List of St. Sylvester's College alumni

This is a list of Old Sylvestrians, the alumni of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Name Notability Reference
Ishak Sahabdeen International cricket and hockey player [1]
S. B. S. Abayakoon Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya (2009–2012)
Tilake Abeysinghe Internationally reputed painter and sculptor - awarded “Cavaliere of the Order of Merit" (knighthood) by the Italian Government. [2]
Buwaneka Aluwihare Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2013–present), Deputy Solicitor General (?-2013) [citation needed]
Malcolm Bulner 1964 Olympic welterweight boxer, boxing referee (1944 –)
Mahinda Aluwihara Ceylon national football team player (1961 – 1968) [3]
Jayanath Colombage Admiral - Commander of the Navy (2012 – 2014)
Eric Fernando Director-General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (1998 – )
Lionel Fernando Governor of North Eastern Province (1993 – 1994)
Hemal Gunasekara Member of Parliament - Matara (2010–present)
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Governor of Central Province (2005 – 2015)
M. Velu Kumar Member of Parliament - Kandy (2015–present)
George Pelpola Member of Parliament - National List (1977-1989), Ambassador to Maldives, Ambassador to Italy [citation needed]
Gamini Rajapakse Member of Parliament - (1977-1989), Ambassador to Jordan (2011-2015) [citation needed]
Chandradasa Ranatunga Member of Parliament - Kegalle (1989-1994) [citation needed]
Kingsley Rajapakse Filmmaker and actor (1934-1983) [4]
Cyril Ranatunga General - Chief of Staff Sri Lankan Army; first General Officer Commanding the Joint Operations Command; Secretary of Defence
Percy Samaraweera Chief Minister of Uva Province (1988-1998), Member of Parliament - Welimada (1965-1970, 1977-1989)
Chandana P. Udawatte Vice-Chancellor of Sabaragamuwa University (2014-2017) [citation needed]
Jayampathy Wickramaratne Member of Parliament - National List (2015–present)
Susantha Mendis Major general, Brigade Commander, 51-4 Brigade [citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Anura Ranasinghe - won Observer Schoolboy Cricket Award twice - 1974 and 1975
  2. ^ "Artscope". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ Hassimdeen, Subhani (15 June 2014). "Legends of Sri Lanka soccer". The Sundaytimes. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Kingsley Rajapaksa ignited the cinema with Deepashika". Sarasaviya. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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