10 Notable alumni of
University of Colombo
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The University of Colombo is 2456th in the world, 611th in Asia, and 1st in Sri Lanka by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from the University of Colombo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kumar Sangakkara
- Occupations
- cricketer
- Biography
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Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara born 27 October 1977 is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in 134 Test matches from 2000 to 2015, including fifteen as captain. In first-class cricket, he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1997–98 to 2013–14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from 2015 to 2017. He also played for numerous franchise teams. He was born in Matale, Central Province.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
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Lasantha Wickrematunge
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge was a high-profile Sri Lankan journalist, politician, broadcaster and human rights activist who was assassinated in January 2009.
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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
- Occupations
- mountaineerwomen's rights activist
- Biography
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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is a Sri Lankan adventurer, professional rock climber, motivational speaker, and LGBT and women's rights activist. She is the first person from Sri Lanka to summit Mount Everest, which she achieved on 21 May 2016. Kuru-Utumpala is an advocate for women's rights in Sri Lanka and has spent most of her adult life researching gender studies and women's rights. She formed a collaboration with fellow mountaineer Johann Peries for several expeditions.
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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
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- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the current Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
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Sarath Gunapala
- Enrolled in the University of Colombo
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
- Occupations
- engineerphysicist
- Biography
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Sri Lanka Ranajana Dr Sarath Gunapala is a solid-state physicist, senior research scientist and group supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He works primarily in Quantum Well Infrared Photo Detecting. He is also a board member of Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Technologies LLC. Gunapala lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles. He was born in Sri Lanka.
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Malaka Dewapriya
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwritertelevision producer
- Biography
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Malaka Dewapriya (Sinhala: මාලක දේවප්රිය, IPA: [maːləkə deːʋaprijə] is a Sri Lankan film maker, visual artist, Sinhala Radio Play writer, short film and video director.
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Soundarie David Rodrigo
- Enrolled in the University of Colombo
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in jurisprudence
- Occupations
- pianist
- Biography
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Soundarie David Rodrigo is a pianist, accompanist, music director and music educationalist from Sri Lanka. She is in the panel of judges of the Sri Lanka's Got Talent originated from the Got Talent franchise and the world Choir Games She is also the founder and music director of Sri Lanka’s premier female ensemble ‘Soul Sounds’– that has performed and won at many international competitions. By being a judge at the 9th World Choir Games, she also became the first Sri Lankan to be a judge at any international musical competition.
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U. S. Jayawickrama
- Years
- 1930-.. (age 94)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Upendra Srinath Jayawickrama, is a Sri Lankan physician (endocrinologist) and an artist. He was the founder of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka and a professor of pharmacology at the North Colombo Medical College.
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Nimal Bopage
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- 1961-.. (age 63)
- Biography
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Bopage Nimalweera, more commonly known as Nimal Bopage (Sinhalese: නිමල් බෝපගේ, Tamil: நிமல் போபகே) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, charted accountant, auditor, civil servant, diplomat, academic and lyricist. Currently he is the Additional Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka and Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka and the chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and Former Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media in Sri Lanka and former Chairman of the State Plantation Corporation of Sri Lanka.
