National cricketer
Duncan White Olympic swimmer
Heshan Unamboowe Olympic swimmer
Ajith Abeyratne Racing driver

Academics

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Name Notability References
Seneka Bibile Former Professor of Pharmacology, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and founder of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation[citation needed] [1]
Stanley Wijesundera Former Professor of Bio-Chemistry and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo [citation needed]
Gishan Dissanaike Financial economist [citation needed]
Rohan de Silva Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London[citation needed] [1]
Louis Edmund Blaze Founder of Kingswood College, Kandy [1]

Commerce

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Name Notability References
Cecil Balmond Chairman of Arup [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Centenary Number, Trinity College, Kandy, 1872–1972, Appendix II – Old Boys, published by Trinity College Press, Kandy, March 1972
  2. ^ "Online edition of Daily News - Features".