The Sri Lanka Rathna ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රත්න) is a
national honour of
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 ...
for foreigners or non nationals, awarded "for exceptional and outstanding service to the nation".
It comprises a citation and a gold medal studded with nine "navaratnas" (Sri Lankan gems) with a Manel symbol (the country's national flower).
Awardees
Awardees include:
;1998
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Susumu Saegi
;2005
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Bernard de Gaulle
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David C. Sanders
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Hosel Norota
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Michael Morris
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Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller P ...
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N. Ram
Narasimhan Ram (born 4 May 1945) is an Indian journalist and a prominent member of the Kasturi family that controls The Hindu Group of publications. Ram was the managing-director of ''The Hindu'' since 1977 and its editor-in-chief since 27 Ju ...
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S. D. Muni
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Tetsuya Hino
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Thilo W. Hoffmann
;2019
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Yasushi Akashi
Yasushi Akashi (明石 康 ''Akashi Yasushi'', born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator.
Overview
Akashi graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of ...
References
External links
Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
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