List of Trinity College, Kandy alumni explained

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

Politicians

• Lakshman Kadirgamar – former Sri Lankan Foreign minister
• Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke – High Commissioner to New Delhi, India
• Sarath Amunugama – Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister (Min. of Public Administration and Home Affairs), Minister
• Lionel Gamini Dissanayake PC – presidential candidate, United National Party; Leader of the Opposition, Minister of Lands, Land Development and Mahaweli Development
• Kabir Hashim – Former cabinet minister and MP for Kegalle
• Dilum Amunugama – Former cabinet minister and MP for Kandy District
• Edwin Loku Banda Hurulle – Former Cabinet Minister of Communications and Cultural Affairs
• Lakshman Jayakody – Former Cabinet Minister for Religious Affairs
• Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke – Ceylonese Cabinet Minister and Member of the Legislative Council
• Anuruddha Ratwatte – former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister of Defence
• Edward Lionel Senanayake – Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Hector Kobbekaduwa – Former cabinet minister and presidential candidate
• Tissa Vitharana – Former Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP)
• Batty Weerakoon – Former Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP)
• Tissa Balalla – Former MP for Kurunegala & Governor of North Western Province
• Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe -Member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon. (Father of Sirimavo Bandaranaike)
• Lohan Ratwatte – MP for Kandy District
• Shelton Ranaraja – Former MP for Senkadagala & Deputy Minister of Justice
  • P. C. Imbulana- Former MP for Ruwanwella, Minister of labour & Governor of Central Province Shanakiya Rasamanickam – Member of Parliament - Batticaloa District (TNA)
• P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan – Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly & former Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Civil servants

Name	Notability	References
	Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs
	Economist
	Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada
	Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
	Former Inspector General of Police and Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India
	Former Director of Irrigation
	Former Chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau
	Chairman of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (2000–2003)

Mayors

• Sir Cuda Ratwatte – First Kandyan Knight; first Mayor of Kandy
• Fredrick de Silva – Former Mayor of Kandy
• Mahendra Ratwatte – Former Mayor of Kandy
• Kesera Senanayake – Mayor of Kandy

Arts

Name	Notability	References
	Artist	^[2]
David Paynter	Artist

Judiciary

Name	Notability	References
	Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
	Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
	Former Solicitor General of Ceylon, Commissioner of Assize and Barrister
	Former Chief Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal
	Former Commissioner of Assize, Supreme Court judge and Member of Parliament
	Judge of the Supreme Court and former President of Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Military

Sri Lanka Army

Name	Notability	References
	First recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
	General Officer Commanding Northern Province
	Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army
	Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
	Former Commander of Sri Lanka Navy

Indian Army

Policemen

Name	Notability	References
	Former Inspector General of Police and former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India
	Former Inspector General of Police

Sports

Name	Notability	References
	Racing driver
	Former Captain of the Bahamas national cricket team
	Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
	Oxford University Cricket Blue
	Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team and presently Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council
	Former Vice Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
	Former Sri Lankan national cricketer
	Former Sri Lankan national cricketer
	Sri Lanka national cricketer
	Sri Lanka national cricketer
	Sri Lanka national cricketer
	Sri Lanka national cricketer
	Sri Lankan Olympic silver medalist
	Sri Lankan Olympic swimmer	Sri Lankan swimmer
	Racing driver

Academics

Name	Notability	References
	Former Professor of Pharmacology, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and founder of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation
	Former Professor of Bio-Chemistry and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo
	Financial economist
	Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London
	Founder of Kingswood College, Kandy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Online edition of Daily News - Features.
2. Centenary Number, Trinity College, Kandy, 1872–1972, Appendix II – Old Boys, published by Trinity College Press, Kandy, March 1972