Dissanayake or Dissanayaka (; ) is a

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

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. It means area leader. Notable people with the surname include: * Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician *

Berty Premalal Dissanayake Berty Premalal Dissanayake (15 July 1954 – 27 September 2013) was the chief Minister of the North Central Province of Sri Lanka from June 1999 to 2012. He was of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and part of the United People's Freedom Alliance. He d ...

(1954–2013), Sri Lankan politician *

Cyril Dissanayake Cyril Cyrus "Jungle" Dissanayake, MVO was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. He was serving as Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Range I, when he was implicated as one of the leaders of the attempted military coup of 1962. Education Diss ...

, Sri Lankan police officer *

Duminda Dissanayake Duminda Dissanayake (born 28 March 1979), Member of Parliament, MP, is the current Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Ministry of Irrigation, former Minister of Agriculture, deputy minister ...

(born 1979), Sri Lankan politician * Ellen Dissanayake, American anthropologist * Gamini Dissanayake (1942–1994), Sri Lankan politician *

Jayani Dissanayake Jayani Tissera Dissanayake was the 3rd Chief Minister of North Central Province. She was appointed on 15 April 1999 succeeding Jayasena Dissanayake and was Chief Minister until June 1999. She was succeeded by her husband Berty Premalal Dissana ...

, Sri Lankan politician *

Jayasena Dissanayake Jayasena Dissanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who belonged to the United National Party. He was the Mayor of Anuradhpura and later the Chief Minister of North Central Province in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ල� ...

, Sri Lankan politician * Kolitha Dissanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer * Lalith Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician *

Manjula Dissanayake Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake (born 27 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. Dissanayake was born on 27 January 1967. She is the widow of former government minister ...

(born 1967), Sri Lankan politician * Mayantha Dissanayake (born 1980), Sri Lankan politician *

Navin Dissanayake Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and former Minister of Plantation Industries. A former Member of Parliament for United National Party Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Gamini Dissanayake a Presi ...

(born 1969), Sri Lankan politician * P. Weerakumara Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician * Rohana Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician *

S. A. Dissanayake S. A. "Jingle" Dissanayake(16 September 1913 - 11 March 1982) was a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. He played a major role as Deputy Inspector-General of Police of the Criminal Investigation Department in stopping the attempted ...

(1913–1982), Sri Lankan police officer *

S. B. Dissanayake Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake, MP (born 18 September 1951) (known as ''S. B. Dissanayake'') is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government. ...

(born 1951), Sri Lankan politician *

Salinda Dissanayake Salinda Dissanayake (1 May 1958 – 5 August 2019) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was member of Parliament from Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional S ...

(born 1958), Sri Lankan politician * Sarath Dissanayake (born 1961), Sri Lankan Navy officer *

Somaratne Dissanayake Somaratne Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan film director, Screenwriter and Producer. He is the Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and the president of the Film Makers Guild of Sri Lanka (FMG). He won the Peace prize of Chicago Internation ...

, Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer *

Sriyantha Dissanayake Deshabandu Sriyantha Dissanayake (also known as Sriyantha Subashan Abeysekara Dissanayake) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres. Early life and education Sriyantha was a champion athlete during his school days at ...

(born 1969), Sri Lankan sprinter * T. B. Dissanayake, Sri Lankan lawyer *

T. D. S. A. Dissanayake T.D.S.A. Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan diplomat and writer, who has served as Sri Lankan ambassador to Indonesia and Egypt. Early life and education Dissanayake was born to a family of police officers, his father was C.C. "Jungle" Dissanayake, C. ...

, Sri Lankan diplomat and writer *

W. M. P. B. Dissanayake Weerasooriya Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda Dissanayake known as W. P. B. Dissanayake or W.M.P.B. Dissanayake (April 16, 1927 – May 29, 2003) was a Sri Lankan politician and belonged to the United National Party. He was the Chief Minister ...

(1927–2003), Sri Lankan politician

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