List of University of Peradeniya people
This is a list of notable University of Peradeniya people. This includes distinguished alumni of various fields and distinguished faculty people.
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Law, politics and international relations
- Dr. Sarath Amunugama MP, CCS – Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs; former Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning[1]
- Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala, SLOS – former Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations[2]
- Amarasiri Dodangoda - former Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs of Sri Lanka[3]
- Hon. Justice Mark Fernando – former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Nandana Gunathilake – former Cabinet minister of posts and telecommunications[4]
- Chaminda Hettiarachchi – Associate Director of Regional Centre for Strategic Studies[5]
- Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka SLOS – Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at Geneva; Consul General for Switzerland[6]
- Sri Lankabhimanya Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar – diplomat, politician and lawyer[7][8]
- Dr. Vikramabahu Karunaratne – Leader, New Left Front (NLF) and a controversial Politician in Sri Lanka
- Hon. W. J. S. Karunaratne, SLAS – Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada; former secretary to the president[9][10]
- Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara – Speaker of the Parliament (2005–2010)[11]
- Athuraliye Rathana Thero – Jathika Hela Urumaya MP[12]
- Prof. Neelan Tiruchelvam – Sri Lankan Tamil politician; peace activist; academic; founder and director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies; founder and director of The Law and Society Trust; assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber in 1999[13][14]
- Ranjit Uyangoda – former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan; current Sri Lankan Ambassador to China[15][16]
- Prof. Wiswa Warnapala – former Minister of Higher Education, Sri Lanka[17]
- Harischandra Wijayatunga – leader of the Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya; compiler of the Gunasena Great Sinhala Dictionary
Academics
Professors and scholars
- Prof. Rohan Abeyaratne – Director, Singapore MIT Alliance Research & Technology; Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics at MIT; President of the American Academy of Mechanics, 2007-08[18]
- Dr. Ram Alagan – researcher in gender studies[19]
- Dr. Seela Alkaduwa – researcher and assistant director (research) at the International Center for Ethnic Studies[20]
- Prof. K. M. de Silva – Executive Director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies[21]
- Prof. Padmasiri de Silva – author, research Fellow at Monash University[22]
- Prof. K.N.O. Dharmadasa – editor-in-chief, Sinhala encyclopaedia[23]
- Prof. Gishan Dissanaike – financial economist; Robert Monks Professor of Corporate Governance at the University of Cambridge; head of the Finance Department; Director of the Cambridge MPhil Programme in Finance[24][25]
- Dr. Siri Gamage – commentator and writer on issues of ethnic difference and conflict in Sri Lanka[26]
- Prof. Sucharitha Gamlath - winner of Rowland's Gold Medal, Jayanayake Prize and the oriental research scholarship; Trotskyist; professor in Sinhala; Dean of Jaffna University; served in the Rajarata University and Ruhunu University; scholar in linguistics; pioneering Sri Lankan Marxist critic; author of many books
- Prof. Shelton Gunaratne – Professor emeritus (Mass Communications), Minnesota State University; writer; scholar[27][28]
- Prof. Leslie Gunatilake – director of SW Centre for natural products research and commercialisation, of the University of Arizona[29]
- Prof. P. V. J. Jayasekera – professor of history; director, Institute for International Studies[30]
- Prof Laksiri Jayasuriya - Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Science.[31]
- Prof. Tissa Jayatilaka – political analyst; director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives-Sri Lanka; director of the Fulbright Commission of Sri Lanka; chairman of the Jury for Presidential Awards for Sri Lankan Sinhala Films; visiting professor of Grinnell College, US[32][33]
- Prof. Amal Jayawardane – Sri Lankan historian; visiting professor at the American University; research scholar at the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics[34]
- Prof. David Kalupahana – Buddhist scholar; Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii[35]
- Prof. P.D. Premasiri – Buddhist scholar; Professor Emeritus of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya.[36]
- Prof. Sirima Kiribamune – author and researcher in gender studies[37]
- Prof. Charmi Mendis-Handagama – professor and Chief of the Reproduction Research Group at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee[38]
- Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere – Emeritus Professor of anthropology at Princeton University; leading anthropologist; entered into an intellectual debate with Marshall Sahlins over the rationality of indigenous people through the details of Captain James Cook's death in the Hawaiian Islands in 1779[39]
- Prof. Lakshman S. Perera – author and archaeological researcher[40]
- Prof. R.M. Gamini Rajapakse – author[41]
- Prof. Michael Roberts – Sri Lankan-Australian author; associate professor of anthropology, University of Adelaide[42]
- Professor Lakshman Samaranayake - Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry (2004 -), University of Hong Kong; Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Oral Sciences; King James IV Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; first Asian to receive the latter honour;[43] first dental surgeon in Sri Lanka to receive DSc (honoris Causa) from the University of Peradeniya
- Dr. S. W. R de A Samarasinghe – Director, Tulane Institute for International Development, US; founder-editor of The Kandy News[44]
- Prof. Vidyamali Samarasinghe – author and professor at American University, US[45]
- Kala Keerthi, Dharma Shastra Visharadha Kirthi Sri, Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna – scholar[46]
- Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne – professor of archaeology; Fulbright Visiting Professor at Cornell University and Carleton College; archaeological director of the UNESCO programs at Anuradhapura[47]
- Prof. Rajaratnam Sivachandran – Dean of the faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna; short story writer
- Prof. Ananda Wickremeratne – author and lecturer in theology at Loyola University of Chicago; associate member, University of Chicago[48]
- Prof. Sunil J. Wimalawansa – physician; scientist; MD, PhD, MBA, DSC; Chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Director of Regional Osteoporosis Center, New Jersey, USA; originator of therapies for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; recipient of many awards for innovation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sri Lanka Foundation, Los Angeles for his contributions to science, humanity, and society[49]
University Presidents, Chancellors and Vice Chancellors
- Prof. S. B. S. Abayakoon - Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya; former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya[50]
- Prof. Sarath Amunugama – Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka[51]
- Prof. C.M. Madduma Bandara – Vice Chancellor, University of Peradeniya (1994–97); Chairman of National Water Resources Authority of Sri Lanka[52]
- Prof. C.B. Dissanayake – Director, Institute of Fundamental Studies[53]
- Prof. C. L. V. Jayathilake - Chancellor of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka; former Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya[54]
- Prof. S. "Sam" Karunaratne – former Vice Chancellor of University of Moratuwa; current Chancellor of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology[55]
- Prof. Leslie Panditharatne – Vice Chancellor, University of Peradeniya (1978–84); Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (1993–94); Chairman and Director General of the National Institute of Business Management (N.I.B.M – 1988); Chairman and Director General of the Mineral Sands Corporation (Lanka Mineral Sands in 1989 – 1994); Director of Studies at the American College of Higher Education[56]
- Dr. Indira Samarasekara – President of the University of Alberta, Canada[57]
- Prof. Chandima Wijebandara – scholar of Buddhism; Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura[58]
Deans
- Prof. Nalin de Silva – former Dean of the Faculty of Science University of Kelaniya; commission member of UGC[59][60]
- Prof. S.H.P. Parakrama Karunaratne – Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya[61]
- Prof. M. P. Ranaweera - former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya[62]
- Prof. Kalinga Tudor Silva – former Dean of the Faculty of Arts University of Peradeniya and Emeritus professor of sociology[63][64]
Medicine
- Prof. Aloka Abey Bandara – developer of an antibiotic vaccine to control infectious Brucellosis[65]
- Prof. Upali Illangasekare – physician
- Prof. Malik Peiris, FRS Légion d'Honneur – Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Medical Science; Chair Professor, Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong; Scientific Director, HKU-Pasteur Research Centre; first Sri Lankan to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society; discoverer of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus; proposed the Cytokine storm theory of avian influenza[66]
- Prof. Nimal Senanayake – physician
- Prof. Sunil J. Wimalawansa – physician; scientist; MD, PhD, MBA, DSC; Chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Director of Regional Osteoporosis Center, New Jersey, USA; originator of therapies for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; recipient of many awards for innovation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sri Lanka Foundation, Los Angeles for his contributions to science, humanity, and society[49]
Science and technology
- Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake – author, professor of physics[67]
- Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary - soil researcher; development engineer[68]
- Prof. O.A. Ileperuma – author, professor of chemistry[69]
Military and police
- Cyril Herath - former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police; Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence[70]
- Major General Janaka Perera – RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, RCDS, Psc, CR - Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army; one of the most distinguished generals in Sri Lankan history[71]
- Rear Admiral Sunil Ranjan Samaratunga – RSP, VSV, USP of the Sri Lanka Navy[72]
- Ana Seneviratne - former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police; Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia[73]
Literature
- Sengai Aaliyan – Sri Lankan Tamil writer
- Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera – Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist[74]
- T. Arasanayagam – author[75]
- Nihal De Silva - author; winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award[76] and the Gratiaen Prize[77]
- Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita Delgoda – author and traveler[78]
- Prof. J B Disanayake – head of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo[79]
- Siri Gunasinghe – sanskritist, art historian, premier Sinhalese poet, novelist, literary critic and filmmaker[80]
- Prof. Kusuma Karunaratne – first female professor of Sinhala language; first woman to secure a First Class Honours degree in Sinhala[81]
Film, theatre and television
- Upali Attanayake – actor
- Wickrema Bogoda – actor
- Prof. Wimal Dissanayake – leading scholar of Asian cinema; pioneer in the field of Asian communication theory; general editor of a book series on Hong Kong cinema; founding editor of the East-West Film Journal[82]
- Dr. Michael Fernando – theatre critic; former visiting scholar at Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY[83]
- Gunasena Galappatty - pioneer of suspense drama in Sri Lanka[84]
- Prema Ganegoda – actress
- Prof. A.J. Gunawardena – film critic[85]
- Trilicia Gunawardena – actress; played the roles of "Anula" in Lester James Peries' Gamperaliya and "Maname Bisawa" in Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Maname[86]
- Prof. Gamini Hattotuwegama – the father of modern street theatre in Sri Lanka[87]
- Dhamma Jagoda – first Head of the Drama Unit at the National Television channel Rupavahini; pioneer theater and television play director and actor in Sri Lanka
- Jayalath Manorathne - actor and director of theater, teledrama and cinema
- Dr. D.B. Nihalsingha - award-winning film and television director, film administrator and teacher
- Prof. Dharmasena Pathiraja – Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter[88]
- Somalatha Subasinghe – children's playwright; founder of the Children's and Youth Theatre Organisation[89]
- Malani Weeramuni – actress
- Namel Weeramuni – playwright[90]
Arts
- Stanley Kirinde SLAS – one of Sri Lanka's most outstanding artistic talents of the 20th century; former state secretary of the Ministry of Ports and Shipping; painter of the President's House (Kandy and Colombo), the Foreign Ministry, the Military Academy[91][92]
- Tilak Samarawickrema – artist, architect and designer[93]
Music
- Ray Forbes – singer of the choral group Peradeniya Singers[94]
- Bridget Halpe – choral director[94]
- Monica Ludowycke – singer of the choral group Peradeniya Singers[94]
- Rene Malawana – singer of the choral group Peradeniya Singers[94]
- Bernie Marcelline – singer of the choral group Peradeniya Singers[94]
Religion
- Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera – incumbent Head Priest of the London Buddhist Vihara; current Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain[95]
- Katukurunde Nanananda Thera – Buddhist monk, scholar
- Nyanaponika Thera – German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk; co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society; author of seminal Theravada books; teacher of contemporary Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi[96]
Journalists
- Mohan Samaranayake – journalist and political analyst in Sri Lanka[97]
- Taraki Sivaram – political analyst and a senior editor for Tamilnet.com[97]
- Prof. S. Thillainathan – professor of Tamil; former editor of Dinakaran;member of the Official Languages Commission[97]
Civil servants
- H.H.Bandara SLAS – former Assistant Director of Cultural Affairs and Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education[98]
- Susantha De Alwis, SLOS – former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Japan, South Korea; Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva[99]
- Kanagalingam Gnanalingam – additional general manager, Ceylon Electricity Board
- A. S. Jayawardene, – former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury; Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[100]
- S. M. L. Marikkar, CCS – former Permanent Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka[101]
- Nihal Seneviratne – former Secretary General of Parliament (1981–1994); parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister[102]
- Lalith Weeratunga, CAS – current Permanent Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka[103]
- Wilhelm Woutersz, SLOS – former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka; Sri Lankan Ambassador to People's Republic of China, Italy and Yugoslavia[104]
Education
- T.B. Damunupola – former Principal of Ananda College, Colombo (1995–2001) and Dharmaraja College, Kandy (1991–95)
- H.L.B. Gomes – former Principal of Royal College Colombo (1997-03)
- H.A. Upali Gunasekera – current Principal of Royal College Colombo (2003–present)
- Dr. Ashoka Senani Hewage – Additional Secretary (School Affairs), Ministry of Education /former Principal of D. S. Senanayake College[105]
Business and finance
- D. K. Rajapaksa – managing director, DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd.[106]
- Ajith Wickremaratne – banker; corporate executive; former Vice President and Head of Corporate Banking of NDB Bank, Sri Lanka[107][108]
Faculty
- Prof. Arjuna Aluwihare – Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya (1988–89); Professor of Surgery 1985–2002 at the University of Peradeniya; Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka; WFME Executive Committee and Acting President SEARAME, SEAR and Global Advisory Committee of Health Research of WHO; Commissioner of Human Rights Sri Lanka[109]
- Prof. Adele Barker – professor of Russian literature, Arizona State University[110]
- Prof. Seneka Bibile – founder of Sri Lanka's drug policy; medical benefactor to humanity[111]
- Prof. Warren Ranjithan Breckenridge – professor of zoology; former president of Sri Lanka Institute of Biology[112]
- Prof. K. M. de Silva – historian, chairman of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies[113]
- Prof. George Dissanaike – former Senior Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, University of Peradeniya; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences; past President of the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka[114]
- Prof. D.E. Hettiaratchchi – first editor-in-chief, Sinhala encyclopaedia[23]
- Prof. John Clifford Holt – Visiting Professor of history and comparative religion; founder of the Inter-collegiate Sri Lanka Education (ISLE) Program[115]
- Prof. E.F.C. Ludowyk – professor of English; author
- Prof. Gunapala Malalasekera - Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat; compiler of the Gunapala Sinhala-English dictionary[116]
- Dr. Robin Mayhead – founder of the choral group Peradeniya Singers[117]
- Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere – professor in sociology; Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University; leading anthropologist; entered into an intellectual debate with Marshall Sahlins over the rationality of indigenous people through the details of Captain James Cook's death in the Hawaiian Islands in 1779[39]
- Prof. Senarath Paranavithana – pioneering archaeologist and epigraphist of Sri Lanka; once the archaeological commissioner[118]
- Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna – Sri Lankan scholar[119]
- Prof. Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah – professor of anthropology (1955–1960); leading social anthropologist[120] and Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Harvard University;[120] recipient of the Balzan Prize,[121] the highest recognition of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland,[122] the Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture,[123] and the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize by the city of Fukuoka, capital of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan;[124] Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy[125]
- Prof. A. J. Wilson – author; chair of political science at University of Peradeniya; Head of the Department of Political Science, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton[126]
Librarians
- H. A. I. Goonetilleke – director of the University of Peradeniya library; first chairman of the Gratiaen Trust; scholar[127]
Sportsmen and sports administrators
- D. H. de Silva - first class cricketer, sports administrator and coach[128]
See also
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