List of St. Anthony's College, Kandy alumni
This is a List of St. Anthony’s College alumni, of the St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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Head of Government
- Presidents
- President William Gopallawa - First President of Sri Lanka and last Governor-General of Ceylon.
Ministers and legislators
- Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed - Former Cabinet Minister and diplomat
- Hon. Chandra Bandara - Former Cabinet Minister
- Hon. M. D. Banda - Former member of Parliament
- Hon. N. H. Keerthiratne - Former Cabinet Minister
- Hon. T. B. Ilangaratne - politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor he was Member of Parliament for Kandy, Galaha, Hewaheta and Kolonnawa
- Hon. Mr. Dayasritha Tissera - Minister of State Resources & Enterprise Development
- K. D. M. C. Bandara - Former Cabinet Minister
- Hon. Asoka Karunaratne - Former Cabinet Minister
- Mr. Cecil Amarasinghe
- Mr. Upali Malalgoda
- Mr. Richie Fernandopulle
- Mr. Ivan Samarawickrema
- Mr. U. Mapa
- Mr. Palitha Elkaduwa
Judges
- Justice Asoka De Silva - 32nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
- Justice Victor Tennekoon - Former Attorney General, Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
- Justice A. R. B. Amarasinghe - served as a Judge of the Supreme Court
- Justice D. Jayawickrama - Judge of the Court of Appeal
- Justice R. Victor Perera - served as a Judge of the Supreme Court
- Justice Anton Gooneratne - High Court Judge
Military
ŋ===Sri Lankan Army===
- Major General Saliya Kulatunge - Former Deputy Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
- Major General Lalith Wijethunge - (Retired).Former Deputy Chief of Staff Of Staff Sri Lanka Army
- Major General Aruna Jayathilake - Former Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
- Major General Lalith Daulagala- Director General - General Staff, Sri Lanka Army ,Colonel Of The Regiment Of Gajaba Regiment
- Major General Stanley de Silva - Former Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Army
- Major General Maithri Dias - General Officer Commanding 54 Division, Sri Lanka Army.
- Major General KMU Wijeratne
- Major General Kavindra Gunawardena
- Major General Priyantha Jayasundara
- Brigadier Channa Kodituwakku - General Officer commanding, 59th division, Sri Lanka Army
- Brigadier Sunil Dharmaratne - (Retired)
- Brigadier Udena Kandaragama - (Retired)
- Colonel A. Fazly Laphir - Parama Weera Vibhushanaya recipient and former Commanding Officer, 1st Special Forces Regiment
- Lt.Col. Shane Balthazar -( Retired)
- Major Priyantha Muthukuda - Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
- Capt Ubaya Perera VijayaBahu Infantry Regiment
- Capt. Lucien Asanga Jayaweera - Died in Action - While Serving in the Wanni war.
- Lt. Col MAP Marasinghe -Sri Lanka Electrical And Mechanical Engineers
- Major SSB Amunugama RSP -Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
- Major Arjuna Abeygunawardana RSP - Gajaba Regiment
Sri Lankan Navy
- Rear Admiral(Retired) Susith Weerasekara -Former Deputy Chief of staff of the Sri Lanka Navy /Commandant Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
- Commodore Kassapa Gotabhaya Paul USP,BA (DS)Hons, MAIR - Deputy Area Commander, Western Naval command, Port Facility Security Officer Port of Colombo
Police
- W. B. Rajaguru - Former Inspector General of Police
- Asoka Ratnaweera - Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police
- P. B. Ekanayake - Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police
- R. W. M. Ranawana - Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police & Head of Special Task Force
- Raja Weerakoon - Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police
Prison
- Samantha Alahakoon - Superintendent of Prison
Academics
- Dr. K. B. Galketiya - Consultant Vascular Surgeon,Senior Lecturer - Faculty Of Medicine - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Dr. Dhammika Elkaduwa, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Dr. A.P.Samantilleke, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Minho, Portugal
- Dr. Sanath Rajapakse, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Prof. A. H. Sheriffdeen - Surgeon, academic and voluntary worker.
- Prof. Canagarayam Suriyakumaran - Internationalist, former United Nations civil servant, specialist in Local Government and Devolution, Economist, Environmentalist and Writer
- Prof. F. P. Amerasinghe - Entomologist, Former Professor of Applied Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Prof. George E. Tennekoon - Former Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Prof. Malik Peiris - Microbiologist, First Sri Lankan Fellow of the Royal Society
- Prof. Prasantha Wijesinghe - MS(Sri Lanka), FRCOG(UK), FSLCOG, Professor of Gynaecoogy and Obstetrics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Prof. Upali Illangasekera - MD,FRCP, FRCPE,FCCP Associate Professor in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.[1]
- Prof. S Anbahan Ariadurai - BE (Osmania), PGDipTech(Moratuwa), PhD(UMIST Manchester), MIE, ATI, CText, CEng, Professor in Textile & Apparel Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Open University of Sri Lanka
Architect & Town Planners
- Mihindu Keerthiratne - Architect
- Piyatissa Bulankulame - Town Planner
- Prof. Lakshman Alwis - Architect[2]
Artists
- Rookantha Gunathilake - Musician, Singer
- Stanley Peiris - Musician
- T. M. Jayaratne - Musician, Singer
- Anura Medagoda - Actor
- Yashan De Silva - Rap Artiste, Singer, Producer, Lyricist,TV/Radio presenter, Video Director
- Lakmal Pattepola - Singer
- Vinod Attanayake - Singer[3]
- Ravindu Wijesekera - Singer, music composer
Economists
- Dr. Patrick Nugawela - Economist[4]
- Prof. Canagarayam Suriyakumaran - Internationalist, former United Nations civil servant, specialist in Local Government and Devolution, Economist, Environmentalist and Writer[5]
Industrialists and corporate executives
- Dr. Anton Atapattu - Director, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Sri Lanka
- Herbert Tennakoon - former Central Bank Governor
- Lal Fonseka - Former Executive Chef of Jetwing Hotels
- Lawrence Perera - first man to manufacture utility motor cars in Sri Lanka[6]
- Sumal Perera - Chairman Access group
- Vivendra Lintotawela .FCA - former chairman and chief executive of the John Keells Holdings group
- Muhammedh Zuhuree - Chairman/MD Alchemy Boulders Private Limited - Minerals Exporter.
- Jude Perera - Director at A T COORAY (PVT) LTD
- Thushitha Kularatne - GM of Zillione
- Angelo Wickramasuriya - Ceylon Estate Teas
- Rohan Pallewatte - MD & Chief Executive Officer of Lanka Harness (Pvt) Ltd[7]
- Ajantha Alahakoon-Superintendent Yatadola Estate group
- Herbert Stanley Ranasinghe - CEO & owner of MAXWELL & GRACE TRADING AGENCY business Dubai
- Dr. Nishantha Illangasekare - Director Sanofi Biologics USA
Lawyers
- Dr. Jayampathi Wickramaratne - President's Counsel, Sri Lanka
- S. H. M. Maharoof - President's Counsel, Sri Lanka
Sports
- A. C. M. Lafir-Sri Lankan Cricketer [8]
- Bernard Perera -Sri Lankan Cricketer [9]
- Jack Anderson - Established the best batting record for the schools playing against S. Thomas' College[10]
- Jude Pillai - Rugby player
- L. V. Ekanayake-Rugby
- Leroy Fonseka -Rugby
- Imran Bisthamin - Sri Lankan Rugby player
- Marlon Vonhagt - Crickter
- M. S. Fernando
- Mahes Goonatilleke - Sri Lankan Cricketer
- Prasanna Peries-Sri Lanka National Basketball Player″
First Antonian to win the Highet Award-"The Eagle".
- Marlon Von Hagt -Cricket
- Muttiah Muralitharan - Sri Lankan Cricketer
- Pradeep Liyanege _Rugby
- Piyal Wijetunge - Sri Lankan Cricketer
- Priyantha Ekanayake - Double International (rugby and basketball), Former Sri Lanka Rugby captain, President of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU)
- R. N. A. De Silva
- Ranjith Samarasekara
- Ruwan Kalpage - Former Sri Lanka Test player, Current national fielding coach, Sri Lanka cricket
- Stephen Joseph
- T. M. Deen - Cricket
- Udaya Weerakoon - Badminton
- Umesh de Alwis - Table Tennis, Cricket
- Christoper Arnolda - Table Tennis
- Senaka Weerakoon - Badminton
- Athula WeeraKoon - Badminton
- lasantha Wijesuriya - Rugby
- Ravi Windyan Withanage - Table Tennis
- Wijepala Premartane - First School Boy Cricketer 1956
- Ranjith Dorenegama - Cricketer [11]
- Sajith Fernando - Cricketer
- Samantha Alahakoon-Rugby
GAVIN STEVENS FIRST TO CROWN RUGBY EAGLE IN 1968 CAPTAIN SRI LANKA B AGAINST JAPAN
Scientists
- Dr. C. R. Panabokke - soil scientists[12]
- Prof. Malik Peiris - Sri Lankan Virologists, Discovered SARS Coronavirus Cytokine storm theory of avian influenza
Journalists
- Chandana Sooriyabandara - Television personality[13]
- Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara - Television personality
- Victor Ivan - Former rebel and editor of Ravaya newspaper
Others
- Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne
- R. I. T. Alles - Sri Lankan educationist
References
- ↑ The Island-News. Island.lk. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Online edition of Daily News - Business. Dailynews.lk (2004-03-17). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ http://www.music.lk/download.php?index=3368
- ↑ Online edition of Daily News - News. Dailynews.lk (2002-12-24). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business. Sundayobserver.lk (2002-01-20). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ http://www.antonians.org/index.php/-hall-of-fame/18-profiles/66-dr-lawrence-perera.html
- ↑ http://sundaytimes.lk/071216/Plus/plus00011.html
- ↑ http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/07/15/spo10.asp
- ↑ http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/09/10/letters.html#3
- ↑ Jack Anderson - St. Anthony's College Kandy | St. Anthony's College - Kandy. Antonians.org (2010-09-11). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/11/20/spo17.asp
- ↑ Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers. Dailynews.lk. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ↑ http://sundaytimes.lk/000312/sports2.html