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List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats

Index List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats

This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats, who have been appointed by Government of Sri Lanka as Ambassadors and High Commissioners, but are not Career diplomats by profession, meaning they are not from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, but are from different professions and politicians. [1]

136 relations: A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, A. F. Wijemanne, A. J. M. Muzammil, A. S. P. Liyanage, Admiral, Afghanistan, Aide-de-camp, Air chief marshal, Ambassador, Ana Seneviratne, Ananda W. P. Guruge, Anil Moonesinghe, Anton Muttukumaru, Asoka de Silva (admiral), C. Rajadurai, C. S. Weerasooriya, C. W. W. Kannangara, Cecil Waidyaratne, Ceylon Civil Service, Claude Corea, Cyril Ranatunga, Daya Perera, Dayan Jayatilleka, Denis Perera, Deshamanya, Dharmasena Attygalle, Dickson Sarathchandra Dela, Diplomat, Don Baron Jayatilaka, Donald Perera, E. L. B. Hurulle, Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Edwin Wijeyeratne, Efficiency Decoration, Ernest Corea, European Economic Community, Faisz Musthapha, Ferial Ashraff, Fredrick de Silva, G. H. De Silva, Gagan Bulathsinghala, Gamani Corea, General officer, Government of Sri Lanka, Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, Gunasena de Soyza, H. L. de Silva, H. R. Piyasiri, Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, Henry Thambiah, ..., High commissioner, Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka), International Atomic Energy Agency, J. B. Disanayake, Jagath Jayasuriya, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Janaka Perera, Jayalath Weerakkody, Jayathri Samarakone, John De Saram, Justice of the peace, K. Balapatabendi, K. C. Logeswaran, Karu Jayasuriya, Karunasena Kodituwakku, Lal Jayawardena, Lalitha Rajapakse, M. V. P. Peiris, Major general, Mangala Moonesinghe, N. Q. Dias, Nanda Mallawaarachchi, Neville Jayaweera, Neville Kanakeratne, Nissanka Wijeyeratne, Noel Wimalasena, Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Oliver Weerasinghe, Omer Kamil, OPEC, Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the British Empire, P. B. G. Kalugalla, Palitha Kohona, President's Counsel, Qatar, Queen's Counsel, R. S. Pelpola, Rana Sura Padakkama, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Razik Fareed, Reggie Perera, Retirement, Richard Aluwihare, Richard Udugama, Robert Gunawardena, Rohan Daluwatte, Rosy Senanayake, Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Victorian Order, Rudra Rajasingham, Rupa Karunathilake, S. J. Walpita, Senerat Gunewardene, Sepala Attygalle, Shantha Kottegoda, Sir, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, Sri Lanka Overseas Service, Stanley Kalpage, Sumitra Peries, Susantha de Fonseka, Susil Moonesinghe, T. D. S. A. Dissanayake, Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke, Thisara Samarasinghe, Tikiri Banda Subasinghe, Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II, Tissa Weeratunga, Tissa Wijeyeratne, Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah, Tudor Gunasekara, Udayanga Weeratunga, Unofficial magistrate, Uttama Seva Padakkama, V. Coomaraswamy, Vice admiral, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, W. S. Karunaratne, Wasantha Karannagoda, Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, Wickrema Weerasooria, William de Silva, William Gopallawa, Wilmot A. Perera. Expand index (86 more) »

A. Ekanayake Gunasinha

Alexander Ekanayake Gunasinha (1 May 1891 – 1 August 1967) was a pioneering trade union leader known as the "Father of the Labour Movement" in Sri Lanka.

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A. F. Wijemanne

A.

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A. J. M. Muzammil

Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil (ඒ., ஏ.) is a Sri Lankan politician who has been Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, since 2011.

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A. S. P. Liyanage

Panagoda Don Prince Solomon Anura Liyanage (A.S.P. Liyanage) is a Sri Lankan businessman, television and film producer, and diplomat.

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Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Air chief marshal

Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a four-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force, where it is the most senior peacetime air force rank.

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Ambassador

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment.

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Ana Seneviratne

Ganegoda Appuhamelage Don Edmund Ananda Seneviratne (20 April 1927 – 26 September 2015) was a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia, former adviser to Cabinet Minister of National Security and ex member Public Service Commission of Sri Lanka.

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Ananda W. P. Guruge

Ananda Wahihana Palliya Guruge (28 December 1928 – 6 August 2014), known as Ananda W.P. Guruge, was a Sri Lankan diplomat, Buddhist scholar and writer.

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Anil Moonesinghe

Anil Moonesinghe (15 February 1927 – 8 December 2002) was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist.

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Anton Muttukumaru

Major General Anton M. Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC, CLI (6 July 1908 – 2001) was the first Ceylonese Army officer to serve as Commander of the Ceylon Army (now Sri Lankan Army), a post he held from 1955 to 1959.

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Asoka de Silva (admiral)

Vice Admiral A. H. Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN (1931 – December 22, 2006) was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1983 to 1986.

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C. Rajadurai

Chelliah Rajadurai (செல்லையா இராசதுரை; born 27 July 1927) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former government minister, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Batticaloa.

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C. S. Weerasooriya

General Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP is a Sri Lankan General.

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C. W. W. Kannangara

Christopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhalav g mtg fකන්නන්ගර; 13 October 1884 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.

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Cecil Waidyaratne

General Cecil Waidyaratne, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC (May 16, 1938 – December 18, 2001) was a Sri Lankan general.

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Ceylon Civil Service

The Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, was the premier civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule and in the immediate post-independence period.

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Claude Corea

Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, KBE (29 January 1894 – 2 September 1962) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat.

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Cyril Ranatunga

General S. Cyril Ranatunga, VSV, rcds, psc (February 19, 1930) was a Sri Lankan general and diplomat.

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Daya Perera

Lt. Colonel Daya Perera, PC (died June 16, 2013) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who was the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City.

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Dayan Jayatilleka

Dayan Jayatilleka (දයාන් ජයතිලක; born 1956) is a leftist Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician.

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Denis Perera

General Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI, ndc, psc, SLE (10 October 1930 – 11 August 2013) was a Sri Lankan general, military engineer and a diplomat who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981.

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Deshamanya

Deshamanya (translit; translit; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour.

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Dharmasena Attygalle

Dr Dharmasena Attygalle was a MP in Sri Lanka's parliament from 1972 to 1982.

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Dickson Sarathchandra Dela

W.

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Diplomat

A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.

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Don Baron Jayatilaka

Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka (Sinhala:ශ්‍රීමත් දොන් බාරොන් ජයතිලක; 13 February 1868 – 29 May 1944) known as D.B. Jayatilaka was a Sri Lankan educationalist, statesmen and diplomat.

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Donald Perera

Air Chief Marshal G Donald Perera VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force from 2002 to 2006 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 to 2009.

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E. L. B. Hurulle

Deshamanya Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle (Sinhala: එඩ්වින් ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ) (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009) (known as E. L. B. Hurulle) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament, diplomat and Provincial Governor who served as Cabinet Minister of Communications in Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake's Government and Cabinet Minister of Cultural Affairs under President J. R. Jayewardene's Government.

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Ediriweera Sarachchandra

Ediriweera Sarachchandra (Sinhala: මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්‍ර) (3 June 1914 – 16 August 1996) was a Sri Lankan playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator.

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Edwin Wijeyeratne

Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, KBE (Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් එඩ්වින් ඇලෝසියස් පෙරේරා විජයරත්න) (8 January 1889 – 19 October 1968) (known as Edwin Wijeyeratne) was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, and one of the founding members of United National Party.

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Efficiency Decoration

The Efficiency Decoration, post-nominal letters TD for recipients serving in the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom or ED for those serving in the Auxiliary Military Forces, was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time officers after twenty years of service as an efficient and thoroughly capable officer.

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Ernest Corea

Ernest Corea (1932–May 11, 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.

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European Economic Community

The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation which aimed to bring about economic integration among its member states.

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Faisz Musthapha

Faisz Musthapha is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat.

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Ferial Ashraff

Ferial Ismail Ashraff (born August 20, 1953) is a Sri Lankan politician.

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Fredrick de Silva

Edmund Frederick Lorensz "Fred" de Silva, (1912 – 1993) MBE was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.

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G. H. De Silva

General Gerry H. De Silva RWP, VSV, USP is a Sri Lankan general.

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Gagan Bulathsinghala

Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala (also known as Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala) RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, MPhil (Def & Strat), MSc (Def Stud) in Mgt, FIM(SL) ndc, psc is a retired air officer and a former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

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Gamani Corea

Deshamanya Gamani Corea (4 November 1925 – 3 November 2013) was a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය Śrī Laṃkā Rajaya) is a semi-presidential system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera

Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, OBE, JP (8 November 1899 – 23 April 1973) was a Sri Lankan academic, scholar and diplomat best known for his Malalasekara English-Sinhala Dictionary.

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Gunasena de Soyza

Gunasena de Soyza CMG OBE (20 December 1902 – 12 October 1961) was High Commissioner for Ceylon in Britain from 1960 until his death.

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H. L. de Silva

Herman Leonard de Silva (28 January 1928 – 7 April 2009) PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat.

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H. R. Piyasiri

Handunnetti Rannulu Piyasiri (known as H. R. Piyasiri) was a Member of Parliament and a member of the Southern Province Council.

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Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe

Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS (18 March 1913 – 4 December 1980) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant.

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Henry Thambiah

Deshamanya Justice Henry Wijeyakone Thambiah (also spelt Tambiah) (1906–1997) was a Ceylonese academic, diplomat, lawyer and judge, born in Sri Lanka during British colonial rule.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police.

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International Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.

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J. B. Disanayake

Deshamanya Jayaratna Banda Dissanayake (born 16 April 1937) is an Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language.

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Jagath Jayasuriya

Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc is a retired Sri Lanka Army general, and a former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan military and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army.

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Jaliya Wickramasuriya

Jaliya Wickramasuriya is a Sri Lankan businessmen.

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Janaka Perera

Major General Janaka Perera, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP, rcds, psc, CR (1 February 1946 – 6 October 2008) was a Sri Lankan General and politician.

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Jayalath Weerakkody

Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF is a retired Sri Lanka Air Force air officer who served as commander of the Air Force from 1998 to 2002.

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Jayathri Samarakone

Jayathri Ranjani Samarakone (born 18 September 1953) (known as Jayathri Samarakone) is a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore.

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John De Saram

John De Saram (born 27 June 1929) is a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who served as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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K. Balapatabendi

Kusumsiri Balapatabendi, PC (known as K. Balapatabendi) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat, He was the Permanent Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka (also known as the President's Secretary).

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K. C. Logeswaran

Kanapathipillai Cathiravelpillai Logeswaran (கணபதிப்பிள்ளை கதிரவேல்பிள்ளை லோகேசுவரன் Kaṇapatippiḷḷai Katiravēlpiḷḷai Lōkēcuvaraṉ) is a Sri Lankan civil servant.

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Karu Jayasuriya

Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya (කරු ජයසුරිය; born 29 September 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician who has been Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka since 2015.

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Karunasena Kodituwakku

Karunasena Kodituwakku (born March 21, 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician, academic and diplomat.

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Lal Jayawardena

Lal R. Jayawardena (Sinhala:ලාල් ජයවර්ධන) (1935–2004) was a noted Sri Lankan economist and diplomat.

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Lalitha Rajapakse

Sir Lalitha Abhaya Rajapaksa, KC (Born Louis Alexander Rajapakse; 3 May 1900 - 25 May 1976) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.

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M. V. P. Peiris

M.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Mangala Moonesinghe

Mangala Moonesinghe (27 July 1931 – 23 July 2016) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and diplomat.

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N. Q. Dias

Neil Quintus "N.Q." Dias, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant.

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Nanda Mallawaarachchi

Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, Msc (Defense) is the Current Secretary of Sports in Sri Lanka.

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Neville Jayaweera

Neville Jayaweera was a distinguished member of the prestigious Ceylon Civil Service (1955-1972).

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Neville Kanakeratne

Deshamanya Neville T. D. Kanakeratne is a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and scholar, who was the former Governor of the Southern Province.

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Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne (නිශ්ශංක පරාක්‍රම විජයරත්න.) (14 June 1924 – 7 January 2007), known as Nissanka Wijeyeratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant, diplomat and English language poet.

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Noel Wimalasena

Noel Wimalasena (23 March 1914 – 5 May 1994) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and the first Governor of Sabaragamuwa.

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Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke

Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (Sinhala:ශ්‍රිමත් ඔලිවර් ගුණතිලක) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a civil servant, diplomat and politician.

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Oliver Weerasinghe

Oliver Weerasinghe (died 1980) FRIBA was a Sri Lankan architect and diplomat.

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Omer Kamil

Omar Zuraik Kamil (29 August 1949 -) is a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat.

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OPEC

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC,, or OPEP in several other languages) is an intergovernmental organization of nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria.

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Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

The Order of St John, formally the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of chivalry first constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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P. B. G. Kalugalla

Punchi Banda Gunathilleke Kalugalla (19 March 1920 – 20 November 2007), known as "P.

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Palitha Kohona

Palitha T. B. Kohona, a Sri Lankan born diplomat, was the former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations (UN).

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President's Counsel

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Qatar

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Queen's Counsel

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R. S. Pelpola

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Rana Sura Padakkama

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Rana Wickrama Padakkama

The Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP, Combat Gallantry Medal) (Sinhala: රණ වික්‍රම පදක්කම) is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for: The award is the only one to have been awarded to a military animal in Sri Lanka.

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Razik Fareed

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Reggie Perera

Reggie Perera was Sri Lankan Trotskyist politician.

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Retirement

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Richard Aluwihare

Sir Richard Aluwihare, KCMG, CBE, CCS, JP (23 May 1895 – 22 December 1976) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat.

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Richard Udugama

Major General Deshamanya Alexander Richard Udugama, MBE, psc, CSR (11 November 1911 – 14 May 1995) was a Sri Lankan military leader, politician and diplomat.

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Robert Gunawardena

Robert Gunawardena, born Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat.

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Rohan Daluwatte

General Rohan Daluwatte, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, (born 9 May 1941) is a former commander and a General of the Sri Lanka Army.

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Rosy Senanayake

. Bernadine Rose Senanayake, JP, UM (known as Rosy Senanayake) (née Ramanayake; born 5 January 1958) is a Sri Lankan politician, current Mayoress of Colombo and Prime Minister's Spokesperson and the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office for Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe She was the former state minister for child development under President Maithripala Sirisena.

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Royal Institute of British Architects

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Royal Victorian Order

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Rudra Rajasingham

Rudra Srichandra Rajasingham (2 April 1926 – 24 March 2006) was a Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat.

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Rupa Karunathilake

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S. J. Walpita

S.J. Walpita, CCS (- June 2, 2007) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and Diplomat.

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Senerat Gunewardene

Sir Ratnakirti Senerat Serasinghe Gunewardene, KBE (3 November 1899 – 10 August 1981) was a Sri Lankan statesmen and diplomat.

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Sepala Attygalle

General Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC (1922 – January 2001) was a Sri Lankan military leader, civil servant and diplomat.

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Shantha Kottegoda

General Shantha Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP was a Sri Lankan Army officer and the Seventeenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1 July 2004 – 5 December 2005.

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Sir

Sir is an honorific address used in a number of situations in many anglophone cultures.

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Sri Lanka Armoured Corps

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Sri Lanka Overseas Service

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Stanley Kalpage

Deshamanya Stanley Kalpage (died 2000) was a Sri Lankan academic and statesmen.

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Sumitra Peries

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Susantha de Fonseka

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Susil Moonesinghe

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T. D. S. A. Dissanayake

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Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke

Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke (11 May 1909 – 1989) was Sri Lankan politician, lawyer and diplomat.

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Thisara Samarasinghe

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Tikiri Banda Subasinghe

Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Subasinghe (14 August 1913 – 10 August 1995) was a Sri Lankan statesman.

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Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II

Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II (known as Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke Adigar) (28 March 1883 – 2 September 1963) was a Ceylonese, prominent colonial era legislator, lawyer and diplomat.

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Tissa Weeratunga

General Tissa Indraka "Bull" Weeratunga, VSV, ndc, psc, GW (August 29, 1930 – November 2003) was a former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1981 – 1985) and first General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Joint Operations Headquarters (JOH) (at present referred Chief of the Defence Staff), he was later Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada.

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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.

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Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah

Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah (1 January 1890 – 31 May 1960), was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician, diplomat and Muslim community leader.

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Tudor Gunasekara

Ranasinghe Hettiarachchige Tudor Edward Ranasinghe Gunasekara (known as Tudor Gunasekara, Sinhala: ටියුඩර් ගුණසේකර, born 23 January 1935) is a Sri Lankan former politician and diplomat.

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Udayanga Weeratunga

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Unofficial magistrate

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Uttama Seva Padakkama

The Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP, Eminent Service Medal) (Sinhala: උත්තම සේවා පදක්කම uṭṭama sēvā padakkama) is presented to all ranks of the regular forces of the Sri Lankan military for.

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V. Coomaraswamy

Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG, CCS (born 25 September 1892) was a Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat.

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Vice admiral

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Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya

The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV, Distinguished Service Decoration) (Sinhala: විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය viṣiṣta sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is awarded to senior officers of the Military of Sri Lanka in recognition of.

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W. S. Karunaratne

Wijesinghe Sugathadasa Karunaratne (24 December 1928 – 1986) was a well known Buddhist scholar and a fiercely independent thinker.

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Wasantha Karannagoda

Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda RSP, VSV, USP, MBA, MSc, ndc, psc, DISS, MRIN, MNI, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy and former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan.

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Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya

The Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (WWV, Decoration of Heroic Gallantry) (Sinhala: වීර වික්‍රම විභූෂණය vīra vickrama vibhūṣaṇaya) is the third-highest military decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka for: The WWV is the highest wartime military decoration awarded by Sri Lanka that has not been awarded posthumously.

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Wickrema Weerasooria

Wickrema Weerasooria was a Sri Lankan lawyer, civil servant, diplomat and an academic.

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William de Silva

Peduru Hewage William de Silva (8 December 1908 – 30 July 1988) was a 20th-century Marxist/Trotskyist Sri Lankan politician.

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William Gopallawa

William Gopallawa, MBE (Sinhala: විලියම් ගොපල්ලව, வில்லியம் கோபள்ளவா) (17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first (non-executive) President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka.

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Wilmot A. Perera

Wilmot Abraham Perera (1905–1973) was a Sri Lankan statesman and philanthropist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_non-career_diplomats

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