On 4th February 1986, President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene awarded the first Sri Lankan national honours since the suspension of Imperial honors in 1956.
Sri Lankabhimanya
edit- Ranasinghe Premadasa - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Deshamanya
edit- P. R. Anthonis – surgeon and academic[1]
- Gamani Corea – economist, civil servant and diplomat[1]
- M. C. M. Kaleel[1]
- Malage George Victor Perera Wijewickrama Samarasinghe[1]
- Miliani Sansoni – Chief Justice of Ceylon[1]
- Victor Tennekoon – Chief Justice of Ceylon[1]
Deshabandu
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "National Awards". President of Sri Lanka Secretariat. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2013.