In March 2017
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( si, පල්ලෙවත්ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; ta, பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரி ...
awarded
national honours to 90 individuals for distinguished services. It was the first time in twelve years that awards were given out and there were 426 applicants. The awards ceremony was held on 20 March 2017 at the
Nelum Pokuna Theatre in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
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Sri Lankabhimanya
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W. D. Amaradeva
Sri Lankabhimanya Wannakuwattawaduge Don Albert Perera ( si, වන්නකුවත්තවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරේරා; ta, டபிள்யூ. டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 Nov ...
Deshamanya
Deshamanya ( si, දේශමාන්ය, translit=Dēshamāṉya; ta, தேசமான்ய, translit=Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a ...
* Abbasally Akbarally
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K. M. de Silva
Professor Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva (born 31 December 1931), is a Sri Lankan academic, historian and author. A former lecturer of history at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, de Silva has written numerous books on Sri Lankan history includi ...
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Tissa Devendra
* Colvin De Fonseka Warnasuriya Goonaratna
* Thalagalage Amaradasa Gunawardana
* Devanesan Nesiah
* Diyunuge Nandadasa Rajapaksha
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Priyani Soysa
Deshamanya Priyani Elizabeth Soysa ( si, ප්රියානි සොයිසා; 23 November 1925 – 7 April 2023) was a Sri Lankan scientist who was Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics of the University of Colombo and the first woman to ...
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Latha Walpola
Deshamanya Matharage Rita Genevieve Fernando, better known by her stage name Latha Walpola ( si, ලතා වල්පොල), is a prominent Sri Lankan vocal artist. It was during when Walpola was a member of a church choir, that she began a ...
* Mineka Presantha Wickramasingha
Deshabandu
Deshabandu ( si, දේශබන්දු, translit=dēśabandu; ta, தேசபந்து, translit=Tēcapantu, translation=Patriot) is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service". The ti ...
* Leslie Shelton Devendra
* Deivanayagam Eassuwaren
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Susanthika Jayasinghe
* Mahinkande Gamladdalage Kularatne
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Ranjan Madugalle
Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle ( si, රන්ජන් මඩුගල්ල; born 22 April 1959) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, ...
* Thommadura Pabilis Silva
* Lakshman Lucian de Silva Weerasena
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W. K. H. Wegapitiya
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Shan Wickremesinghe
Vidya Jyothi The Vidya Jyothi ( si, විද්යාජෝති; ta, வித்யா ஜோதி, translit=Vityā Jōti) is a Sri Lankan Sri Lankan honours system, national honour awarded "''for outstanding scientific and technological achievements''" ...
* Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena
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Harendra de Silva
Harendra de Silva is a pediatrician whose efforts have helped to create awareness of child abuse in Sri Lanka.
Education
de Silva was educated at Ananda College Colombo, before he entered the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, where he ...
* Errol Radcliffe Jansz
* Moderage Marian Rohan Waas Jayasekara
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Sarath Kotagama
Vidya Jyothi Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama ( si, සරත් විමලබන්ඩාර කොටගම) is a Sri Lankan ornithologist and environmentalist. He is a Professor Emeritus and former head of the Department of Zoology, University ...
* Mahamendige Wilfred Joseph Gerard Mendis
* Colvin Ananda Samarasinghe
* De Silva T. K. Nimal Padmasena
* Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamillage Nimal Kitsiri Senanayake
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Tissa Vitharana
Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA ...
* Bandula Wijayarathna
Kala Keerthi The Kala Keerthi ( si, කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama''". It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lan ...
* Wijesinghe Arachchilage Abeysingha
* Hapuwalanege Don Ariyadasa (Dasa Hapuwalana)
* Arun Dias Bandaranaike
* Lionel Bentharage
* Herman Ronald Lakshman De Alwis
* Nellampitiya Pathirana Arachchige Dayawathi (Daya Nellampitiya)
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Ivor Dennis
Kala Keerthi Pasquel Ge Don Augustine Ivor Dennis ( si, ඊවෝර් ඩෙනිස්) (28 May 1932 – 18 June 2018) was a popular Sri Lankan veteran playback singer who was also known as the former student of veteran icon Sunil Santha ...
* Ranasinghe Arachchige Jayantha Prema Lal Hegoda
* Gunawardhana Mudalige Ajith Hemachandra
* George Edmond Jayasinghe
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Sumana Jayatillake
Kala Keerthi Sumana Jayatillake (born April 23, 1937) is a popular Sinhala broadcaster who produced and hosted children's programmes at SLBC, including ''Handa Mama''. She is married to K. Jayatillake.
Sources
External links
Sri Lanka Bro ...
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Sunanda Mahendra
Kala Keerthi Sunanda Mahendra De Mel (born 28 January 1938) ( si, සුනන්ද මහේන්ද්ර), popularly known as Sunanda Mahendra, is an author, theater director, poet and Sinhala Radio Play writer in Sri Lanka.
Currently, ...
* Suresh Maliyadde
* G. Kartini Drahaman Mohamed
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Camillus Perera
Kala Keerthi Camillus Perera is a Sri Lankan cartoonist. His cartoon characters like Gajaman and Siribiris have been published in various Sinhala newspapers ranging from the Sunday Observer to Sivdesa. Perera was invited to join the advisory boar ...
* Edmand Ranasinghe
* Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka
* Lalitha Sarathchandra
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Suminda Sirisena
Kala Keerthi Suminda Sirisena ( Sinhala: සුමින්ද සිරිසේන) (born July 4, 1948) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He has played a wide range of starring or supporting roles and a recipient of Be ...
* Singarampillai Thillanadarajah
* Saravanai Vinayagamoorthy
* Namel Weeramuni
Sri Lanka Sikhamani
* Hetti Arachchige Piyadasa Abeywardane
* Achi Mohamed Ishaq
* Chulamani Gedara Gunasoma Nawarathne
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S. Pathmanathan
* Leelananda Prematilleke
* Krishnamoorthi Ratnam Ravindran
* Sellapuliyage Lucian Benedict Rosa
Vidya Nidhi The Vidya Nidhi ( si, විද්යා නිධි) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for meritorious scientific and technological achievements''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Nidhi ran ...
* Don Tilak Dias Jayaweera Abeysekera
* Ahmed Mumtaz Masoon Cassim
* Vithanage Nimal Chandrasiri Gunasekera
* Herath Peruma Mudiyanselage Gunasena
* Sarath Somasiri Gunawardhana
* Mariapillai Sellamuthu Pillai Mookiah
* Lekamage Ramsay Lloyd Perera
* Somasundaram Sandarasegaram
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S. Sivananthan
* Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Wanninayake
Kala Suri
The Kala Suri ( si, කලා සූරී; ta, கலாசூரி, translit=Kalācūri) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for special contributions to the development of the arts''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to ...
* Pahalage Sarath Vijaya de Silva Abeygunawardana
* Arumadura Praneeth Nishad De Silva Abhayasundere
* Sriyani Amarasena
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Lucien Bulathsinhala
* Premasara Epasinghe
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Nita Fernando
Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like '' Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''.
Biography Early life
Nita ...
* Nawarathne Gamage
* Mestiyage Don Bertie Sangathissa Gunathilaka
* Hasantha Srilal Hettiarachchi
* Weerappulige Jayasiri
* Cathleen Jayawardana
* Tissa Mahanama Nagodawithana
* Sumithra Rahubadda
* Sella Hennedige Sarath
Sri Lanka Thilaka
* Adagamage Pandula Adagama
* Hema Bandara Jayasinghe
Veera Prathapa
* Aluth Gedara Ranjith Amarajeewa
* Rankoth Gedara Shanaka Prasad Kumara
Sri Lanka Ranajana
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Sarath Gunapala
Sri Lanka Ranajana Dr Sarath Gunapala ( Sinhala:සරත් ගුණපාල) is a solid-state physicist, senior research scientist and group supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He works primarily in Quantum Well Infrared Phot ...
* Siddhartha Kaul
References
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