In August 2019 President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena awarded national honours to 70 individuals for distinguished services.[1][2] The awards ceremony was held on 19 August 2019 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo.[3][4]

Deshamanya

Deshabandu

  • Edwin Ariyadasa
  • Jayasuriya Mudiyanselage Raja Sarath Bandara
  • Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sri Shanthi Lakshman Dissanayake
  • Wimal Dissanayake
  • Muthukuda Arrachchige Dona Shiroma Jeeva
  • Mohomed Ruwaiz Latiff
  • Anselm Boniface Perera
  • Nimal Ebenezer Herat Sanderatne
  • Anura Tennekoon
  • Robosingha Arachchige Sugath Thilakarathne

Vidya Jyothi

  • Arjuna de Silva
  • Hithanadura Asita de Silva
  • Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana Dissanayake
  • Prasad Katulanda
  • Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne
  • Nambunama Nanayakkara Akmeemana Palliyaguruge Bandula Chandranath Wijesiriwardena

Kala Keerthi

  • Mahagam Arachchige Jayantha Chandrasiri
  • Jerome Lakshman de Silva
  • Sathischandra Edirisinghe
  • Haputantrige Leelaratne Leel Gunasekera
  • Hetti Arachchige Karunaratne
  • Ranaweera Arachchilage Ariyawansa Ranaweera
  • Navaratna Ravibandhu Vidyapathy
  • Anoja Weerasinghe
  • Rathna Sri Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka Sikhamani

  • Anil Abeywickrama
  • Tara de Mel
  • Lloyd Fernando
  • Jammagalage Dian Gomes
  • Wimal Karandagoda
  • Lakshman Ravendra Watawala
  • Dinesh Stephen Weerakkody
  • Anula Wijesundera

Vidya Nidhi

  • Joel Arudchelvam
  • Mangala Gunatilake
  • Mohamed Sakkaff Mohamed Rizny

Kala Suri

  • Panditha Mudiyanselage Karunarathna Bandara
  • Sumana Aloka Bandara
  • Mahinda Chandrasekara
  • Prangige Ananda Kithsiri Dabare
  • Kiribanda Mahinda Dissanayake
  • Eric Illayapparachchi
  • Mahamaddumage Hemapriya Kalanie Perera
  • Palitha Perera
  • Kathiresu Rathitharan
  • Wijerathna Samarasekara Indika Upamali
  • Wijesinghe Arachchillage Karunasiri Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka Thilaka

  • Singharage Sarath Chandra de Silva
  • Wannakuwattewaduge Dinesh Nishantha Fernando
  • Ponnambalam Jamunadevi
  • Mahindadasa Wickramanayaka Karunaratne
  • Samantha Sathischandra Wanniarachchi Kumarasinghe
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
  • Mahinda Madihahewa
  • Pera Dorapege Lalitha Padmini
  • Thambiah Perinpanayagam
  • Meyan Vamadevan
  • Weliwita Liyana Arachchillage Premasiri Weliwita

Veera Prathapa

  • Heeralu Mohottalalage Keerthi Bandara Padmasiri
  • Moradeniyalage Eranga Vikumsiri

Sri Lanka Rathna

Sri Lanka Ranajana

References

  • "PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Government Notifications NATIONAL HONOURS" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. No. 2137/01. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Government of Sri Lanka. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  1. Fernando, Lahiru (20 August 2019). "President confers 'National Honours' on 70 distinguished personalities". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "National honours conferred on 66 Sri Lankan citizens". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. "Outstanding personalities felicitated..." Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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