This is a list of alumni of Royal College, Colombo in Sri Lanka, often called "Old Royalists".
Heads of State +NameNotabilityReferencesJ.R JayawardenePresident (1978–1989), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1977–1978), member of Parliament (1947–1956, 1960–1976, 1977–1978), member of State Council (1943–1947)Ranil WickremasinghePresident (2022–2024), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2019, 2022–2022), member of Parliament (1977–2020, 2021–2022)Maumoon Abdul GayoomPresident of the Maldives (1978–2008)Muhammad Fareed DidiSultan of the Maldives (1954–1968)
Heads of Government +NameNotabilityReferencesSir John Kotalawela Prime Minister of Ceylon (1953–1956), member of Parliament for Dodangaslanda (1947–1959), member of State Council (1931–1947)Dinesh GunawardenaPrime Minister (2022–2024), member of Parliament (1983–1994, 2000–Present)
Royalty +NameNotabilityReferencesPrince Henveyru Ganduvaru ManippuluCrown Prince of the MaldivesPrince Hassan Farid Didi Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon
Viceregal
Prominent figures in the Independence Movement
National politics Heads of Legislature
Ministers and legislators Current Name Notability Reference(s) Leader of the Opposition, Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister Member of Parliament and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Former Pre-Independence Sir James Peiris – Vice President of the Legislative Council and first Ceylonese Acting Governor (note: also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) Sir Richard Morgan – first Ceylonese member of the Governor's Executive Council and Member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Judges) Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam CCS – member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan – first elected Ceylonese representative unofficial member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement and Civil Servants) Sir Hector van Cuylenburg – first elected Burgher representative unofficial member of the Legislative Council Sir Marcus Fernando – member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: also listed in Medicine) Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva – former Minister Home Affaires of the State Council and member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Diplomats) Sir Bandara Panabokke Adigar – First Minister of Health in the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Diplomats) Sir Forester Obeysekera – Speaker of the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Heads of legislature) Sir Susantha de Fonseka – Deputy Speaker of the State Council (note: also listed in Diplomats) Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike – former Member of the Legislative Council, acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese Barrister (note: also listed in Judges) Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy – former Member of the Legislative Council Sir Henry de Mel – former Member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Industrialists) Colonel T. G. Jayewardene CLI – former Member of the State Council (note: also listed in Military) E. W. Perera – former Member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) Donald Obeyesekere – former Member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators) Justice Sir Thomas Garvin – former ex-officio Member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Judges and lawyers) Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar – former ex-officio Member of the Legislative CouncilMaas Thajoon Akbar, KC 1880-1944 (note: also listed in Judges and lawyers) C. E. Corea – former Member of the Legislative Council, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) (note: also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement) Charles Ambrose Lorensz – former Member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Judges) T M Sabaratnam – former Member of the Legislative Council James De Alwis – former Member of the Legislative CouncilNot promoting the pretensions of' 'literary theory' (note: also listed in Poets) K. Balasingam – former Member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council J. R. Weinman – former Member of the Legislative Council (note: also listed in Judges) A. J. R. de Soysa – former Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon C. H. Z. Fernando – former Member of the Legislative Council W. M. Rajapakse – former Member of the Legislative Council S. W. Dassenaike - former Member of the State Council
Post-Independence E. B. Wikramanayake – former Senator and Cabinet Minister of Justice A. P. Jayasuriya – former Senator, Cabinet Minister of Health and Member of Parliament Sarath Wijesinghe – former Senator, Cabinet Minister of Nationalized Services and Senator Justin Kotelawala – former Senator and Member of the State Council Sir Razik Fareed JP – former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament, the Senate and the State Council (note: also listed in Diplomats) Somasundaram Nadesan – former SenatorThis Man Nadesan: a Biographical Sketch (note: also listed in Lawyers) V.R. Schockman – former Senator (note: also listed in Mayors, Sportsmen and sports administrators) R.S.V. Poulier CCS – former Senator and Member of Parliament L. L. Hunter - former Parliamentary Secretary, Senator and Member of Parliament C. Coomaraswamy CCS – former Senator (note: also listed in Civil servants, Diplomats) Lalith Athulathmudali PC – former Cabinet Minister of National Security & Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education, Member of Parliament Anura Bandaranaike – former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Industry, Investment & National Heritage, Leader of the Opposition, Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Heads of legislature) Major E. A. Nugawela CLI – former Cabinet Minister of Education (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council Cathiravelu Sittampalam CCS – former Cabinet Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament Abeyratne Ratnayaka – former Cabinet Minister of Food and Cooperatives (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike – former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Public Administration, Local Government, Home Affairs, Justice, Member of Parliament Deshamanya Nissanka Wijeyeratne CCS – former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice, Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Civil servants) Colvin R de Silva – former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, Member of Parliament Tyronne Fernando PC – former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Viceregal, Diplomats) Anil Moonesinghe – former Cabinet Minister of Communications, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Diplomats) Pieter Keuneman – former Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government, Member of Parliament Cyril Mathew – former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs, Member of Parliament Stanly de Zoysa – former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Member of Parliament medical doctor Ranjit Atapattu – former Cabinet Minister of Health, Member of Parliament C.V. Gunaratne – former Cabinet Minister Industrial of Development, Member of Parliament R.G. Senanayake – former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Member of Parliament holding two concurrent seats from two continuances P.B. Bulankulama Dissawa – former Minister of Lands, Member of Parliament Milinda Moragoda – former Cabinet Minister of Justice and Law Reforms, Member of Parliament Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III – former Acting Cabinet Minister of Health, Finance, and Member of ParliamentDeshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere (note: also listed in Aviation) Gamini Jayasuriya – former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development; Member of Parliament Indika Gunawardena – former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Member of Parliament George Rajapakse – former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Member of Parliament P. B. Bulankulame Dissava – former Cabinet Minister of Land, Land Development and Member of Parliament Mano Wijeyeratne – former Minister of Plantation Services, Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development, Member of Parliament Susil Moonesinghe – former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council, Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Local government and Diplomats) T. B. Panabokke – former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture and Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Diplomats) Wijaya Dahanayake – former Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Member of ParliamentHon. Deputy Minister Mangala Moonesinghe – former Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Diplomats) H. Sri Nissanka – former Member of Parliament and one of the founders of the SLFP (note: also listed in Lawyers) Walwin de Silva CCS – former Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Civil servants) Arumugam Thondaman – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Malik Samarawickrama – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Mangala Samaraweera – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Sagala Ratnayaka – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament D. M. Swaminathan – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Faiszer Musthapha – former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Mohan Lal Grero – former State Minister and Member of Parliament Neelan Thiruchelvam – former Member of Parliament Wilmot A. Perera – former Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Diplomats) Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar – former Member of Parliament Arthur de Zoysa – former Member of Parliament J. A. Martenze – former Member of Parliament (note: also listed in Industrialists and corporate executives) Tissa Kapukotuwa – former Member of Parliament Murugesu Balasunderam – former Member of Parliament Gladwin Kotelawala – former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena – former Member of Parliament Mohamed Latheef – former Member of the Maldivian Parliament
Name Notability Reference(s) Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Agriculture Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Irrigation Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries Member of Parliament and former State Minister of National heritage, rural arts Member of Parliament and former State Minister of Rural irrigation and tanks development Member of Parliament and former State Minister of Law and Order Member of Parliament and former State Minister of Highways Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament, former Cabinet Minister of Highways and Leader of the House Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Media and Parliament Rehabilitation Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Public Enterprise Development Member of Parliament and former State Minister of Law and Order Member of Parliament and former Deputy Minister of State entrepreneurship (note: also listed in Industrialists) Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Member of Parliament
Judiciary Chief Justices Miliani Sansoni – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon Parinda Ranasinghe – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka