List of Richmond College, Galle alumni explained

This is a list of notable Old Richmondites, the alumni of Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka.

Heads of state and government

Name	Notability	Reference
	President (2005 - 2015), Prime Minister (2004 - 2005), member parliament - Kurunegala (2015 - present), Hambantota (1989 - 2005), Beliatta (1970 - 1977)	^[1]
	Prime Minister (1959 - 1960), member parliament - Galle (1947 - 1959, 1960 - 1977, 1979 - 1988)

Politics

Name	Notability	Reference
	Father of Free Education in Sri Lanka, member Legislative Council - Galle (1923 - 1931), member State Council (1931 - 1947)	^[2]
	member parliament - Hambantota (1989 - present), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010 - 2015)	^[3]
	Founding Vice President of United National Party, member Legislative Council - Udugama (1938)
	Ceylonese politician
	Mayor of Colombo (1944 - 1946), member parliament - Colombo South (1947 - 1952)
	President of the Senate of Ceylon (1960 - 1965), industrialist, philanthropist
	member State Council (1931 - 1942), Minister of Health (1936 - 1942)	^[4]
Montague Jayawickrama	Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956), Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs (1977-1987), Treasurer of the United National Party	^[5]
Keerthisena Abeywickrama	District Minister- Matara, member parliament - Deniyaya (1977-1987)	^[6]
	member parliament - Ambalangoda-Balapitiya (1947 - 1953), Ambalangoda (1960), Devinuwara (1965)	^[7]
	member parliament - Galle (1989 - 1993, 1994 - 2009), Chief Minister of Southern Province (1993 - 1994)
	member parliament, Minister
	member parliament - Galle (1989 - 1994, 2000 - 2010), Governor of Southern Province (2015 - present)
	member parliament - Kiriella (1970 - 1977), Ratnapura (1989 - 2001, 2010 - present)	^[8]
	member parliament - Galle (2010 - present)	^[9]
	member parliament - Beliatta (1947 - 1965)	^[10]
	member of State council	^[11]
	member of parliament

Judiciary

Name	Notability	Reference
	Chief Justice (1991 - 1999)
	Supreme court judge	^[12]

Education

Name	Notability	Reference
	Senior Professor/Head of Physics Department University of Peradeniya, fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
	bibliographer, librarian, University of Peradeniya, Darrell Medalist (1941)
	Sri Lankan educationist and activist
	Professor, Universities of University of Peradeniya and University of Kelaniya, writer, film critic
	educationist, former Principal Ananda College, Colombo, founder Nalanda College, Colombo
	Vice Chancellor South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (2015 - present)

Civil and defense services

Name	Notability	Reference
	Ambassador to United States (2014 - present), High Commissioner to India (2009 - 2014)	^[13]
	Governor of Eastern Province (2015 - present), Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka (2017 - 2018), Defence Secretary	^[14]
	Director United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Deputy Director-General United Nations Office at Vienna
	Air Vice Marshall of Sri Lanka Air Force, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff
	Defence Secretary and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy.

Medicine

Name	Notability	Reference
	physician, author, folklorist, historian, conservationist, president Royal Asiatic Society (Sri Lanka)	^[15]
	Chairman of the Board of Study for Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (Sri Lanka)	^[16]
	Dean - University of Ruhuna, deputy vice chancellor Kotelawala Defence University	^[17]

Arts and media

Name	Notability	Reference
	author, playwright, critic
	playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator, Chancellor - University of Peradeniya (1993 - 1996), Ambassador to France (1974 - 1977)
	musicologist and the inaugural principal at the University of the Visual & Performing Arts.
	Sri Lankan journalist and television presenter
	Sri Lankan director in cinema and stage drama
	Sri Lankan film director, producer, screenwriter and author	^[18]
	Sri Lankan actor, model and screenplay writer	^[19]

Sports

Name	Notability	Reference
	All Ceylon cricket player	^[20]
	International cricket player (2016 - present), Sri Lanka test captain	^[21]
	International cricket player (2017 - present)	^[22]
	International cricket player (2018 - present), Sri Lanka Under-19s Captain	^[23]
	International cricket player (2021 - present), Sri Lanka ODI & T20I Captain	^[24]
	International cricket player (2002)	^[25]
	International cricket player (2010 - 2022), Sri Lanka test captain
	International cricket player (1986 - 1995)
	One Day International cricket player (2021-22)	^[26]
	First class cricket player & cricket coach
	First class cricket player	^[27]
	Sri Lankan cricket superfan

External links

• Official Website
• Richmond College. org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mahinda Rajapaksa back at Sri Lanka's helm: A veteran's political comeback. The Week.
2. Web site: Contributions to Nation. Richmond College Old Boys'. Association. 9 July 2016.
3. News: Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa's 71th birthday Falls on 30th October. The Island. 26 October 2013. 22 May 2017.
4. Web site: Richmond College - Notable alumni. Richmond College. 22 May 2017.
5. Web site: Philatelic Bureau. www.stamps.gov.lk.
6. Web site: Sri Lanka Year Book 1982. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.. 13.
7. News: William de Silva revolutionised Industry and fisheries. Fernando, W. T. A. Leslie. The Island. 22 May 2017.
8. News: Discipline plays a major role at Richmond, Galle. Sujitha. Miranda. Sunday Times. 21 October 2012. 22 May 2017.
9. Web site: MP Profiles-Dr.Ramesh Pathirana. cleanpolitics.lk. 22 May 2017.
10. News: D. A. Rajapaksa: an exemplary politician. Siriweera, W. I.. Daily News. 11 November 2002. 22 May 2017.
11. News: D. A. Rajapaksa: an exemplary politician. Siriweera, W. I.. Daily News. 11 November 2002.
12. News: Richmond College Union hits a century. The Nation. 10 December 2016. 22 May 2017.
13. Web site: Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Prasad Kariyawasam?. AllGov.
14. Web site: Richmond College Galle Felicitates Austin Fernando | Daily FT. www.ft.lk.
15. Web site: Life well lived, career well coursed. Hemantha Situge and Dr P. D.. Kumaradasa. Daily News.
16. Web site: [APPRECIATIONS - (12-11-2018)]]. Daily News.
17. Web site: In celebration of 50 golden years of being a family… . Daily FT . 12 November 2011.
18. Web site: A welcome drizzle to the arid cinemascape. DailyNews.
19. Web site: Pubudu Chaturanga - පුබුදු චතුරංග - Sinhala Cinema Database. www.films.lk.
20. Web site: Cricket. Richmond College. 8 April 2024.
21. Web site: Dhananjaya de Silva. ESPNcricinfo. 22 May 2017.
22. Web site: Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos. ESPNcricinfo.
23. Web site: Kamindu Mendis profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos. ESPNcricinfo.
24. News: Richmondite Charith Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka under 19s against Pakistan. 2 October 2015. Sujitha. Miranda. The Papare. 22 May 2017.
25. Web site: Chamila Gamage. ESPNcricinfo. 22 May 2017.
26. Web site: Dhananjaya Lakshan profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos. ESPNcricinfo.
27. Web site: Anil Lincoln Rideegammanagedera profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos. ESPNcricinfo.