Sri Lankabhimanya

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Sri Lankabhimanya
ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය
சிறீ லங்காபிமான்ய
Awarded by
National Hero of Sri Lanka


Sri Lankabhimanya (

civil honour and is conferred upon "those who have rendered exceptionally outstanding and most distinguished service to the nation".[1]

The honour can only be held by five living Sri Lankans at any given time, and may also be conferred posthumously.[2] Karu Jayasuriya is the only living recipient of the award as of 2024. Since its initiation in 1986, the award has only been conferred to nine individuals.[3]

The honour is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the name of the person who receives the award.

Insignia

The insignia consists of a badge circular with blooming lotus in the centre and Sri Lankabhimanya written in Sinahala and Tamil around it. The badge is suspended from the neck by a ribbon with a blue centre and two marron line between separated by yellow boarders. A shoulder sash of the same colour is worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. A Sanasa (certificate) signed by the President of Sri Lanka is presented to the recipient.

Recipients

Key
   Living recipient
   Posthumous recipient
List of Sri Lankabhimanya award recipients
# Year Recipient Field Conferred by
1 1986 Ranasinghe Premadasa
(1924–1993) 		Government J. R. Jayewardene
2 1993 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
(1916–2008) 		Government Ranasinghe Premadasa
3 2005 Arthur C. Clarke
(1917–2008) 		Science Chandrika Kumaratunga
4 2005 Lakshman Kadirgamar
(1932–2005) 		Government Chandrika Kumaratunga
5 2007 A. T. Ariyaratne
(1931–2024) 		Civil service Mahinda Rajapaksa
6 2007 Lester James Peries
(1919–2018) 		Cinema Mahinda Rajapaksa
7 2007 Christopher Weeramantry
(1926–2017) 		Law Mahinda Rajapaksa
8 2017 W. D. Amaradeva
(1927–2016) 		Music Maithripala Sirisena
9 2023 Karu Jayasuriya
(born 1940) 		Government[4] Ranil Wickremesinghe

References

  1. ISBN 9781932705485
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  2. ^ "Prestigious 'Sri Lankabhimanya'". Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankabhimanya award for two distinguished Sri Lankans". Island. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ https://www.newswire.lk/2023/01/25/new-honour-for-karu-jayasuriya-from-president-ranil/

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