List of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo alumni

This is a list of notable Josephian, alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Maradana, Sri Lanka.

Politicians
Name Notability Reference
Ranasinghe Premadasa President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1978–1979), member parliament - Colombo Central (1965–1985) [1]
Mohamed Amin Didi President of the Maldives (1953)
G. G. Ponnambalam Member State Council of Ceylon (1934–1947), member parliament - Jaffna (1947–1960, 1965–1970) [2][3]
Edwin Wijeyeratne Member Senate of Ceylon (1947–1951)
Nirj Deva Member of the European Parliament - South East England (1999–2019), member parliament - Brentford and Isleworth (1992–1997) [4]
Hector Fernando Member parliament - Negombo (1956–1960)
K. W. Devanayagam Member parliament - Kalkudah (1965–1989) [5][6]
Harin Fernando Member parliament - Badulla (2010–2014, 2015–present), Chief Minister of Uva Province (2015)
Name Notability Reference
Mohan Peiris Chief Justice (2013–2015),[nb 1] Attorney General (2008–2011) [7][8]
Priyasath Dep Solicitor General (2007–2011), Justice of the Supreme Court (2011–present), Chief Justice (2017–present)
Mark Fernando Supreme Court Judge (1988–2005) [9]

Religion
Name Notability Reference
Thomas Cooray Cardinal (1965–1988), Archbishop of Colombo (1947–1976)
Oswald Gomis Archbishop of Colombo (2002–2009), Chancellor University of Colombo (2002–present) [10]

Academics
Name Notability Reference
Cyril Ponnamperuma Vidya Jyothi, Professor, Scientist, Chemist, at, NASA [11]
Don Carlin Gunawardena Botanist, Head of the Department of Science Vidyodaya University [12]

Medicine
Name Notability Reference
Carlo Fonseka Professor,PresidentSri Lanka Medical Council(2013–2018), [13][14][15]

Arts
Name Notability Reference
J. P. de Fonseka Essayist, editor [16]
Dayan Jayatilleka Academic, diplomat, author [17]
Annesley Malewana Singer, composer
Roy de Silva Actor [18]
J. P. Chandrababu Actor [19]
Roshan Ranawana Actor


Military
Name Notability Reference
Anton Muttukumaru Major General Commander of the Army (1955–1959) [20]
H. W. G. Wijeyekoon Major General Commander of the Army (1960–1963)
Janaka Perera Major General Chief of Staff (2000–2001) [21]

Police
Name Notability Reference
Ernest Perera Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)(1988–1993) [22]
Lakdasa Kodituwakku Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)(1998–2002) [23]

Business
Name Notability Reference
Merrill J. Fernando Founder of the global tea company Dilmah
Roshan Perera entrepreneur, business magnate, investor, philanthropist

Sports
Name Notability Reference
Ashley de Silva International cricket player (1993)
Chaminda Vaas International cricket player (1994–2009) [24]
Angelo Mathews International cricket player (2009–present) [25]
Thisara Perera International cricket player (2009–present) [26]
Dimuth Karunaratne International cricket player (2012–present)
Norton Fredrick First-class cricket player[nb 2]

Notes
  1. Although Peiris studied partially at St. Joseph's College is not a member of the Old Boys Union. In January 2015 Peiris' appointment was declared void by government of Sri Lanka
  2. Fredrick played for the All Ceylon team before Sri Lanka obtained Test status

References
  1. Weerakoon, Bradman (1992). Premadasa of Sri Lanka: A Political Biography. Colombo: Vikas Publishing House.
  2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. Dwight, Richard (12 October 2010). "I come from the land of the Buddha". Daily News.
  4. "Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. Perera, Supun (23 January 2003). "K. W. Devanayagam - the gentle politician". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
  6. "Ex-Justice Minister Devanayagam dies". The Island (Sri Lanka). 18 December 2002.
  7. Malalasekera, Sarath (6 July 2004). "Legal luminaries sworn in as President's Counsel". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  8. Mohan Peiris Sworn in as CJ
  9. "Welcome to St.Joseph's College Old Boys Union Online". 2011-07-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  10. "Profile of Oswald Gomis". Archived from the original on 19 August 2008.
  11. Sullivan, Walter (24 December 1994). "Cyril Ponnamperuma, Scholar of Life's Origins, is Dead at 71". The New York Times.
  12. Written by boys in the school 1931 (2019). The history of Royal College (formerly called the Colombo Academy). Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN 978-955-665-410-3. OCLC 1119068750.
  13. "Prof. Carlo Fonseka celebrates his 80th birthday". Independent Television Network News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. "Maris Stella College Day". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. "Annual Prize Giving". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. Fernando, W.T.A. Leslie (24 October 2011). "Dr. Hector Fernando worked for the marginalised". The Daily News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. "Dayan elected Chairman for the ILO Governing Body". The Island (Sri Lanka). 19 June 2007.
  18. "Tale of Roy". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. Athukorala. "A man among men". Island. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  21. Janaka rejects police bodyguards Firmly believes in military victory against LTTE, The Island
  22. "Former IGP Ernest Perera - An unsung hero of Police Rugby". The Daily Mirror. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  23. Palihawadana, Norman (29 August 2002). "Death of IGP Lucky Kodituwakku". The Island. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  24. "Josephians celebrate Vaas' feat". The Sunday Times. 21 September 2008.
  25. Gunaratne, Rochelle Palipane (1 September 2009). "Angelo Mathews – A phenomenal inspiration!" (PDF). The Island. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  26. "Thisara Perera: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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