| Sir Arthur Wijewardene | |
| Office: | Acting Governor-General of Ceylon |
| Term: | 1953 |
| Primeminister: | John Kotelawala |
| Predecessor: | Lord Soulbury |
| Successor: | Lord Soulbury |
| Office2: | 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon |
| Appointer2: | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| Term Start2: | January 1949 |
| Term End2: | 1950 |
| Predecessor2: | John Curtois Howard Francis Soertsz as acting |
| Successor2: | Edward Jayetileke |
| Order3: | 12th |
| Office3: | Solicitor General of Ceylon |
| Term Start3: | 1936 |
| Term End3: | 1938 |
| Predecessor3: | J. W. R. Illangakoon |
| Successor3: | Edward Jayetileke |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1887 |
| Birth Place: | British Ceylon |
| Death Date: | 1964 |
| Parents: | D.S.L. Wijewardene and Maria Catherine Perera |
| Alma Mater: | Cambridge University |
Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena, KC (21 March 1887 - 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Educated at Ananda College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Wijewardena graduated from University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. On his return to Ceylon he became an advocate. He took the entrance exam for the Ceylon Civil Service and passed, but was not admitted to failing the medical exam. He served as the solicitor general of Ceylon from 1936 to 1938 and was appointed King's Counsel. Appointed to the Supreme Court, Wijewardena was appointed Chief Justice in 1949 succeeding the acting Francis Soertsz and was Chief Justice until 1950. He was succeeded by Edward Jayetileke.[1] [2] [3] He was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 1949 Birthday Honours.