List of Mayors of Colombo
| Mayor of Colombo | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Worship |
| Appointer | Electorate of City of Colombo |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Charles Peter Layard |
| Formation | Constitution of Sri Lanka |
| Succession | Every four years by popular vote |
| Deputy | Titus Perera |
The Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor of (and head of) the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The officers of the mayor are at the Colombo Town Hall and the official residence is Sirinivasa. The mayors legal title is His Worship the Mayor of Colombo.
List of Mayors
| Name | Date of office | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Peter Layard [1] | January 1866 - June 1877 | First Chairman of the Colombo Municipal Council |
| Sir Walter Edward Davidson (KCMG, CBE, KStJ, CCS) | ||
| T. Reid (CCS) | ||
| Walter Terence Stace (CCS) | ||
| Sir William Lindsay Murphy | 1937-41 | First Municipal Commissioner |
| Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu | 1937 | First elected Mayor of Colombo |
| Dr. V. R. Schockman | 1938-39 | |
| Alexander Ekanayake Gunasinha | 1940 | |
| Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu | 1941–42 | |
| George R. De Silva | 1943 | |
| Reginald Abraham de Mel | 1944-46 | |
| R. S. F. de Mel | 1945, 1947–48 | |
| Kumaran Ratnam | 1950 | |
| Sangare Sellamuttu (OBE) | 1951 | |
| C. T. Grero | 1952-53 | |
| T. Rudra | 1953-54 | |
| Dr. Nanayakkarapathirage Martin Perera | 1954-56 | |
| V. A. Sugathadasa | 1956-57 | |
| Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed | 1960-62 | |
| V. A. Sugathadasa | 1963–65 | |
| Vincent Perera | 1965-66 | |
| Jabir A. Cader | 1966-69 | |
| Vincent Perera | 1970–73 | |
| Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie | 1974-77 | |
| B. Sirisena Cooray | 1979-89 | |
| M. Hussain Mohamad | 1989-91 | |
| Ratnasiri Rajapakse | 1991-94 | |
| Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam | 1996-97 | |
| Karu Jayasuriya | 1997-99 | |
| Omar Kamil | 1999-2002 | |
| Prasanna Gunawardena | 2002-06 | |
| Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas | 2006-11 | |
| Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil | 2011-present |
References
- ↑ "Charles Peter Layard". Genealogy.links.org. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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