This is a partial listing of prominent

political families Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Abdul Majeed

* A. L. Abdul Majeed (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) also known as Mutur Majeed, former Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Member Parliament from 1960–1977. ** M. N. Abdul Majeed (1 January 1957 – ) Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, former Government Minister and Member of Parliament

Abeyratne

* Herath Banda Abeyratne – Member of Parliament for

Yapahuwa Yapahuwa (Sinhalese language : යාපහුව) was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka. The citadel of Yapahuwa lying midway between Kurunagala and Anuradhapura was built around a huge granite rock rising abruptly almost a ...

(1977–1989), former Deputy Minister of Transport, former District Minister and former Provincial Council Member and Licensed Surveyor *

Abeyratne Pilapitiya Abeyratne Bandara Herath Pilapitiya (born 25 May 1925) (known as ''Abeyratne Pilapitiya'') was a Sri Lankan politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Uva and 2nd Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa. Pilapitiya was first elected to parliament in ...

(25 May 1925 – ) 3rd Governor of Uva Province, 2nd Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province, Member of Parliament for

Kalawana Kalawana ( si, කලවාන, ta, கலாவானா) is a town in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. Kalawana is located approximately away from Ratnapura and {{convert, 100, km, abbr=on to the south-east of ...

1960, 1965, 1977–82, Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. * Abeyratne Ratnayaka – First Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and the last President of the Senate of Ceylon, former Member of Parliament and State Council. * Pathirage Don Abeyratne (26 November 1952 – ) Member of 5th Provincial Council of Kalutara, Member of Parliament for

Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...

1989 and 2000, Chief Organiser for Horana. * Lloyd Oscar Abeyratne – appointed member of Parliament (1960–64) * Rohana Abeyratne –

Postmaster General of Sri Lanka The Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is Ranjith Ariyaratne. History The first mail service in Ceylon, was in 1788, established by the Dut ...

(2012–2018)

Abeywickrama

* Don Pedris Ferdinandus Abeywickrama ** Padikara Muhandiram

Don Pedris Francis Abeywickrama Keerthisena Chandradasa Abeywickrama (20 December 1933 – 18 August 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the parliament. Abeywickrama was the son of Padikara Muhandiram Don Pedris Francis Abeywickrama and Catharina Abeywickrama ...

(28 May 1886 – 20 February 1966) writer, poet, critic and pioneer freedom fighter ***

Keerthisena Abeywickrama Keerthisena Chandradasa Abeywickrama (20 December 1933 – 18 August 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the parliament. Abeywickrama was the son of Padikara Muhandiram Don Pedris Francis Abeywickrama and Catharina Abeywickrama ...

(20 December 1933 – 18 August 1987) District Minister for Matara and Member of Parliament for

Deniyaya Deniyaya is a small town located towards the south of Sri Lanka. It is located in Matara District of the Southern Province. It is surrounded by the Sinharaja rainforest, and the climate is relatively cool. The main source of income is tea cultiv ...

in 1977 ( UNP). Killed in the

1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament The 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament is an attack that took place on August 18, 1987, when an assailant hurled two grenades into a room where Members of Parliament were meeting. The grenades bounced off the table at which Sri Lank ...

. *** Keerthilatha Abeywickrama Member of Parliament for Deniyaya in 1987 ( UNP). ** Don Hendrick Abeywickrama

Vidane Arachchi Vidane Arachchi was an influential post (ranked above an Vidane but below a Muhandiram) in the native headmen system in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Appointed by the Government Agent, the holder had much control over the people of ...

Morawaka Morawaka ( si, මොරවක) is a small town in the Matara District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, a centre of Ceylon tea plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources. Located at an elevation of , a ...

*** Sumanadasa Abeywickrama (5 February 1928 – 27 February 2006) Deputy Minister of Agriculture Development & Research and Member of Parliament for Akmeemana in 1977 ( UNP).

Abeywickrema

Simon Abeywickrema Simon Abeywickrema (1903 - 2 May 1948) was a Sri Lankan politician. Simon Abeywickrema was born in 1903 in Baddegama and received his education at Richmond College (Sri Lanka), Richmond College and St. Aloysius' College (Galle), St. Aloysious' C ...

(26 April 1899 – 2 May 1948) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport. Member of State Council and Parliament, founding member of the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

(UNP) * Henry Abeywickrema (24 December 1903 – 29 August 1982) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works, Minister of Works, Member of Parliament, founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ** Ananda Abeywickrema (24 June 1960 – ) former member of Parliament for Galle District

Aluthgamage

* S.M Aluthgamage - Nawalapitiya Electorate - Member of Parliament 1970-1977 *

Mahindananda Aluthgamage Mahindananda Aluthgamage ( Sinhala:මහින්දානන්ද අලුත්ගමගේ) (born 21 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Minister of Sports. He has also served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy. He is ...

- Member of parliament - 2000–present * Ananda Aluthgamage - Member of Parliament - 2015-2019

Aluwihare

* Sir Richard Aluwihare, Inspector General of Police and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India * Bernard Aluwihare (6 April 1902 – 22 January 1961) State Counsellor (1936–47), Member of Parliament (1952, 1960–61), Cabinet Minister ** Alick Aluwihare, (20 December 1926 – 17 May 2009) Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament *** Wasantha Aluwihare (16 July 1962 – ) Member of Parliament, former chief minister of Central Province, Deputy Minister. *** Ranjith Aluwihare (5 May 1958 – ) Member of Parliament for Matale District, former Opposition Leader, Matale Municipal Council *** Prasanna Kumara Aluwihare, Member of Pradeshiya saba Matale, former National javelin record holder / National Kabadi player / First class cricketer, Government Sports officer * Loku Banda Aluvihare former Mayor of Kandy

Amarasuriya

Ref: *Mahendrapala Thomas de Silva Amarasuriya, Muhandiram ** Henry Mahendrapala Amarasuriya Independence activist *** Henry Woodward Amarasuriya, Cabinet Minister, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and State Councillor, founding Secretary and Vice President of the United National Party, President of

Ceylon National Congress The Ceylon National Congress ( Sinhala: ලංකා ජාතික කොන්ග්‍රසය ''Lanka Jathika Kongrasaya'') (CNC) was a Nationalist political party which was formed in Ceylon on 11 December 1919. It was founded after national ...

and Lanka Mahajana Sabha, educationist, Buddhist activist and philanthropist ***

Thomas Amarasuriya Thomas Amarasuriya, OBE (17 June 1907 – 5 May 1979) was a Ceylonese planter and politician. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon and President of the Senate of Ceylon. He was the first Ceylonese Chairman of the Planters Association a ...

, OBE, Member of the State Council of Ceylon and President of the

Senate of Ceylon The Senate was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed and indirectly elected rather than directly elected. It was housed in the old Legislative Coun ...

. ****

G. L. Peiris Gamini Lakshman Peiris ( Sinhala: ගාමීණි ලක්ෂ්මණ් පීරිස්, Tamil: காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்) (born 13 August 1946) is a Sri Lankan politician and academic. He was the ...

,(1946– ) Member of Parliament, Minister of External Affairs, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Deputy Minister of Finance, Minister of External Trade, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration. on in law of Thomas Amarasuriyaref name=asianaffairs> ***

Montague Jayawickrama Major Deshamanya Walter Geoffrey Montague "Monti" Jayawickrama (January 15, 1911 – November 16, 2001) was a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956) and the Minister of Public Administrati ...

,(1911–2001) Member of Parliament, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Governor of the North Western Province married Amara Amarasuriya rother in law of H.W. and Thomas Amarasuriya

Amunugama

Sarath Amunugama Sarath Amunugama, JP is a leading Sri Lankan academic, who is a professor of French and the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya. Amu ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Dilum Amunugama, (nephew of Sarath Amunugama) Member of Parliament

Ashraff

* M. H. M. Ashraff, Government Minister, Member of Parliament * Ferial Ashraff, Government Minister, Member of Parliament and diplomatFormer SL Minister Mrs. Ferial Ashraff appointed to National Institute of Education
, Lankanewspapers.com, 30 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-26

Atapattu

Ref: * Don Johannes Atapattu + Kadawedduwage Dona Carolina Wijekoon ** D. P. Atapattu (1899–1976), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Daya Dahanayake ***

Ranjit Atapattu Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu (29 April 1933 – 8 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan physician and politician. Biography Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu was born 29 April 1933 in Tangalle, the son of Don Peter (Member of Parliament ...

Government Minister, Member of Parliament. **** Druvindra Atapattu contestant in 2009 General Election (also related to Dr

Karunasena Kodituwakku Karunasena Kodituwakku (born March 21, 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician, academic and diplomat. He was the Sri Lankan ambassador to China, and non-resident ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea.

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Atukorale

* Gamini Atukorale,(1951–2002) Government Minister, Member of Parliament * Thalatha Atukorale, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Athulathmudali

Ref: * Don William Athulathmudali ** Don Daniel Athulathmudali (1901–1958), Member of State Council ***

Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali, PC (; 26 November 1936 – 23 April 1993), known as Lalith Athulathmudali, was a Sri Lankan statesman. He was a prominent member of the United National Party, who served as Minister of Trade and Sh ...

(1936–1993), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Srimani Athulathmudali (1946-2004), Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Attanayake

*Attanayake Mudiyanselage Jayawardena Attanayake (Member of Parliament, Moneragala District 1970 and 1994) and Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya ** Senarath Attanayake Former Provincial Minister of Uva Province and current Member of Uva Provincial Council

Attygalle

Ref: *

Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle Mudaliyar Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle (8 September 1836 - 12 December 1901) was a Ceylonese, an entrepreneur and mine owner. He was a successful graphite mine owner and was given the titular title of Mudaliyar for social service by the British Go ...

Mudaliyar Thuluva Vellalar (Thondamandala Tuluva Vellalar), also known as Agamudaya Mudaliars and Arcot Mudaliars, is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka, India. They were originally significant lando ...

** Alice Elizabeth Attygalle + John Kotelawala ***

Sir ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

John Kotelawala (4 April 1895 – 2 October 1980)

Prime Minister of Ceylon The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's executive branch behind the president, w ...

, Cabinet Minister, member of Parliament (1947–60), Member of State Council (1931–47), Member of Legislative CouncilGeneral Sir John Kotelawala – a devout soldier and a true gentleman politician
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Justin Kotalawela Justin Kotelawala, CBE, JP (22 August 1904 - 2 April 1973) was a Sri Lankan businessman and Senator. He was the former Chairman of the Ceylinco Group. Early life and education He was born to John Kotelawala, a police inspector turned busines ...

(1905–1973), Senator + Millicent de Silva ****

Lalith Kotelawala Deshmanya Deshabandu Jeewaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotelawala is a Sri Lankan businessman, who was the chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated and also was the founding chairman of Seylan Bank. He was listed in 2007 Sri Lanka Richest List. He was remand ...

** Lena Attygalle +

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene (1872–1945), Member of State Council ** Ellen Attygalle + Fredrick Richard Senanayake (1882–1926), Member of Legislative Council ***

Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake (4 November 1911 – 22 December 1970; popularly known as R.G. Senanayake) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Minister of Trade and Commerce during the period 1952-56 and 1956-60. He was elected a Member of Parliame ...

(4 November 1911 – 22 December 1970), Member of State Council, Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament (1947–70) * Sir Nicholas Attygalle - President of the Senate of Ceylon *

C. E. Attygalle Cyril Eugene Attygalle (6 February 1905 – 30 April 1980) was a Ceylonese politician. Cyril Eugene Attygalle was born 6 February 1905 in Weralupe, Ratnapura, the sixth in a family of eleven (nine sons and two daughters), to Don Louis Atty ...

- Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Health and member of parliament

Balasuriya

* Punchi Banda Balasuriya (1907–1978), UC Chairman (1948–1967), Member of Parliament (1960–1965, 1970–1977) + Hema Balasuriya ** Dr. Jagath Balasuriya, Provincial Council Member (1988–1989), Member of Parliament (1989–1994), Deputy Minister of Cooperative (1994–2000), Deputy Minister of Urban Development (2001–2002), Governor North Central (2004–2008), Deputy Minister of Labor (2010–2011), Cabinet Minister for National Heritage (2011–2015) + Kumari Balasuriya, Governor Southern Province (2008–2015) *** Tharaka Balasuriya, Member of Parliament, Provincial council member + Malintha Bolonghe Balasuriya

Bandara

* Chandra Bandara Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Chandani Bandara, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Bandaranaike

Ref:

Horagolla Walauwa, Atthanagalla, Sri Lanka

* Don Francisco Dias Wijetunga Bandaranaike (1720 – ), Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale + Dona Maria Perera ** Conrad Pieter Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike, Maha Mudliyar *** Jacabus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike (1780 – ), Mudaliyar of Governor Gate, Translator of Supreme Court + Liyanage Catherine Philipsz Panditharatne **** Rev Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike + Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike ***** Felix Reginold Dias Bandaranaike (1861–1947) + Annie Lucy (Florence) de Alwis (1864–1920) ****** Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike (1891–1951), Judge of the Supreme Court + Freda Dias Abeysinghe *******

Felix Dias Bandaranaike Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhala:ෆීලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secret ...

(1930–1985), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Don Daniel Dias Banaranaike + Dona Clara Amarasekere *** Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (−1859), Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale, 1st Udagaha Mudaliyar + Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram **** Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne Bandaranaike (1826– ), Mudaliyar Governors Gate and 2nd Udagaha Mudaliyar + Anna Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne ***** Sir

Solomon Dias Bandaranaike Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, ( Sinhala: සොලමන් ඩයස් අබේවික්‍රම ජයතිලක සෙනෙවිරත්න රාජකුමාරු ...

JP (1862–1946),

Maha Mudaliyar The Maha Mudaliyar ( ''Head Mudaliyar'' or මහ මුදලි) was a colonial title and office in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Head Mudaliyar functioned as the head of the low country native headmen and native aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceyl ...

+ Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere ******

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සොලොමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் ப� ...

(1899–1959),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council. +

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 191 ...

(1916–2000),

, Member of Parliament, Senator *******

Sunethra Bandaranaike Sunethra Bandaranaike is a Sri Lankan philanthropist and socialite. A member of the Bandaranaike family, she is the eldest daughter of former Prime Ministers S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike and sister of former President Chandrik ...

(c. 1943– ), philanthropist and socialite ******* Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945– ), President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Member of Parliament, Chief Minister of Western Province, Provincial CouncillorSkard, Torild "Chandrika Kumaratunga" in ''Women of Power – half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide'', Bristol: Policy Press, 2014, 978-1-44731-578-0 +

Vijaya Kumaratunga Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga ( si, කොවිලගේ ඇන්ටන් විජය කුමාරණතුංග; ta, விஜய_குமாரணதுங்க; 9 October 1945 – 16 February 1988), popularly known as Vijaya ...

(1945–1988), actor and politician *******

Anura Bandaranaike Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (15 February 1949 – 16 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He held several cabinet min ...

(1949–2008);

Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, in office since 20 August 2020. The Speaker fulfills ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament (also related to Ratwatte family, Ellawala family,

William Gopallawa William Gopallawa (, ; 17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first and only non-executive and ceremonial President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic i ...

, S. D. Bandaranayake, A.R. Udugama,

Panini Ilangakoon Christophel Panini Illangakoon ( si, ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆෙල් පනිනි ඉල්ලන්ගකූන්) (10 November 1919 – 10 February 1989) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of parliament from Weligama in ...

Hector Kobbekaduwa Hector Senarath Rajakaruna Bandara Kobbekaduwa (29 August 1916 – 17 September 1983) was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election and the Minister for Agricult ...

Jeewan Kumaranatunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga (born 7 November 1958: si, ජීවන් කුමාරතුංග), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television, who later became a politician, a former member of the parliament and a former cabinet ministe ...

Ranjan Ramanayake Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician, actor, film director, si ...

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Bakeer Markar

Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar Deshamanya Marhoom Al Haj Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar (12 May 1917 – 10 September 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician and civil servant. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Governor of the Southern Province. Personal life ...

(12 May 1917 – 10 September 1997) 10th

, Minister without Portfolio, Member of Parliament, Governor of Southern Province ** Imthiaz Bakeer Markar, (8 August 1953 ) Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Bulankulame

* Punchi Banda Bulankulame Dissawe,(12 December 1890 – 17 December 1958) Member of the State Council (1936), Member, House of Representatives, Parliamentary Secretary (Agriculture and Lands), Minister of Lands and Land Development Sri Lanka: The Untold Story
/ref> (Maternal Uncle of Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle and Granduncle of Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle) **

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 ...

Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle, (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009), Member, House of Representatives, Member of Parliament, Government Minister, Governor, Central Province, High Commissioner in Australia, Governor, North Central ProvinceDeshamanya E. L. B. Hurulle
The Island, Retrieved on 17 May 2009.
The Sunday Times, Retrieved on 3 May 2009. (Nephew of P.B. Bulankulame Dissawe) *** Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle, (16 March 1952– ), Member of Parliament, Project Minister (Science and Technology), Member, North Central Provincial Council, Director-General of Telecommunications, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (T.R.C.S.L.), Engineer (A.C.&R.) (Son of Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle)

Cooray

* Mervyn J. Cooray (16 July 1938 – 15 January 2011) former State Minister of Power and Energy, member of Parliament ** Devapriya Cooray ** Sujith Cooray former Provincial Councilor of the Western Provincial Council, member of parliament

Coomaraswamy Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy ( ta, குமாரசுவாமி; kn, ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname ...

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Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy ( ta, ஆறுமுகம்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; 1783 – 7 November 1836) was a Ceylon Tamil member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was ...

(1783–1836), Gate Mudaliyar, Member of Legislative Council ** Sir

Muthu Coomaraswamy Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy ( ta, முத்து குமாரசுவாமி; 23 January 1834 – 4 May 1879) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, writer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born ...

CCS FRGS (1833–1879), Member of Legislative Council + Elizabeth Clay Beeby ***

Ananda Coomaraswamy Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy ( ta, ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, ''Ānanda Kentiś Muthū Kumāraswāmī''; si, ආනන්ද කුමාරස්වාමි ''Ānanda Kumārasvāmī''; 22 August 1877 − 9 Septem ...

(1877–1947) ** Sellachchi Coomaraswamy + A. Ponnambalam (1814–1887), Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate ***

P. Coomaraswamy Ponnambalam Coomaraswamy (7 December 1849 – 7 June 1906) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born on 7 December 1849. He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnamb ...

(1849–1906), Member of Legislative Council *** Sir

Ponnambalam Ramanathan Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, CMG, KC ( ta, பொன்னம்பலம் இராமநாதன், translit=Poṉṉampalam Irāmanātaṉ; 16 April 1851 – 26 November 1930) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Solicitor-General ...

KCMG QC (1851–1930), Solicitor General of British Ceylon, Member of Legislative Council + Leelawathy Ramanathan (1870–1953) **** Sivagamasundari +

S. Natesan Subaiya Natesan ( ta, சுப்பையா நடேசன்; also known as Subbaiya Nadesapillai; 21 May 1895 – 15 January 1965) was a Demographics of Sri Lanka, Ceylonese politician, Member of State Council, Member of Parliament and ...

, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council, Senator *** Sir

Ponnambalam Arunachalam Ponnambalam Arunachalam ( ta, பொன்னம்பலம் அருணாசலம், translit=Poṉṉampalam Aruṇācalam; 14 September 1853 – 9 January 1924) was a Ceylonese civil servant and a member of the Executive Council of Cey ...

KCMG CCS (1853–1924), Member of Executive Council, Member of Legislative Council< + Swarnambal Namasivayam **** Sir

Arunachalam Mahadeva Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG ( ta, அருணாசலம் மகாதேவா, translit=Aruṇācalam Makātēvā; 5 October 1885 – 15 April 1966) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs ...

KCMG (1888–1969), Government Minister, Member of Legislative Council, Member of State Council, High Commissioner to India ***** Balakumar (Baku) Mahadeva, (1921–2013) **** Pathmavathy Arunachalam + Sir S. Pararajasingam, Senator ***** D. M. Swaminathan (1945– ), Member of Parliament, Governor of Western Province, grandson of above (also related to D. M. Swaminathan and Ulaganathar Mudaliyar of Manipay)

Corea

Victor Corea Charles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea was born in Chilaw, Sri Lanka, on 29 January 1871 to Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a famous lawyer, and Henrietta Seneviratne. He was the youngest out of five children, three boys and two girls, Ch ...

– founder Member of the Ceylon National Congress, elected to the Legislative Council, founder Chilaw Association, President Ceylon Labour Union ** Dr. C.V.S. Corea – Medical Doctor *** Dr. Gamani Corea – (1974 to 1984) Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs of Ceylon and the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon *

Charles Edgar Corea Charles Edgar Corea was a politician and a prominent freedom fighter of Sri Lanka. Early life C.E.Corea was born in the west coast town of Chilaw, in Sri Lanka. His parents were Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a leading lawyer from Chila ...

– elected to the Legislative Council, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924), Chair/founder Chilaw Association. **

Shirley Corea Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea ( 7 March 1906 – 5 March 1974 ) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the 9th Speaker of the Parliament and a Member of Parliament, representing Chilaw. He was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lan ...

, (1906–1974) Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon, Member of Parliament for Chilaw, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Fisheries. (Also related to) *Sir

Claude Corea Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, KBE (29 January 1894 – 2 September 1962) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat. Former President of the United Nations Security Council, he had served as ...

– Minister of Labour 1946, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in the UK, Ceylon's Ambassador in the US, President of the United Nations Security Council, Ceylon's Ambassador at the United Nations **

Harindra Corea Harindra Jayantha Corea (4 March 1936 - 21 October 2005) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, who represented Chilaw. He was member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. His parents were Sir Claude Corea who was renowned p ...

, Deputy Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Member of Parliament for Chilaw (Also related to) Dr.

Gamani Corea Deshamanya Gamani Corea (4 November 1925 – 3 November 2013) was a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the ...

, Ambassador, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

Ernest Corea Ernest Corea (1932–11 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka's development programs. Early life Corea was born in 1932 in Col ...

, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States of America Kumari Corea, Provincial Councillor, NWP.

Dahanayake

* Sumanapala Dahanayake, Member of Parliament ** Wijaya Dahanayake, Deputy Minister and Member of Parliament

Dissanayake

* Andrew Dissanayake, (1910–?) Parliamentary Secretary, Member of Parliament **

Gamini Dissanayake Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Lionel Gamini Dissanayake, PC (known as Gamini Dissanayake; si, ලයනල් ගාමිණි දිසානායක, ta, காமினி திஸாநாயக்க; 20 March 1942 – 24 Octob ...

(1942–1994), Presidential candidate (1994), Leader of the Opposition, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Srima Dissanayake, Presidential candidate (1994) ***

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 Pres ...

(1969 – ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ***

Mayantha Dissanayake Mayantha Yaswanth Dissanayake (born 11 January 1974) is a Member of Parliament from Kandy District. He was a Provincial Councillor of the Central Provincial Council. He was SLFP organizer to Ampara District under former president Mahinda Rajapa ...

, Provincial Councillor, Member of Parliament

Karu Jayasuriya Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya, MP ( si, කරු ජයසුරිය, ta, கரு ஜயசூரிய; born 29 September 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Previously he was Mayor of Colo ...

, Speaker of the Parliament, Government Minister, Member of Parliament – Father in law of Navin Dissanayake

Dissanayake

* Berty Premalal Dissanayake, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Chief Minister of North Central Province + Jayani Tissera Dissanayake ** Duminda Dissanayake (1979 – ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Senani Lanka Jayaratne

De Mel

* Sir Henry De Mel, Member of the Legislative Council ** R. S. F. de Mel, Senator, Mayor of Colombo (cousins) ** R. A. de Mel, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament ** Ronnie de Mel,(1926–) Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Mallika de Mel, Member of Parliament (Also related to Sir Leo Fernando, Member of Parliament (father in law of Ronnie de Mel))

De Silva

C. P. de Silva Charles Percival de Silva (16 April 1912 – 9 October 1972) was a leading Sri Lankan politician and civil servant. He had served as the Minister of Finance, Minister of Lands, Land Development and Agriculture; and Minister of Power and Ir ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament *

Merril de Silva Merril de Silva was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from the Minneriya district from 1977 to 1989. He unsuccessfully contested the Polonnaruwa district in the 1970 general elections from the United National Party, b ...

, Member of Parliament * A. H. de Silva, Member of Parliament (cousins) * Dr Colvin R. de Silva, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Manouri Muttetuwegama, Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka +

Sarath Muttetuwegama Sarath Muttetuwegama (29 December 1917 – 19 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and communist politician. He was a member of parliament from Kalawana. Born Sarathchandra Muttetuwegama to the Rate Mahatmaya of Kalawana, Muttetuwegama qualified a ...

, Member of Parliament (son in law of Colvin R. de Silva)

Dunuwille

* B. H. Dunuwille (1896 – ), Deputy President of the Senate, Proctor, Notary Public * Harindra Dunuwille (1946 – ) member of Parliament, State Minister of State and Constitutional Affairs, member of Kandy Municipal Council, Mayor of Kandy and Attorney- at Law *

D. S. Senanayake Don Stephen Senanayake ( si, දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක,; ta, டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 21 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was a Ceylonese statesman. He was the first Prime Mi ...

(1883–1952) 1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was married to Molly Dunuwille *

Dudley Senanayake Dudley Shelton Senanayake ( Sinhala: ඩඩ්ලි ශෙල්ටන් සේනානායක: ta, டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா; 19 June 1911 – 13 April 1973), was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as Prime Min ...

(1911–1973) 2nd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, son of Molly Dunuwille and D. S. Senanayake

Ekanayake

* T. B. Ekanayake (1954 – ), Member of Parliament -

Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...

(1994–2000, 2001–present), Deputy Minister Education (2010–2015) *

Sarath Ekanayake Sarath Ekanayake is the former Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. He previously served as the 2nd, 4th and 7th Chief Minister of Central Province between April and June 1999, November 2000 and April 2002 and 2004 till 2015. He ...

– 7th and current Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka *

Nandimithra Ekanayake Mahinda Nandimithra Ekanayake (born 26 December 1943 in Handala, Wattala) is a Sri Lankan politician. Early career Prior to entering politics in 1989, he held a number of positions with the Rural Development Department. At the age of 21, he ...

– Member of Parliament (1989–2015); Chief Minister of Central Province (1999–2000); Minister of Environmental and Forest Resources (1996–1999) * Niluka Ekanayake – Governor of Central Province (2016–present) * E. M. R. B. Ekanayake (?-1962), Member of Parliament – Mawatagama (1960) * S. B. Ekanayake (1906–1977), Member of Parliament – Soranatota (1960–1965) * Herath Ekanayake (1927–1971), Member of Parliament – Mawatagama (1965–1970)

Ellawala

William Ellawala William Ellawala (born 1834) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was the Kandyan Sinhalese member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. He was appointed to the post of Rate Mahatmaya by the British Government of Ceylon. Born to Banda from Sabaragamuw ...

, Member, Ceylon Legislative Council **William Ellawala Jnr *** Richard Stephen Ellawala, Basnayake Nilame, Saparagamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya ** Francis Theodore Ellawala + Eslin Mahawalatenne *** Harriet Ellawala + Cyril Dangamuwa *** William Theodore Ellawala, RM Nawadun Korale, Ratnapura + Millicent Dimbulana ****Rohini Sita Ellawala + Seevali Ratwatte *****Lakmini Ratwatte +

Upali Wijewardene Philip Upali Wijewardene (17 February 1938 – 13 February 1983: si, උපාලි විජේවර්ධන) was a Sri Lankan business magnate. Considered one of the best-known entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, he had accumulated a net worth of ...

*****Eranthika Ratwatte Kelegama + Saman Kelegama *** Robert Sydney Ellawala + Mallika Kobbekaduwa **** Nanda Ellawala, Member of Parliament for Ratnapura (1970–1977) + Surangani Tennekoon, Governor of the Central Province (2015—2016) ***** Nalanda Ellawala, Member of Parliament for Ratnapura district (1994–1997) **** Mohan Ellawala, Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province ***** Akila Ellawala, Provincial Council Member **** Mallika Ratwatte, Member of Parliament +

Clifford Ratwatte Clifford Senaka Ratwatte (19 March 1927 – 10 February 2009) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Co-operatives and Fisheries in 1964 Member of Parliament for Balangoda, ...

, Member of Parliament (also related to Ratwatte family,

Bandaranaike family The Bandaranaike family is a Sri Lankan Sinhalisation of Kerala Tamil family origin that is prominent in family politics. Along with many members who have been successful politician across generations, the family includes three Prime Ministers a ...

)

Gamage (Kekirawa)

* Gamage Don Mahindasoma, former Member of Parliament for Kekirawa, former chief minister of the North Central Province **

Lal Dharmapriya Gamage Lal Dharmapriya Gamage (born 9 February 1954) was a Sri Lankan politician and the former Minister Assisting Foreign Affairs. He is an architect by profession and was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.* Gamage was elected to parliament at the ...

. (nephew of G. D. Mahindasoma) former Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura district, former Minister Assisting Foreign Affairs ** Chandima Gamage, Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura district

Gamage

Daya Gamage Daya Dharmapala Kilittuwa Gamage is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is a member of parliament (MP) and former Minister of Primary Industries. And he also the national organizer for the United National Party (UNP). He elected to the P ...

, Member of Parliament, Government Minister * Anoma Gamage, Member of Parliament, Government Minister

Ganesan

* V. P. Ganeshan, trade unionist, politician, film producer and actor **

Mano Ganesan Akilan Manoharan Ganesan (born 17 December 1959) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and government minister. He is the leader of the Democratic People's Front (DPF) and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), members of the United National Fr ...

(1959 – ), Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor ** Praba Ganesan (1964 – ), Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor

Gopallawa

Ref: *

(1897–1981), Governor-General of Ceylon, President of Sri Lanka ** Monty Gopallawa (1941–2005), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Nimal Kobbekaduwa ** Chandrika Iranganie Gopallawa + Dr Mackie Ratwatte ** Chintha Gopallawa ** Sanjeewa Hulangamuwa (1955–2013), Councillor, Kandy Municipal Council *** Devika Mediwake + Neranjan Wijeyeratne (1956– ) (also related to Ratwatte)

Gunasekara (Heiyantuduwa, Biyagama)

* Tudor Gunasekara – former Member of Parliament for Mahara, former District Minister for Gampaha, former Sri Lanka ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary **

Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne Anuradha Neelendra Dullewe Wijeyeratne ( Sinhala: අනුරාධ නිලේන්ද්‍ර දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න) (born 22 March 1962) (known as '' Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne'') is a Sri Lankan politician an ...

– former Councillor of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, Ex-Acting Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy (son-in-law of Tudor Gunasekara)

Gunasekera (Udugampola, Minuwangoda)

* Bennet Gunasekera – Member of Parliament for Minuwangoda from 1977 to 1988 ** Mahen Gunasekera – Minister for Legal Reforms and Prison Affairs – Member of Parliament for Gampaha District (1989–1994)

Gunasekera (Ratnayake Mudiyanselage)

* R. M. Gunasekera - Member of Parliament for Bibile **

Ranjith Madduma Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Ranjith Madduma Bandara (born 25 August 1954) (known as ''Ranjith Madduma Bandara'') is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was appointed as the cabinet Minister of Law and Order and ...

- Minister and Member of Parliament * Dharmadasa Banda - Member of Parliament for Bibile

Gunawardena (Boralugoda Ralahamy)

Ref: * Don Jacolis Rupasinghe Gunawardena (1879–1947) + Leonora **

Philip Gunawardena Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena (11 January 1901 – 26 March 1972) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and leftist. A founder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, the first political party in Ceylon which was known for having introduced Trotskyi ...

(1901–1972), Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council The 'Father of Socialism in Sri Lanka',Charles Wesley Ervin, ''Tomorrow is Ours:the Trotskyist Movement in India and Ceylon, 1935–48'', Colombo: Social Scientists Association, 2006 first person to call for Independence in Sri Lanka + Kusumasiri Amarasinghe (1912–1985) Member of Parliament ***

Indika Gunawardena Indika Gunawardena ( si, ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන; 8 February 1943 – 14 September 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician. Indika Gunawardena was born on 8 February 1943, the son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusumasiri née A ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ***

Prasanna Gunawardena Prasanna Gunawardena ( si, ප්‍රසන්න ගුණවර්ධන)is a former mayor of Colombo and a former presidential adviser. He is a Charted Architect and urban planner by profession. Personal life Born 23 August 1946 as son of Phil ...

Mayor of Colombo The Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor (and head) of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The Mayor is assisted by the Deputy Mayor and a ...

, Presidential adviser ***

Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena ( si, දිනේෂ් චන්ද්‍ර රූපසිංහ ගුණවර්ධන, ta, தினேஷ் சந்திர ரூபசிங்க குணவர்தன; born 2 March 1949) ...

(1949 – ), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament **** Yadamini Gunawardena, Member of Parliament + Samanmali Sakalasooriya, Provincial Councillor *** Gitanjana Gunawardena (1952 – ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament **

Robert Gunawardena Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: si, රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sa ...

(1904–1971), Member of Parliament, Ambassador to Beijing, 1965–1970 ** Caroline Gunawardena + S. C. C. Anthonypillai (Tony), Trade Unionist, Member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

** Emily Angeline Gunawardena + Dr Don Allenson Goonetilleke ***

Vivienne Goonewardena Violet Vivienne Goonewardene ( si, වයලට් විවියන් ගුන්වර්ධන, ta, வயலட் விவியென் கூனவர்தன; 18 September 19163 October 1996), commonly known as "Vivi", was a Sri Lan ...

(1916–1996), Member of Parliament, Minister of Health + Leslie Goonewardena, Member of Parliament and Minister of Transport, founding father of the LSSP

Gunewardane

* Lionel Gunewardena, Deputy Minister **Sarana Gunewardane, Deputy Minister, Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor **Chandrika Gunewardane, Provincial Councillor + Sardhatissa Sakalasuriya, Member of Parliament, Provincial Council Chairman **Lakshman Gunewardane, Urban Councillor

Hewavitarne-Moonesinghe

Ref: *

Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana Muhandiram Lansage Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana (19 November 1809 – 24 January 1890) was a Sri Lankan businessman, a philanthropist and a pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement. He was the grandfather of Anagarika Dharmapala. He owned ext ...

(1809–1890), President of the Buddhist Theosophical Society, founder President of the

Buddhism Protection Committee Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

, founder of the

Vidyodaya Pirivena The Vidyodaya Pirivena was one of the prominent '' piriven'' (a monastic college, similar to a seminary, for the education of Buddhist monks) in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1873 by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera and later in 1959, the pirivena ...

and a leader of the Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka ** Mallika Dharmagunawardhana (1846–1936), President Women's Education Society + Don Carolis Hewavitarne (1833–1906) founder member of Buddhist Theosophical Society, founder member of the Buddhist Defence Committee and a leader of the Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka ***

Anagarika Dharmapala Anagārika Dharmapāla (Pali: ''Anagārika'', ; Sinhala: Anagārika, lit., si, අනගාරික ධර්මපාල; 17 September 1864 – 29 April 1933) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and a writer. Anagarika Dharmapāla is not ...

(Don David Hewavitarne) (1864–1933), Leader of the Buddhist revival movement *** Dona Engeltina Hewavitarne (1865–1902) + Jacob Moonesinghe, a leader of the Buddhist revival movement **** Sanath Moonesinghe ***** Mangala Moonesinghe, Member of Parliament, High Commissioner to India and UK **** Piyadas Moonesinghe (1896–1969) + Beatrice Wijegoonewardena de Silva Senanayaka (1900–1989) *****

Anil Moonesinghe Anil Moonesinghe (15 February 1927 – 8 December 2002) was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. He became a member of parliament, a Cabinet Minister of Transport in 1964, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 199 ...

(1927–2002), Deputy Speaker, Minister of Communications, Member of Parliament, trade unionist, Ambassador in Vienna *****

Susil Moonesinghe Susil Moonesinghe (11 February 1930 – 30 November 2012) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, diplomat and former chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company Ltd. A former chief minister of the Western Provincial Council and a member of p ...

(1930–2012), first Chief Minister of the Western Province, Member of Parliament, Ambassador in Tehran *** Edmund Hewavitarne (1870–1915), convicted of treason, died in British custody + Sujatha Peiris **** Raja Hewavitarne, OBE (1898–1958), Member of State Council Matara, Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce **** Neil Kamal Hewavitarne (1904–1939), Member of State Council

Udugama Udugama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also * List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links * Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka {{CentralLK-geo-stub ...

**** Sumanadevi Hewavitarne + Jayasuriya ***** Gamini Jayasuriya (1924–1998)Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament

Homagama Homagama is a town in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka, about south-east of Colombo. The Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha consists of the Homagama Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of Padukka DS division. The ...

*** Dr Charles Alwis Hewavitarne (1876–1929), leader in the Buddhist revival movement

Hurulle

* Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle, (1919–2009), Member, House of Representatives, Member of Parliament, Government Minister, Governor (Central Province), High Commissioner in Australia, Governor (North Central Province). *

Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle ( Sinhala: තේමිය ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ; born 16 March 1952) (known as Themiya Hurulle) is a Sri Lankan politician and Honorary Secretary, Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Dev ...

(1952 – ), Member of Parliament, Project Minister (Science and Technology), Member,(North Central Provincial Council), Director-General, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (T.R.C.S.L.), Engineer (AC&R) * Punchi Banda Bulankulame Dissawe, Member of the State Council (1936), Member, House of Representatives, Parliamentary Secretary (Agriculture), Minister of Lands and Land Development, Proctor, Notary Public and Captain (Cricket ),1919–1920, St.Thomas’ College, Mt.Lavinia(Maternal Uncle of Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle and Granduncle of Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle) * Harindra Dunuwille (1946 – ), Member of Parliament, State Minister of State and Constitutional Affairs, Member, Kandy Municipal Council, Mayor of Kandy, Attorney at Law (son-in-law of E. L. B. Hurulle)

Ilangaratne

T. B. Ilangaratne Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne (27 February 1913 – 21 May 1992), popularly as T. B. Ilangaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor. He was a Member of Parliament for K ...

(1913–1992), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne, Member of Parliament (

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

)

Jayewardene

Ref: * Tombi Mudaliyar Don Adrian Wijesinghe Jayewardene (1768–1830) A descendant of a Colombo Chetty originally from

Coromandel Coast The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west, extending over an ...

of India who married into a Sinhalese family called Jayewardene; conspired with the British to overthrow the last

King of Kandy The Kandyan monarchs ruled the Kingdom of Kandy on the island of Sri Lanka from 1469 to 1815. The Kingdom was first established by Senasammata Vikramabahu, a royal from the Kingdom of Kotte, when he led the secession of the Kande uda pas rata (� ...

Don Abraham Wijesinghe Jayewardene (1801–1866) *** James Alfred Jayewardene (c. 1845 – 1888), Deputy Coroner of Colombo + Cornelia Matilda Wijekoon **** Hector Alfred Jayewardene, (1870–1913), member of the

Colombo Municipal Council The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Colombo, current elect is Rosy Senanayake, and 119 elected 119 muni ...

**** Colonel T. G. Jayewardene (1872–1945), Member of State Council + Lena Attygalle ***** Major

T. F. Jayewardene Major Theodore Frederick "Freddy" Jayewardene (25 March 1911 – ?) was a Ceylonese planter and politician. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour and Member of Parliament for Colombo South from 1948 to 1956. Earl ...

, Member of Parliament ***** Margie Jayewardene +

A. F. Wijemanne Alexander Fairlie Wijemanne was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was a Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka), Minister of Justice as an elected member of the Senate of Ceylon and served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representati ...

, Minister of Justice and Member of the Senate **** Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC (1874–1932), Chief Justice + Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardene *****

J. R. Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...

(1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council ****** Captain Ravi Jayewardene (1936 - 2017), National Security Adviser ******* Pradeep Jayewardene, Member of Colombo Municiple Council *****

Hector Wilfred Jayewardene Deshamanya Hector Wilfred "Harry" Jayewardene, QC (November 3, 1916 - April 20, 1990) was a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer. In 1979 he was chairman of a UNESCO conference on human rights in Bangkok and later chairman of the Sri Lanka Foundation I ...

, QC (1916–1990), Member at the United Nations Commission on Human RightsThe U.N.'s Five Wise Men
''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

'' ****

John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene Justice John Adrian St. Valentine W. Jayewardene (1877–1927) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of Colombo. His b ...

(1877–1927), Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon ***** Clodagh Jayasuriya, Member of Parliament +

Bernard Jayasuriya Bernard Jayasuriya was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. Bernard Jayasuriya was the son of D. C. D. Jayasuriya, a rubber plantation and graphite mine owner. He received his education at S. Thomas College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo, ...

, Member of State Council

Jayaratne

* S. D. R. Jayaratne, Government Deputy Minister (1931 - 2008) (Former Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Fisheries) and Member of Parliament for Chilaw(1960 to 2000) **

Piyankara Jayaratne Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP (born September 27, 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Early life and education Born to S. D. R. Jayaratne, a former member of parliament from Chilaw and Deputy Min ...

(1964- ),Forigen Employment Development Minister, Civil Aviation Minister (former Deputy Speaker/ former State Minister law and Order, former State Minister Local Government, former State Minister Indiginous Medicine), former Deputy Minister Youth Affairs and Member of Parliament

Jayaratne (Doluwa, Gampola)

* D. M. Jayaratne, former prime minister of Sri Lanka ** Anuradha Jayaratne, Deputy Minister, Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor Hon. Jayarathne's daughter had married to Duminda Dissanayake, government minister. After the broken of the marriage the daughter has married Mahindananda Aluthgamage, government minister.

Jayatilaka

Robert Edward Jayatilaka Robert Edward Jayatilaka (16 August 1911 - ??) was a Ceylonese politician. Education and teaching career Robert Edward, also known as "Eric", Jayatilaka, attended Richmond College, Galle and once qualified as a teacher, he taught for a number ...

, Former Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council. + Effie Jayatilaka, Former Chairman – Nawalapitiya Urban Council (sister of

Edmund Samarakkody Edmund Peter Samarakkody (19 April 1912 – 4 January 1992) was a Ceylonese lawyer, trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament. Early life and family Samarakkody was born on 19 April 1912, the fifth of seven children to Charles Peter ...

and first wife of

) **(Grand daughter)

Anarkali Akarsha Anarkali Akarsha ( si, අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා;born 12 July 1987,as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan Film actress, model, singer, TV Host and a politician. She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri La ...

, Former Provincial Councillor, Southern Province

Kariapper

Ref: * Marikkar Vedarala ** Haji Marikkar Muhandiram – Dissawa of Wellassa, d:1817 *** Neina Marikkar **** Ahamedu Lebbe Kariapper ***** Abdul Kareem Kariapper – Notary JP (Vanniah of Eravur Pattu and Koralai Pattu- circa 1912) ****** Hanoon Kariapper d:1952 + M. I. Abdul Rasool Mudali of Trincomalee ****** 2nd spouse of Hanoon Kariapper (the widow of M.I. Abdul Rasool) + M. A. M. Hussain, District Judge, d:2000 ***** Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Kariapper – LAILATHUL KATHIRIYA KARIAPPER ****** M. S. Kariapper (1899–1989), Gate Mudaliyar, Member of Parliament ******* Subeitha Zohara MS Kariapper + A. R. Mansoor, Member of Parliament, Former Government Minister and Former Sri Lankan ambassador to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain ******* Shahida MS Kariapper + M. M. Musthafa, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ******* MADANIYA Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Kariapper + Mohamed Cassim Kariapper ******** M.C. Ahamed, Member of Parliament Kalmunai 1960–1977), d: 3 July 2008 ***** Zainabu Natchiar Kariapper + Mohamed Meera Lebbe ****** Mohammed Meera Lebbe Hussain + Matheena Ummah ******* M. H. M. Ashraff (1948–2000), founder and leader of the

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ( ta, சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ், translit=Srīlaṅkā Muslīm Kāṅkiras; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රස� ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Ferial Ismail Ashraff (1953 – ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ***** Khatheeja Kos Mohamed Notaris bin Ibra Lebbe Kariapper + 00Abdul Latheef Kariapper (had 13 children of which 1 died in infancy, 1 died in early youth) ****** Abdul Kareem Kariapper + MAriyam Nachi Selapullai Udayar(from Ninthavur) ******* Zohara (Nona) AK Kariapper + Advocate Samsudeen Member of Parliament, former Sri Lankan Ambassador to UAE ******** Ariff Samsudeen Attorney-at-Law (1972) – Member of Eastern Provincial Council

Karunathilake

Rupa Karunathilake Lokugamage Rupasena Karunathilake (15 March 1933 – 11 October 2011) (known as ''Rupa Karunathilake'') was a cabinet minister and Member of Parliament representing Bentara-Elpitiya electorate, in Galle District. He was also a Sri Lanka Ambassa ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Gayantha Karunathilaka, (nephew of Rupa Karunathilake) Government Minister, Member of Parliament **Sanjeev Karunathilaka, Provincial Councillor, Southern Province

Keerthiratne-Karunaratne

* N. H. Keerthiratne, (1902–1992), Government Minister, Member of Parliament * Asoka Karunaratne (1916–1988), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Samantha Karunaratne, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Kotelawala

* Don Manuel Kotelawala from Undugoda, Bandaragama ** Don A Kotelawala ***

John Kotelawala Sr John Kotelawala (also known as John Kotelawala Sr; 4 November 1864 – 20 April 1907) was a Sri Lanka, Ceylonese police officer and businessmen. He was known for the murder of Francis Dixon Attygalle, one of the first sensational murder trials ...

, Inspector of Ceylon Police Force + Alice Elisabeth Kotelawala ****

Sir John Kotelawala General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala ( si, ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1897 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan statesman, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) fro ...

, Third Prime Minister of Ceylon and Privy Councilor **** Justin Kotelawala, Senator *****

**** Freda Corea, Sister of Sir John and Justin Kotelawela ***** Dr. Gamani Corea – (1974 to 1984) Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs of Ceylon and the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon ** D.C. Kotelawala,

Muhandiram Muhandiram ( si, මුහන්දිරම්, ta, முகாந்திரம்) was a post in the native headmen system in the lower-country (coastal districts) of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. It was awarded as a title o ...

***

Henry Kotelawala Sir Don Henry Kotelawala was a Ceylonese politician. He was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon from the Uva and Badulla for 28 years. Henry was the son of D. C. Kotelawala (1886–?) from Bandaraga ...

, Member of the Legislative Council and State Council (Uva) **** Jack Kotelawala, Member of the State Council and Parliament ****

Gladwin Kotelawala Gladwin Conrad Hermon Kotelawala, MBE (18 April 1914 – ?) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessmen and a former Member of Parliament. Gladwin Kotelawala was the son of Sir Henry Kotelawala, a leading colonial-era legislator. He initially stu ...

, Member of Parliament (Uva) (Cousins) *** George L. Kotelawala, (1922–1971) Member of Parliament (Bandaragama)

Kumaratunga

*Sydney Kumaratunga **

, Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament ***Malsha Kumaratunga, Western Province Council Member *

+ Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Lokubandara

* W. J. M. Lokubandara (1941 – 2021),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province ** Udith Lokubandara (1984 – ), Member of Parliament

Macan Markar

*Sir Mohamed Macan Markar (1885–1969), Minister of Home Affaires of the State Council, Member of the Legislative Council and Senator. ** Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar (1893–1984), Member of parliament and Deputy Mayor of Colombo.

Mallimaratchi

Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi Member of Parliament from 1977 to 1994 Deputy Mayor Colombo 1970-1971 Member Colombo Municipal Council 1962-1977 District Minister of Colombo 1978-1988 Minister of Petroleum Services 1988-1989 State Minister of Industries 1989-1990 Weerasinghe Mall ...

(1929 – ), Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Janasaviya (Poverty Alleviation) Minister of Petroleum Services, State Minister of Industry, District Minister of Colombo Member Of Parliament 1977 – 1994 ** Jayantha Mallimaratchi (1955–1989), Member of Colombo Municipal Council 1978–1989 ** Janaka Mallimaratchi, Member of Western Provincial Council 1993 – 2009

Mathew

* Edley Winston Mathew (27 January 1907 – )

MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal ...

, Member of the House of Representatives for

Balangoda Balangoda is a large town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located away from Colombo and from Ratnapura on Colombo - Batticaloa Highway(A4). It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuw ...

* Cyril Mathew (1912–1989), Government Minister, Member of Parliament **

Nanda Mathew Caluadewagey Nanda Mathew (2 February 1940 - 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Governor of Uva Province, Minister of Sports and a member of parliament. Early life and education Born on 2 February 1940, to Sinhala Nationalist Cyril ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of Uva Province * S.S Kulatileke, Government Minister, Member of Parliament (father in law of Nanda Mathew)

Mendis

* Mudaliyar Thenahandi David Mendis (1904–1977) – Mayor of Negombo (1965-1970) * Thenahandi Wijayapala Mendis (1928–2012) – Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Mayor of Negombo, Minister of Textile Industries (1977–89), Minister of Transport and Highways (1989–1994), Leader of the House (1993–4), Chief Opposition Whip (1994–98) * Thenahandi Nandana Mendis – Chief Minister Western Province * Thenahandi Davindra Sethwijaya Mendis – Provincial Councillor, Western Province on of T Wijayapala Mendis*Nevil de Silva - Deputy Mayor of Negombo rother-in-law of T. Wijayapala Mendis*Prof. Kamal Karunanayake (1937-2006) Member of Parliament rother-in-law of T. Wijayapala Mendis* *

Molamure

*Sir

Francis Molamure Sir Alexander Francis Molamure, (7 February 1888 – 25 January 1951) (commonly known as Sir Francis Molamure or A. F. Molamure) was a Ceylonese politician. He became the first speaker of both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Ceyl ...

, first Speaker of Parliament + Lady Adeline Meedeniya, Member of State Council of Ceylon and Senate (Daughter of

J. H. Meedeniya Meedeniye Rajakaruna Senanayaka Panditha Herath Wasala Kupuppu Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Punchi Banda John Henry Meedeniya (''known as J. H. Meedeniya Adigar '') (1867 - 1931) was a Ceylonese legislator and a headmen. He was the Kandyan Sinhalese m ...

Adigar, Member of the Legislative Council) ** Seetha Molamure, Member of the

** A. F. Molamure (nephew of Sir Francis Molamure), Member of Parliament

Moulana

* Seyed Alavi Moulana, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of Western Province. *

Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (born 25 June 1956) is a Sri Lankan politician, former diplomat and local government activist. He is most known for the pivotal and important role he played in bringing about an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War. He has bee ...

(1956 – ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament (1994–2004, 2015– ), Diplomat, Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister. Played a pivotal role that brought about the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Muhammedh

Ref: *Mathicham Saleem Lebbe Muhammedh Thamby Vidane alias Muhammedh Vidane (1819–1879) + Amina (1827–1899) of Negombo – He succeeded his father as the Vidane (Village Headman) for part of Negombo (assumed to be for Udayar Toppu area) somewhere around mid 1800AD **Meena Muhammedh Thamby + Name not known ***Yoosoof Lebbe Vidane of Negombo ****Yoosoof Lebbe Mubarak Vidane of Negombo – He succeeded his father as the Vidane ***Omardeen Police Vidane(d 1921)of Negombo ****Omardeen Abdul Wahab Vidane **Muhammedh Thamby Samsudheen Vidane Arachchi alias Dheen Arachchi (1860–1915) + Hafsa Marikar (1870–1950) of Negombo – He was appointed as the "Vidane Arachchi " for Negombo in Eighteen Ninety Six (1896) ***Fathima Zuhara Dheen (1893–1967) + Abdulla Court Mudliyar (d 1944) ****Safa Abdulla (1914–2007) + Hussain Sheik Ismail Proctor (1901–1974) of Putlam – He entered the field of politics in 1928 when he became a member of the Puttalam Local Board. He was elected as a member of the Puttalam Urban Development Council In 1933. He became its chairman in 1938 and served in that post without a break until 1947. At the first Parliamentary elections which was held in 1947, he was elected uncontested and thus holding the distinction of being referred to as the First Member of the First Independent Parliament of Ceylon. He was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food and Co-operatives under the Govt. of Rt. Hon D.S. Senanayake. As a Deputy Minister of food and Co-operatives (1947–1948) he managed to open a large number of Co-operative Societies all over the country. Later on he was elected as the Deputy Chairman of Committees and subsequently, had the distinction of being elected as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. The culmination of Proctor Ismail's political career came when he was unanimously elected as the speaker in 1956, thus creating another first in the annals of Sri Lankan political history; the first Muslim speaker of the parliament of Ceylon (1956–1959) ****M. Abdulla Thaha (1915–1969) + Kadheeja (1934–1989) – Member of Negombo Urban Council (1944–1949) ****Abdulla Abdul Rahman Proctor (1921–1998)+ Hamzathul Inaya Abdul Raheeman (1927) *****Fahima Abdul Rahman (1951) + Sheriff Sabry (1940–2008) of Ratmalana – He was the first Muslim to be appointed as the Auditor General (1993–2000) of Sri Lanka ****Ummu Aimun Abdulla (1923–2000) + Anis Sheriff JP – He was the first Muslim to be the Deputy Mayor of Negombo Municipal Council and was also a member of the Western Provincial Council. ***Ismail Dheen Proctor JP (1894–1968) + Hameeda Habeeblebbe (d 1970) – He was the first Muslim to qualify as a Lawyer in Negombo and was also the Quazi for Negombo ***Samsudheen Abdul Raheeman Proctor JPUM (1896–1965) + Rahma Abdul Azeez (1910–2002) – He was the only Muslim to be the Chairman (1941–1944) of the then Negombo Urban Council. ***Shareefa Dheen (1897–1986) + Haneefa ****Haneefa Cafoor (1916–1970) + Jezima Muhammed (d 2001) *****Aleema Cafoor (1947) + Farook (1937–1996) of Mawanella – He was a Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council at the time of his death ****Haneefa Mahroof Proctor JPUM (1919–1990) + Hamzackiya Abdul Raheeman (1931) – He was a member of the Negombo Municipal Council ***Faleela Dheen (1901–1982) + Thamby Lebbe Abdul Hameed (1894–1959) ****Sithy Rahma Abdul Hameed (1929–2006) + Abdul Raheem Rafeek JP (1927–1989) *****Fariha Rafeek (1955) + Caesar Reyan Hassan (1947–2015) of Katugastota – He obtained the highest number of preferential votes for the Pathadumbara Electorate during the local government elections held in Nineteen ninety-one (1991) and thereby became the first Muslim to be the Vice Chairman of the Pathadumbara Pradeshiya Sabava ***Shums Ruquiya Dheen (1905–1958) + Ali Abul Hassen JP (1903–1997) ****Hafeela Hassen (1931) + Cassim Proctor JPUM (1923–1985) *****Ajward Cassim (1955–1995) + Lilyana (1955) – (Migrated to Yugoslavia in 1980s) He was appointed as the Honorary Counsel General of Sri Lanka for Yugoslavia and held this post until his death. **Muhammedh Thamby Sinna Lebbe Marikar + Name not known ***Marikar Abdul Razak Vidane of Negombo

Nanayakkara

* D. Francis Nanayakkara + Irene Nanayakkara (1917–2010) **

Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara ( si, වාසුදේව නානායක්කාර) (born 3 January 1939) is a Sri Lankan left-wing politician, Member of Parliament and a former presidential candidate. Early life Born to a wealthy business fami ...

(1939– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Wasanthi Nanayakkara (Lawyer) ** Yasapalitha Nanayakkara (1940–1996), Provincial Councillor, Film Director + Manoshri Perera Nanayakkara **

Hemakumara Nanayakkara Hemakumara Wickramathilaka Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 7th Governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka, in office since 12 April 2018. He has also been a Governor of the Southern Province, a former member of the Parlia ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Nugawela

Punchi Banda Nugawela Punchi Banda Nugawela (known as ''P. B. Nugawela Dissawe'') was a Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headmen. He was member of the State Council of Ceylon and Diyawadana Nilame from 1916–1937. Joining the public service as a clerk, he was ...

, Member of State Council **

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

E. A. Nugawela Major Edward "Eddie" Alexander Nugawela, ED (21 September 1898 – 5 July 1972) was a Ceylonese lawyer, soldier and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Education in independent Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) (1947–1954), later Cabinet M ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council

Obeyesekere

* Don Bastian Ferdinandus Wijesiri Guneratne Obeyesekere, Mudaliyar of Talpepattu ** Sir

Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere (12 February 1848 – 13 October 1927) was Ceylonese lawyer and legislator. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1900-1916). Early life and career Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere wa ...

, Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon *** Sir Forester Obeysekera, Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon **

James Peter Obeyesekere I James Peter Obeyesekere I (????-1880) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon representing the Sinhalese until his early death in 1880. James Peter Obeyesekere was born the eldest son of Don ...

*** Sir

James Peter Obeyesekere II Sir James Peter Obeyesekere II, Maha Mudaliyar, JP (1879–1968) was a Ceylonese colonial-era headmen. He was the last Head Mudaliyar and served as aide-de-camp to the British Governor of Ceylon and Governor General of Ceylon. Born to ...

****

James Peter Obeyesekere III Deshamanya James Peter Obeyesekere III (14 July 1915 – 23 October 2007) was a Sri Lankan politician and aviator. A Senator, he was also a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Finance.Sivagami Obeyesekere – Politician, Government Minister, Member of Parliament (also related to Bandaranaike)

Pathirana

Ref:Vote of Condolence on Minister Dr Richard Pathirana
/ref> *

Richard Pathirana Richard Pathirana (24 February 1938 - 3 July 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician and educationist. He served as the minister for Education and Higher Education from 1994 to 2000 and as the minister for State Administration, Home Affairs and Adm ...

– Cabinet minister for Education and Higher Education (1994 to 2000) and State Administration and Home Affairs (2000–01) ** Ramesh Pathirana – Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for Galle district

Panabokke

* Tikiri Bandara Panabokke I – Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon **Sir

Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II, First Adigar, JP, UM (''known as Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke Adigar '') (28 March 1883 – 2 September 1963) was a Ceylonese, prominent colonial era legislator, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Minister ...

– Minister of Health in the State Council of Ceylon ***

Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke (11 May 1909 – 1989) was Sri Lankan politician, lawyer and diplomat. He was a former Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture, Member of Parliament and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India. He was the Chancellor ...

– Deputy Minister of Justice and Agriculture

Perera

* Festus Perera, Government Minister, Member of Parliament +

Larine Perera Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Minister of the Wayamba Provincial Council. She was married to former minister Festus Perera Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 ...

Member of Parliament, Provincial Minister, Provincial Councillor **

Niroshan Perera Niroshan Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He is the son of Festus Perera and Larine Perera Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a fo ...

, Member of Parliament and State Minister of Youth Affairs

Premachandra

* Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, Provincial Councillor, Member of Parliament **

Hirunika Premachandra Hirunika Eranjali Premachandra Yattowita ( Sinhala: හිරුණිකා ප්‍රේමචන්ද්‍ර; born 14 October 1987) better known as Hirunika Premachandra is a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. She is a former Member o ...

, Provincial Councillor, Member of Parliament

Ponnambalam

* G. G. Ponnambalam KC (1901–1977), founder and leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council ** Kumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, presidential candidate (1982) *** Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (1974– ), leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Member of Parliament

Premadasa

* Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993), President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Hema Wickrematunge **

Sajith Premadasa Sajith Premadasa, MP ( si, සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, ta, சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and Member of Par ...

(1967 – ), Leader of the Opposition, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Rajakaruna

* Sarathchandra Rajakaruna, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Businessmen ** Harshana Rajakaruna, Member of Parliament, Businessmen

Rajapaksa

Ref: * Don David Rajapaksa,

** Don M Rajapaksa, Member of State Council, Senator ***

Lakshman Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa (24 July 1924 –1981) was a Sri Lankan politician. Rajapaska contested Hambantota electorate in 1947 General Elections, representing the Communist Party of Ceylon. He was successful defeating his rival, Charles Edirisu ...

, Member of Parliament *** George Rajapaksa, Government Minister, Member of Parliament **** Shyamlal Rajapaksa, Provincial Councilor ****

Nirupama Rajapaksa Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa (born 13 April 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former deputy minister. Biography She herself, a Sinhalese Buddhist is married to an ethnic Tamil Hindu, Thiruk ...

(1962– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** D. A. Rajapaksa (1905–1967), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake ***

Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Jayantha Rajapaksa ( Sinhala: චමල් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: சமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 30 October 1942) is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Previously he ...

(1942– ),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Malini Rajapaksa ****

Shasheendra Rajapaksa Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa (known as ''Shasheendra Rajapaksa'') is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Monaragala District and former State Minister of Paddy and Cereals, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chil ...

(1976– ), Chief Minister of Uva Province, Provincial Councillor, Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya *** Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945–), 6th President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament +

Shiranthi Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

****

Namal Rajapaksa Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa ( si, ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the eldest of son of Sri Lankan former President and Prime Minister M ...

(1986– ), Minister of Sports and Member of Parliament ****

Yoshitha Rajapaksa Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Rajapaksa (born 12 June 1988) is a Sri Lankan sportsman and former naval officer. He is the son of the sixth president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and served as the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of ...

(1988– ), Prime Minister's Chief of Staff ***

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa ( si, නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; ta, நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan military ...

(1949– ), 8th President of Sri Lanka, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development + Ioma Rajapaksa *** Basil Rajapaksa (1951– ),

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

, Member of Parliament

Ranatunga

Reggie Ranatunga Reggie Padmasena Ranatunga (22 April 1937 – 31 May 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was the third Governor of Sabaragamuwa, serving between June 2005 and February 2008. Reggie Padmasena Rantung ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province ** Arjuna Ranatunga (1963– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament **

Prasanna Ranatunga Prasanna Ranatunga (born 1 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament, and current Minister of Urban Development and Housing. He was also appointed as the Chief Government Whip on 18 April 2022. He was the 7th Chief Ministe ...

(1967– ), Chief Minister of Western Province, Member of Parliament **

Ruwan Ranatunga Ruwan Ranatunga (20-10-1971) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ' ...

(1971– ), Member of Parliament

Ratnayaka

* S. W. D. Ratnayake – Member of Parliament ** Sarath Sepala Ratnayake – Assassinated Parliamentary Candidate (22 January 1989) * Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake, Member of Parliament *** Sagala Ratnayaka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Ratwatte

Ref: * Wijayawardena Senevirat Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse ** Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte + Loku Kumarihamy Ratwatte *** Loku Nilame Adikaram Ratwatte, 2nd Adigar and

Dissawa The Mahâ Dissâvas was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in the Sinhalese Kingdoms of monarchical Sri Lanka. Like many of the existing high offices at the time it had combined legislative and judicial ...

Matale Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...

+ Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy **** Seneviratne Nilame Ratwatte (1827–?) + Amunugama Meegastenne Medduma Kumarihamy ***** Punchi Menika Ratwatte Kumarihamy + Paranagama Loku Mudiyanse ****** Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte Basnayake + Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy ******* Sir

Cuda Ratwatte Sir Jayatilaka Cudah Ratwatte Adigar (15 March 1880 – 27 March 1940) was a Ceylonese colonial-era politician and headman. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon (1931–1933), the first elected Mayor of Kandy (1939–40), the first per ...

Adigar, First Mayor of

. ******** A. C. L. Ratwatte, Mayor of Kandy ******** J. C. Ratwatte Adigar, Member of State Council + Phyllis Sita Aluvihare ********* Charitha Ratwatte, Chairmen of the United National Party ******* Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe (1883–1957), Rate Mahattaya and Dissava of Sabaragamuwa, Senator + Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy ********

(1916–2000),

, Member of Parliament, Senator +

(1899–1959),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council *********

(c. 1943– ), politician and socialitere
Sunethra Bandaranaike
********* Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945– ), President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Member of Parliament, Chief Minister of Western Province, Provincial Councillor +

(1945–1988), actor and politician *********

(1949–2008),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ******** Dr Mackie Ratwatte, Prime Minister's Private Secretary + Chandrika Iranganie Gopallawa ********

(1927–2009), Member of Parliament *********Kamal Ratwatte *********Heshani Ratwatte *******

Harris Leuke Ratwatte Wijewardena Seneviratne Panditha Abeykoon Bandaranayake Wahala Mudiyanselage Harris Leuke Ratwatte (known as ''Harris Leuke Ratwatte'') (1900–1964) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, Parliament and the S ...

(1900–1964), Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Member of Parliament, Senator ********

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Anuruddha Ratwatte General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte (14 July 1938 – 24 November 2011), frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte, was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician. He was a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence. Early life Born in Kandy ...

, Acting Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Government Minister, Member of Parliament *********

Lohan Ratwatte Lohan Evindra Ratwatte (born 22 June 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the State Minister of gem and jewelry and a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District. He is the eldest son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte, former cabinet minister ...

(1968– ), Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor *********

Mahendra Ratwatte Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015. He is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara. Early life He is the second son of General ...

, Basnayake Nilame of the Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy, Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara, Mayor of Kandy. (also related to the

, A.R. Udugama,

)

Sakalasuriya

* Sardhatissa Sakalasuriya, member of parliament, chairman of Provincial Council + Chandrika Sakalasuriya, Provincial Councillor **Samanmalee Sakalasuriya, Provincial Councillor

Samarakkody

, Member of Parliament * Stephen Samarakkody, Member of Parliament *

Siripala Samarakkody Siripala Samarakkody (1907 – 22 August 1944) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. Early life and education Samarakkody was born in 1907, the eldest of seven children to Charles Peter Augustus de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody and Anne Catha ...

, Member of Parliament *

, Member of Parliament (brother-in-law) *

, Member of Parliament (brother-in-law)

Samaraweera

* Mahanama Samaraweera, Government Minister, Member of Parliament+ Khema Samaraweera, member of the Matara Urban Council **

Mangala Samaraweera Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (21 April 1956 – 24 August 2021; si, මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර, ta, மங்கள சமரவீர; ) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first openly gay politician from Sr ...

(1956– 2021), Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Samaraweera

Percy Samaraweera Polwatte Samaraweera Aratchilage Percy Samaraweera (18 March 1923 - 23 March 1999) was a Sri Lankan politician who belonged to the United National Party. He was educated at St John's College Panadura and St Sylvester's College, Kandy. He was the ...

, Chief Minister of Uva ** Upali Samaraweera, Minister of Uva ***

Ravindra Samaraweera Ravindra Samaraweera (or Ravi Samaraweera) is a Sri Lankan politician, the current Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations and former cabinet minister of Wildlife and Sustainable Development and former state minister of Labor and T ...

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament

Sangarapillai

Ref: * A. V. Sangarapillai, Founder of

Manipay Hindu College Manipay Hindu College ( ta, மானிப்பாய் இந்து கல்லூரி ''Māṉippāy Intu Kallūri'', si, මනිපායි හින්දු විද්‍යාලය ''Manipayi Hindu Vidyalaya'') is a provincia ...

** Sir S. Pararajasingam, Senator + Pathmavathy Arunachalam *** Lalithambikai (−2005) + M. Swaminathan **** D. M. Swaminathan (1945– ), Member of Parliament, Governor of Western Province (also related to Coomaraswamy, Ulaganathar Mudaliyar of Manipay)

Saravanamuttu

*Sir

Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu ( ta, இரத்தினசோதி சரவணமுத்து; born October 1886) was a Ceylon Tamil physician, politician and the first Mayor of Colombo. Early life and family Saravanamuttu was born in Octo ...

, first elected Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo, Member of the State Council + Naysum Saravanamuttu, Member of the State Council *Lieutenant Colonel S. Saravanamuttu, Member of the Colombo Municipal Council

Sinne Lebbe

Mudaliar Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali, or Moodley ) is a Tamil title and surname. As title, it was historically given to high-ranking military officers and their descendants. The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tami ...

Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe Mudaliar Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe, also known as Ahamedlebbe Sinnalebbe (born 2 June 1902), was a Ceylonese merchant and former Member of Parliament representing Batticaloa District. At the 1st parliamentary election held in 1947 Sinne Lebbe r ...

(b.1902), Member of Parliament **

Abdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe Abdul Latiff Sinnalebbe (born 16 November 1932) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the second member of Parliament of Sri Lanka from Batticaloa representing the United National Party from 1965 to 1970. His father Mudaliar Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe ...

, Member of Parliament ***

Ahamed Rizvi Sinnalebbe Ahamed is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * E. Ahamed, Indian politician *Emajuddin Ahamed (1933–2020), Bangladeshi academic *Liaquat Ahamed Liaquat Ahamed (born 14 November 1952 in Kenya) is an American author. Life and wo ...

(1959–2001), Member of Parliament

Senadheera

* Bandulahewa Senadheera, Member of Parliament + Daya Sepali Senadheera, Member of Parliament, assassinated by the JVP

Senanayake

Ref:

* Don Bartholomew Senanayake **

Don Spater Senanayake Mudaliyar Don Spater Senanayake (1847–1907) was a Ceylonese, an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a successful graphite mine owner and was given the titular title of Mudaliyar for social service by the British colonial administration. He ...

(1848–1907),

+ Dona Catherina Elizabeth Perera Gunasekera Senanayake (1848–?) *** Don Charles Senanayake (1878–1931) + Euphemia Grace Millicent **** Ivy Senanayake (1911–1984) + Dr Edmond Asoka Bulankulame (1900–1978) ***** Visakha Bulankulame (1935–1999) +

Tissa Wijeyeratne Suratissa Diyasena Wijeyeratne ( Sinhala: සුරතිස්ස දියසේන විජයරත්න) (17 February 1923 – 11 July 2002) (known as ''Tissa Wijeyeratne'') was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, barrister and businessman. ...

(1923–2002) *** Fredrick Richard Senanayake (1882–1926), Member of Legislative Council and independence activist + Ellen Attygalle ****

(1911–1970) Government Minister, Member of Parliament ***

Don Stephen Senanayake Don Stephen Senanayake ( si, දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක,; ta, டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 21 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was a Ceylonese statesman. He was the first Prime Min ...

(1884–1952),

, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council, Member of Legislative Council ****

(1911–1973),

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament **** Robert Parakrama Senanayake (1913–1986) ***** Ranjani Senanayake + Ranjith Wijewardene ****** Ruwan Wijewardene (1975– ), Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Ruwan Wijewardene appointed Mass Media non-cabinet Minister
Parliamentary Elections (2010) Electoral District No:- 02 – Gampaha
***** Rukman Senanayake (1948– ), Assistant Leader of

, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ***** Ranjit Senanayake + Suwanitha ****** Vasantha Senanayake (1973– ), Member of Parliament (also related to Sir

John Lionel Kotelawala General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala ( si, ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1897 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan statesman, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) fro ...

Junius Richard Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...

Ranjan Wijeratne General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries, while holding the office of State ...

and

Ranil Wickremesinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe ( si, රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ, ta, ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the current president of Sri Lanka since 21 July 2 ...

)

Senewiratne

* Captain C. P. J. Senewiratne, Government Minister, Member of Parliament **

Lakshman Senewiratne Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne (born 9 March 1957) (known as ''Lakshman Senewiratne'') is a Sri Lankan politician, former State Minister of Science, Technology and Research and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badull ...

(1957– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament Buddhika P. Senevirathne

Senaratne

* Rajitha Senaratne, Government Minister, Member of Parliament **

Chathura Senarathne Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne (born 20 February 1982) ( si, චතුර සේනාරත්න) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Early life and education Nambukara Helambage C ...

, Member of the Parliament

Tissera

* Protus Tissera, member of parliament ( Nattandiya 1970-1977), provincial council member (north western province) 1988-1993 ** Dayasritha Tissera, member of parliament (

Puttalam Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam Di ...

2001-2004), Deputy minister 2004-2007, non-cabinet minister skills development 2007-2010, cabinet minister state development 2010-2015, provincial council member (north western province) 1999-2000 * Sumal Tissera, nattandiya pradesiya sabha opposition leader 2002-2004, provincial Council member (north western province) 2004-2008, provincial Council Minister (north western province) 2008-2020

Tennakoon

* T. B. Tennakoon, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Yasaratne Tennakoon, Member of Parliament, Adviser to the Prime Minister *** Tilina Tennakoon, Member of Parliament **

Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former Cabinet Minister. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Pr ...

(1953– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament *** Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, Provincial Council Minister – Central Province

Tennakoon

Mudiyanse Tennakoon Mudiyanse Tennakoon (born 16 June 1934 - 11 December 1991) was a Ceylonese politician, colloquially known as Podi Putha (youngest son). He received his primary education at Maho Central School and his secondary education at S. Thomas' College, ...

, Member of Parliament ** Soma Kumari Tennakoon, Member of Parliament

Tambimuttu

* E. R. Tambimuttu *** Sam Tambimuttu, Member of Parliament **** Arun Tambimuttu

Thondaman

* V. E. K. R. Karuppaiah (Kumaravel) + Sithammai **

Savumiamoorthy Thondaman Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (30 August 1913 – 30 October 1999; also spelled ''Saumyamurthy Thondaman'' or ''Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman'') was a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka of which he was a member. At the ...

(1913–1999), founder and leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Kothai *** Ramanathan Thondaman **** Arumugam Thondaman (1964 - 2020), leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress, Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Rajalakshmi ***** Jeewan Thondaman (1994-) Government Minister, Member of Parliament *****(Cousins) *****Senthil Thondaman, Former Uva Provincial Council Minister

Ulaganathar of Manipay

Ref: Madava Mudaliyar (Birth between 1580 – 1600) Kathirkama Mudali * Ulaganathar Mudaliyar of Manipay 1664 ** Ulaganathar Mathar Mudaliyar *** Mathar Kathirgamakanakkar **** Kathirgamakanakkar Thillaiampalam ***** Thillaiampalam Arunachalam, Mudaliyar ****** A. Ponnambalam (1814–1887), Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate + Sellachchi Coomaraswamy *******

(1849–1906), Member of Legislative Council ******* Sir

KCMG QC (1851–1930), Solicitor General of British Ceylon, Member of Legislative Council + Sellachchi Ammal + Leelawathy Ramanathan (1870–1953) ******** Rajendra ********* Srimani + Sangarapillai Pathmanathan ********** Deshamanya Justice

P. Ramanathan Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG, King's Counsel, KC ( ta, பொன்னம்பலம் இராமநாதன், translit=Poṉṉampalam Irāmanātaṉ; 16 April 1851 – 26 November 19 ...

(1932–2006) – Supreme Court judge, Governor of Western Province ******** Sivagamasundari +

, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council, Senator ******* Sir

KCMG CCS (1853–1924), Member of Executive Council, Member of Legislative Council + Swarnambal Namasivayam ******** Arunachalam Padmanabha ******** Sir

KCMG (1888–1969), Government Minister, Member of Legislative Council, Member of State Council, High Commissioner to India ********* Balakumar (Baku) Mahadeva (1921–2013) ******** Arunachalam Ramanathan ******** Pathmavathy Arunachalam + Sir S. Pararajasingam, Senator ********* Pararajasingham Nadesan ********* Lalithambikai (−2005) + M. Swaminathan ********** D. M. Swaminathan (1945– ), Member of Parliament, Governor of Western Province (also related to Coomaraswamy)

Viswanather-Arumugam-Cathiravelu

* Vinayakar Viswanather ** Viswanather Arumugam ***

Arumugam Canagaratnam Arumugam Canagaratnam ( ta, ஆறுமுகம் கனகரத்தினம்; 1873–1929) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Canagaratnam was born in 1873. He was the son o ...

, Member of Legislative Council *** Arumugam Cathiravelu, Magistrate and District Judge ****

Cathiravelu Sittampalam Cathiravelu Sittampalam ( ta, கதிரவேலு சிற்றம்பலம்; 13 September 1898 – 3 February 1964) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister. Early life and famil ...

CCS (1898–1964), Government Minister, Member of Parliament **** Cathiravelu Ponnambalam, first mayor of

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...

** Viswanather Casipillai, Crown Proctor

Wanniarachchi

* Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of North Western Province ** Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi (1964– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament + Kanchana Jayaratne, Chairman, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council * W A Karunasena, Member of Parliament (1960–67)

Wickremesinghe

* D. P. Wickremasinghe, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Neranjan Wickremasinghe, Deputy Minister, Member of Parliament

Abeywardena Wickramasinghe

# Dr. S.A. Wickramasinghe is the first leftist member to elect to the State council in 1931 in Sri Lanka. Dr. S.A. Wickramasinghe represent the state council and Parliament since 1931–1977. # W.P.A. Wickramasinghe member of parliament in Sri Lanka's first ever Parliament in 1947. # Doreen Wickramasinghe member of parliament 1951–1956. # Dayananda. A. Wickramasinghe member of parliament and Minister of United National Party Government in 1977–1994. # Percy Wickramasinghe member of parliament 1970–1977

Welagedara

* Dingiri Bandara (D.B) Welagedara (1915–1989), Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of North Central Province ** Sarath Welagedara, (1946– ) State Minister, Member of Parliament

Wickremanayake

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ( si, රත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායක, ta, ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Mi ...

(1933–2016), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Vidura Wickremanayake, Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor

Wijewardene

Ref: * Tudugalage Muhandiram Don Phillip Wijeywardene –

+ Dona Helena Dep Weerasinghe ** Don Richard Wijewardena (1886–1950) + Alice Meedeniya ***

Ranjith Wijewardene Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...

+ Ranjani Senanayake **** Ruwan Wijewardene (1975– ), Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister *** Nalini Wijewardene +

Esmond Wickremesinghe Cyril Esmond Lucien Wickremesinghe (29 May 1920 – 29 September 1985) was a Ceylonese press baron, lawyer, and a successful entrepreneur. He also played key role in defeating Sirimavo Bandaranaike that brought United National Party's Dudley Senan ...

****

Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe ( si, රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ, ta, ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the current president of Sri Lanka since 21 July 2 ...

(1949– ), 9th President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament *** Rani Wijewardene + George Gomes ****Shalini Gomes + Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle, Member of Parliament, Project Minister (Science and Technology), Member,(North Central Provincial Council), Director-General, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (T.R.C.S.L.), Engineer (AC&R) ** Don Charles Wijewardene (1893-19??) + Vimala Wijewardene, Member of Parliament, Minister of Health *** Padmini Wijewardene *** Rukmani Wijewardene + C Beligammana *** Ananda Wijewardene ** Don Walter T Wijewardene (1894–1939) + Anula Kalyanawathi Wijesinghe ***

(1938–1983) + Lakmini Ratwatte *** Anoja Devi Wijewardene (1933–2014) + Prof Stanley Wijesundera (1923 -1989) **** Shalitha Wijesundera, Member of the Western Provincial Council ** Don Phillip Alexander Wijewardene + Neeva Hulugalle *** Iranganie Wijewardene + Donald Joseph Wijewardene **** Nelun Kumari Wijewardene + William Tissa "Tommy" Ellawala **** Amari Wijewardene, Ambassador to the United Kingdom ** Don Edmund Wijewardene + Corin Amanda Jennings *** Dr Phillip Revatha "Ray" Wijewardene – Chancellor University of Moratuwa + Seela de Mel **** Anoma Wijewardene ****Roshini Wijewardene ****Mandy Wijewardene ** Agnes Helen Wijewardene + Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene (1874–1932), Chief Justice ***

(1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council ***

(1916–1990) ** Don Luis Wijewardene + Muriel Godamunne *** Donald Joseph Wijewardene + Iranganie Wijewardene **** Nelun Kumari Wijewardene + William Tissa "Tommy" Ellawala **** Amari Wijewardene – Ambassador to the United Kingdom *** Semitha Wijewardene +

Victor Tennekoon Deshamanya Justice Victor Tennekoon QC (9 September 1914 – April 1990) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and jurist. He served as the 35th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, as well as the 33rd Attorney General and 23rd Solicitor General. From 1979 to 1984 ...

, Chief Justice ****Dayanthi Tennekoon + Dayantha Athulathmudali Other members of the family include; * Sir Henry De Mel *

Adigar The Mahâ Adigâr ( si, මහා අධිකාරම්) (also known as Adikārama, Adikār) was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in the Sinhalese Kingdoms of monarchical Sri Lanka. The office was sec ...

Wijeratne (Mirigama)

*Mahendra Surasinghe Wijeratne, Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Udena Wijerathna, Provincial Councillor

Wijeyeratne

Ref: * Gabrial Perera Wijeyeratne + Dona Catherina Wickremasinghe Jayasekera ** Sir

Edwin Wijeyeratne Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් එඩ්වින් ඇලෝසියස් පෙරේරා විජයරත්න) (8 January 1889 – 19 October 1968), known as ''Edwin Wijeyeratne'', was a Sr ...

(1889–1968), Cabnet Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development, Senator, High Commissioner to Britain and India, one of Founding Members of the United National Party + Leela Pethiyagoda Kumarihamy re
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(1923–2002), politician, diplomat, Barrister-at-Law and businessman He was also Additional Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Ministerre
IQBAL DAY CELEBRATION IN COLOMBO
Article specially written for the occasion by Mr. Tissa Wijeyeratne for the Ceylon Daily News of 21 April 1966. + Visakha Bulankulame *** Dr

Nissanka Wijeyeratne Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne ( si, නිශ්ශංක පරාක්‍රම විජයරත්න) (14 June 1924 – 7 January 2007), known as ''Nissanka Wijeyeratne'', was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant, dipl ...

(1924–2007), Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice, Member of Parliament (1977–1989), Ambassador to the Soviet Union + Nita Dullewe **** Neranjan Wijeyeratne (1956– ), Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Leader of the Opposition in the Kandy Municipal Council + Devika Mediwake ****

Mano Wijeyeratne Nissanka Manodha Wijeyeratne ( Sinhala: නිශ්ශංක මනෝද විජයරත්න) (28 July 1957 – 29 October 2011) (known as ''Mano Wijeyeratne'') was a former Politician, Government Minister, Coordinating Secretary to th ...

(1957–2011), Government Minister of Plantation, Government Minister of Enterprise Development, Member of Parliament + Dushyanthi Wegodapola (first marriage) & Barathi Wijeratne (2nd marriage) ****

,(1962– ), Acting Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Provincial Councillor + Dayanganie Gunasekara (also related to Senanayake, Ratwatte and Gopallawa)

Yapa Abeywardena

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (born 10 October 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the current Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament. Political career He first entered parliament in 1983 as the Hakmana United National Pa ...

(1945– ), Government Minister of Agriculture, Chief Minister, Member of Parliament ** Sarath Yapa Abeywardena, Provincial Councillor *

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena (born June 7, 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was State Minister for State Enterprise Development in the government of President Maithripala Sirisena. A representative of Matara District for the United People's Free ...

(1955– ), Government Minister, Member of Parliament ** Pasanda Yapa Abeywardena, Politician, Provincial Councillor

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