Much loved by both senior and junior officers as well as other ranks, Colonel A.F. Lafir was one of the few officers who understood the Sri Lanka’s national crisis in depth. He was one of the few officers who knew Jaffna like the palm of his hand
Rookantha Goonatillaka (born 5 September 1959) is a popular Sri Lankan singer, songwriter and composer. Rookantha started his career as a solo singer in late 1980s. He frequently duets with his wife Chandralekha Perera.
It has been ninety odd years since the history was made; yet, it still remains as one of the most iconic performances ever by a schoolboy in the history of the nation. Jack Anderson, a true Antonian legend, also remains one of the best sportsmen the country every produced.
Averaging nearly six wickets per Test, Muttiah Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in the game, the greatest player in Sri Lanka's history, and without doubt the most controversial cricketer of the modern age.
Dr Lawrence Perera’s name has gone down in the annals of the history of Sri Lanka as the first man to manufacture utility motor cars in Sri Lanka and is one who risked and took up the challenge of first local manufacture of cars and the product - economical and affordable ‘Micro Car’ is now fast selling in the local market and expected to export soon.
Justice Asoka de Silva took oaths as Sri Lanka’s 32nd Chief Justice (CJ) before President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 8th June 2009. Justice Asoka de Silva, a senior-most Sri Lankan judge and a legal luminary, has been serving in Sri Lankan courts for the past 37 years before being climaxed in his career as Sri Lanka’s 32nd Chief Justice.
William Gopallawa, MBE (September 17, 1897 - January 31, 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 it self a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
The distinguished Sri Lankan medical research scientist Professor Malik Peiris was formally admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Science on July 14 2006 at a ceremony in London, for his outstanding work on human viral infections that causes respiratory diseases including SARS and avian flu, and for previous studies on antibody enhancement of viral replication.
Prof. C. Suriyakumaran, Internationalist, former United Nations civil servant, specialist in Local Government and Devolution, Economist, Environmentalist and Writer is also the winner of United Nation’s Sasakawa Environment prize in 1995.
