# List of St Joseph's College, Colombo alumni

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

## Politicians

| Name | Notability |
| Ranasinghe Premadasa | President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1978–1979), member parliament – Colombo Central (1965–1985) |
| Mohamed Amin Didi | First President of the Maldives (1953) |
| Nirj Deva | Member of the European Parliament – South East England (1999–2019), member of the British parliament – Brentford and Isleworth (1992–1997) |
| Albert Peries | Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| Lalitha Rajapakse | First Minister Of Justice In Sri Lanka (1947-1953), Member Of the Senate Of Ceylon |
| K. W. Devanayagam | Minister Of Justice (1977-1980) |
| M.V.P. Peiris | Minister Of Health (1960) |
| G. G. Ponnambalam | Minister Of Industries, Industrial Research & Fisheries (1948-1953) Member State Council of Ceylon (1934–1947), member parliament – Jaffna (1947–1960, 1965–1970) |
| Edwin Wijeyeratne | Minister Of Home Affairs (1948-1951),Member Senate of Ceylon (1947–1951) |
| M. Sivasithamparam | Deputy Speaker/ Member Of Parliament (1968-1970) |
| C. Suntharalingam | Minister Of Trade & Commerce (1947) |
| Hector Fernando | Member parliament – Negombo (1956–1960) |
| A. Ekanayake Gunasinha | Mayor of Colombo (1940-1943) |
| C.E. Attygalle | Member Parliament- Ratnapura |
| Naganather Canaganayagam | Mayor Of Kandy (1942) |
| Mahanama Samaraweera | Minister Of Local Government & Housing (1960-1964) |
| Velusami Radhakrishnan | State Minister Of Education (2015) |
| Alfred Thambiayah | Member Of Parliament- Kayts (1947-1956) |
| Don Roy Rajapakse | Member Of Parliament - Hakmana (1960-1965) |
| Doric De Souza | Trotskyist Politician & Senator (1914-1987) |
| V.A. Kandiah | Member Of Parliament (1956-1963) |
| C.H.Z Fernando | Member Of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1924-1929) |
| Bernard Jayasuriya | Ceylonese Businessman & Politician |
| Neomal Perera | Deputy Minister of External Affairs (2010-2015) |
| John Amaratunga | Minister Of Tourism (2015-2019), Minister Of Land (2016-2017), Minister Of Interior (2001-2003) |
| Harin Fernando | Minister Of Tourism & Lands (2022-Present) Member parliament – Badulla (2010–2014, 2015–2019), Chief Minister of Uva Province (2015) |

## Legal

| Name | Notability |
| Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando | Chief Justice Of Ceylon (1966-1973) |
| Mohan Peiris | Chief Justice (2013–2015), Attorney General (2008–2011) |
| Priyasath Dep | Chief Justice (2017-present) Solicitor General (2007–2011), Justice of the Supreme Court (2011–present) |
| Sir Francis Soetsz | Acting Chief Justice (1946) |
| P. Ramanathan | Puisne Justice Of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka |
| K. Palakidnar | President Of the Court Of Appeal of Sri Lanka (1987) |
| Mark Fernando | Supreme Court Judge (1988–2005) |
| Dappula De Livera | Attorney General of Sri Lanka (2019-2021) |
| N. Nadarajah | Supreme Court Judge |

## Religion

| Name | Notability |
| Thomas Cooray | Cardinal (1965–1988), Archbishop of Colombo (1947–1976) |
| Oswald Gomis | Archbishop of Colombo (2002–2009), Chancellor University of Colombo (2002–present) |
| Edmund Pieris | Bishop of Chilaw (1940–1972) |
| Anthony de Saram | Bishop of Galle (1964–1982) |

## Academics

| Name | Notability |
| Cyril Ponnamperuma | Vidya Jyothi, Professor, Scientist, Chemist, at, NASA |
| Roland Silva | Deshamanya,Vidya Jyothi,Former chancellor of the University of Moratuwa |
| Don Carlin Gunawardena | Botanist, Head of the Department of Science Vidyodaya University |
| Nihal Perera | Professor of Urban Planning, Ball State University USA. |
| Philip Nehri Mullegama | Corporate trainer, personality development coach |

## Medicine

| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Carlo Fonseka | Professor,PresidentSri Lanka Medical Council (2013–2018), | |
| Dr.Gamini Goonethilake | Former Consultant Surgen,Former President of the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka | |

## Arts

| Name | Notability |
| Arthur Basnayake | Ceylon's High Commissioner to India |
| Marcelline Jayakody | Lyricsist,Composer |
| J. P. de Fonseka | Essayist, editor |
| Dayan Jayatilleka | Academic, diplomat, author |
| Annesley Malewana | Singer, composer |
| Nimal Jayamanne | Singer,composer |
| Daya Wimalaweera | Filmmaker,producer |
| Manik Sandrasagara | Filmmaker, producer |
| Roy de Silva | Actor, filmmaker, producer |
| Shesha Palihakkara | Actor,dancer,producer |
| J. P. Chandrababu | Actor |
| Roshan Ranawana | Actor |
| Mark Samaranayake | Actor |
| Laddie Ranasinghe | Actor |
| Nihal De Silva | Author |
| Lionel de Fonseka | Author |
| Akila Dhanuddhara | Actor |
| Sajitha Anthony | Actor |

## Military

| Name | Notability |
| Anton Muttukumaru | Major General, First Ceylonese Commander of the Army (1955–1959) |
| Royce De mel | Rear Admiral, First Ceylonese Commander of the Navy (1955-1961) |
| Mohan Jayamaha | Rear Admiral Sri Lanka Navy |
| H. W. G. Wijeyekoon | Major General Commander of the Army (1960–1963) |
| Janaka Perera | Major General Chief of Staff (2000–2001) |
| G. H. De Silva | Major General Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka) (1994–1996) |
| Frank Wickramaratne | Rear Admiral Chief of Staff Sri Lanka Navy |
| Tyron Silvapulle | Wing Commander Sri Lanka Air Force (1986 – 1999) (The only recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya award from the Sri Lanka Air Force.) |

## Police

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

## Business

| Name | Notability |
| Merrill J. Fernando | Founder of the global tea company Dilmah |
| Ranjit Page | Managing Director, Cargills |
| Amal Cabraal | Chairman, Unilever Sri Lanka |
| Ronald Perera | Chairman, Bank of Ceylon |
| Nihal Jayamanne | Former Chairman, Seylan Bank |
| Hiran Cooray | Chairman, Jetwing Hotels |
| Harsha Cabral | Chairman, Tokyo Cement |
| Sanjeev Gardiner | Chairman, Galle Face Hotel. |
| Chris Nonis | Chairman, Mackwoods |
| Manik Pereira | Chairman, Pership |
| J.M.S Britto | Former Deputy Chairman, Aitken Spence PLC |
| Anselm Perera | Founder Mlesna Tea |
| Jegan Durairatnam | CEO, Commercial Bank |
| Jonathan Alles | CEO, Hatton National Bank |
| Sumith Adhihetty | Managing Director, LB Finance |
| Asoka Peiris | CEO, Singer plc |
| Roshan Perera | Entrepreneur, Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist |
| Manil Jayesinghe | President- Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka, Managing Partner- EY Sri Lanka. |
| Shiluka Goonewardene | Principle - Deal Advisory - KPMG Sri Lanka |

## Sports

| Name | Notability |
| Ashley de Silva | International cricket player (1993) |
| Chaminda Vaas | International cricket player (1994–2009) |
| Angelo Mathews | International cricket player (2009–present) |
| Thisara Perera | International cricket player (2009–present) |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | International cricket player (2012–present) |
| Norton Fredrick | First-class cricket player |
| Dunith Wellalage | International cricket player (2022-present) |
| Michael Vandort | International cricket player (2001-2008) |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | International cricket player (2017-present) |
| Priyamal Perera | International cricket player |
| Shevon Daniel | International cricket player |