In August 2019

President of Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...

Maithripala Sirisena awarded national honours to 70 individuals for distinguished services. The awards ceremony was held on 19 August 2019 at the

Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යාන්තර සම්මන්ත්‍රණ ශාලාව ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வத� ...

in Colombo.

Deshamanya

Indrajit Coomaraswamy Indrajit Coomaraswamy ( ta, இந்திரஜித் குமாரசுவாமி, si, ඉන්ද්‍රජිත් කුමාරස්වාමි; born 3 April 1950) is a Sri Lankan economist and the 14th Governor of the Cen ...

* Ajita de Zoysa *

Merrill Joseph Fernando Merrill Joseph Fernando (born 6 May, 1930) is the founder and former CEO of the global tea company Dilmah. In 2019, Fernando stood down as CEO of Dilmah, as his son, Dilhan, was appointed the new head of the company. Early life Fernando was bor ...

Mohan Munasinghe Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan physicist, engineer and economist with a focus on energy, water resources, sustainable development and climate change. He was the 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate, and Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...

* Moragodage Christopher Walter Pinto * Surath Wickramasinghe

Deshabandu

* Edwin Ariyadasa * Jayasuriya Mudiyanselage Raja Sarath Bandara * Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sri Shanthi Lakshman Dissanayake *

Wimal Dissanayake Wimal Dissanayake (born 1939) is a Sri Lankan writer, lecturer, and scholar of Asian cinema and Asian communication theory. Biography He is from Nikaveva, a village about 35 kilometers away from Kurunegala town. Both his parents were school t ...

* Muthukuda Arrachchige Dona Shiroma Jeeva * Mohomed Ruwaiz Latiff * Anselm Boniface Perera * Nimal Ebenezer Herat Sanderatne * Anura Tennekoon * Robosingha Arachchige Sugath Thilakarathne

Vidya Jyothi

* Arjuna de Silva * Hithanadura Asita de Silva * Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana Dissanayake * Prasad Katulanda * Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne * Nambunama Nanayakkara Akmeemana Palliyaguruge Bandula Chandranath Wijesiriwardena

Kala Keerthi

* Mahagam Arachchige Jayantha Chandrasiri * Jerome Lakshman de Silva *

Sathischandra Edirisinghe Patikirige Sathischandra Edirisinghe (born 11 February 1941 as Patikirige Sathischandra Edirisinghe, සතිස්චන්ද්‍ර එදිරිසිංහ) inhalais an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Considere ...

* Haputantrige Leelaratne Leel Gunasekera * Hetti Arachchige Karunaratne * Ranaweera Arachchilage Ariyawansa Ranaweera * Navaratna Ravibandhu Vidyapathy *

Anoja Weerasinghe Paranapalliya Guruge Anoja Kanthi Siriwardena ( Sinhala:අනොජා වීරසිංහ), popularly as Anoja Weerasinghe (born January 21, 1955), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most respected film ...

Rathna Sri Wijesinghe Rathna may refer to: * ''Rathna'' (film), a 1998 Tamil language film * Rathna (actress) Rathna is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada film industries. Personal life Rathna is the niece of actress ...

Sri Lanka Sikhamani The Sri Lanka Sikhamani (Sri Lanka's precious gem si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශිඛාමනී) is a national honour of Sri Lanka "''for service to the nation''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Sri L ...

* Anil Abeywickrama * Tara de Mel * Lloyd Fernando * Jammagalage Dian Gomes * Wimal Karandagoda * Lakshman Ravendra Watawala * Dinesh Stephen Weerakkody * Anula Wijesundera

Vidya Nidhi

* Joel Arudchelvam * Mangala Gunatilake * Mohamed Sakkaff Mohamed Rizny

Kala Suri

* Panditha Mudiyanselage Karunarathna Bandara * Sumana Aloka Bandara * Mahinda Chandrasekara * Prangige Ananda Kithsiri Dabare * Kiribanda Mahinda Dissanayake * Eric Illayapparachchi * Mahamaddumage Hemapriya Kalanie Perera *

Palitha Perera Palitha Perera (also known as Kuruppuge Palitha Chandrasiri Perera) is a well known cricket commentator and media personality in Sri Lanka. Early life and education Palitha who was born 3 September 1942 in Nugegoda received his education from Na ...

* Kathiresu Rathitharan * Wijerathna Samarasekara Indika Upamali * Wijesinghe Arachchillage Karunasiri Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka Thilaka The Sri Lanka Thilaka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා තිලක) is a non-titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "''for service to the nation''". Sri Lanka Thilaka ranks lower than Kala Suri The Kala Suri ( si, කලා සූරී; ...

* Singharage Sarath Chandra de Silva * Wannakuwattewaduge Dinesh Nishantha Fernando * Ponnambalam Jamunadevi * Mahindadasa Wickramanayaka Karunaratne * Samantha Sathischandra Wanniarachchi Kumarasinghe *

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ( si, ජයන්ති කුරු උතුම්පාල, born 3 September 1979) is a Sri Lankan adventurer, professional rock climber, motivational speaker, and LGBT and women's rights activist. She is the first pers ...

* Mahinda Madihahewa * Pera Dorapege Lalitha Padmini * Thambiah Perinpanayagam * Meyan Vamadevan * Weliwita Liyana Arachchillage Premasiri Weliwita

Veera Prathapa The Veera Prathapa ( si, වීර ප්‍රතාප) is a non titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for acts of bravery of the highest order". Veera Prathapa ranks lower than Sri Lanka Thilaka. Awardees Awardees include: ;1998 * C ...

* Heeralu Mohottalalage Keerthi Bandara Padmasiri * Moradeniyalage Eranga Vikumsiri

Sri Lanka Rathna The Sri Lanka Rathna ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රත්න) is a national honour of Sri Lanka for foreigners or non nationals, awarded "for exceptional and outstanding service to the nation". It comprises a citation and a gold medal studd ...

Yasushi Akashi Yasushi Akashi (明石康 ''Akashi Yasushi'', born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita, Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations Administration (government), administrator. Overview Akashi graduated with Bachelo ...

Sri Lanka Ranajana The Sri Lanka Ranjana ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රන්ජන) is a national honour of Sri Lanka for foreigners or non nationals, awarded "for distinguished service of highly meritorious nature". Awardees Awardees include: ;2005 * Baik ...

* S. Arulkumaran * Cumaraswamy Sivathasan * David Alexander Young

References

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