Sri Lankabhimanya Karu Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Previously he was Mayor of Colombo from 1997 to 1999,Minister of Power and Energy from 2001 to 2004,Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs from 2007 to 2008,and Minister of Buddha Sasana,Public Administration,and Democratic Governance in 2015. He has served as Chairman of the Leadership Council of the United National Party (UNP),as well as Deputy Leader of the UNP. He is a member of parliament representing the Gampaha District since 2001. He had served as Sri Lanka's Ambassador to (Germany). As Speaker of Parliament,he also acts as Chairman of the Constitutional Council.
Patrick Mendis is an educator,diplomat,author,and executive in government service in the United States. A former American diplomat and military professor during the Clinton,Bush,and Obama administrations,he held various positions in the U.S. Departments of Agriculture,Defense,Energy,and State. He was appointed twice as a commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO at the State Department by the Obama administration. His appointment to the UNESCO Commission ended during the Trump administration when the White House withdrew from the UN agency.
Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne,known as Nissanka Wijeyeratne,was a Sri Lankan politician,civil servant,diplomat and English language poet. He was also the Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa,Kandy from 1975 to 1985. At the time of death he was serving as the chairman of The Law and Society Trust in Sri Lanka.
Subaiya Natesan was a Ceylonese politician,Member of State Council,Member of Parliament and senator.
Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne is a Sri Lankan dentist,politician,member of parliament and former cabinet minister. He is currently a member of parliament representing Kalutara district
Sajith Premadasa is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Colombo District. He is the current leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
Gamini Lakshman Peiris is a Sri Lankan politician and academic. He was the Cabinet Minister of External Affairs and is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the National List. He was also the State Minister of Defense on the 18th of April 2022,serving until 11 July 2022. He previously served as the Minister of Education,Minister of Justice in previous Sri Lankan Governments. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna,serving as its chairperson.
Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha is a Sri Lankan politician,Cabinet Minister and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Muthu Sangaralingam Sellasamy was a Sri Lankan trade unionist,politician and former minister of state.
Upali Tissa Vitharana is a Sri Lankan politician,former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP),a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA),and is serving as Governor of North Central Province.
Deva Manoharan Swaminathan is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer,politician and ex cabinet minister.
Rajapakse Mohottige Don Suranimala Rajapaksha was a Sri Lankan politician. Rajapaksha was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1994 and he was the Minister of School Education in Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 2001 to 2004. He was a member of the United National Party (UNP) and a member of UNP Working Committee. He was also appointed as the Coordinating secretary to the prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in 2015. At the time of his death he acted as the special envoy (representative) to the Prime Minister. His younger son Kanishka Rajapaksha was also appointed as the Coordinating Assistant to the Prime Minister after the death of Rajapaksha. Kanishka is an Attorney at Law in his profession.
M. A. Abdul Majeed was a Sri Lankan politician,Member of Parliament and deputy minister.
Deshamanya Noel Wimalasena was a Sri Lankan lawyer,politician and the first Governor of Sabaragamuwa.
Sathasivam Viyalendiran is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician,Member of Parliament and state minister.
The Sri Lanka People's Front,commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP),is a political party in Sri Lanka. Previously a minor political party known as the Sri Lanka National Front (SLNF) and Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front (OSLFF),it was relaunched in 2016 as the SLPP and became the home for members of the United People's Freedom Alliance loyal to its former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sampath Amaratunge is the chairman of the University Grants Commission,Sri Lanka. He was appointed by the president on 2 January 2020,and assumed the role the following day. Amaratunge was previously the vice-chancellor at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura,Sri Lanka,and the chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD). He was elected as a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities United Kingdom as a member representing constituency II.
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician,former Cabinet Minister,former provincial minister and Member of Parliament. He served as the Minister of Ports and Shipping in the Cabinet of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara is a Sri Lankan academic,politician and Member of Parliament.
