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Deshamanya දේශමාන්‍ය தேசமான்ய
Awarded by The Government of Sri Lanka
Type	Title of honor/Order of merit
Eligibility	Sri Lankan citizens
Criteria	Highly notable service to the nation
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
First induction	1986
Last induction	2017
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sri Lankabhimanya
Next (lower)	Deshabandu

Deshamanya (Sinhalese: දේශමාන්‍ය, translit. Dēshamāṉya; Tamil: தேசமான்ய, translit. Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is awarded for "highly meritorious service", and is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the recipient's name.^[1]

Recipients

1986

• 
  P. R. Anthonis – surgeon and academic^[2]


• 
  Gamani Corea - economist, civil servant and diplomat^[2]


• 
  M. C. M. Kaleel^[2]


• 
  Malage George Victor Perera Wijewickrama Samarasinghe^[2]


• 
  Miliani Sansoni - Chief Justice of Ceylon^[2]


• 
  Victor Tennekoon - Chief Justice of Ceylon^[2]

1987

• 
  Edwin Felix Dias Abeysinghe^[2]


• 
  Neville Kanakeratne – diplomat^[2]


• 
  V. Manicavasagar – Supreme Court Justice, Chancellor University of Jaffna^[2]


• 
  Wijetunga Mudiyansela Tillekeratne^[2]

1988

• 
  Hector Wilfred Jayewardene - lawyer, member United Nations Commission on Human Rights^[2]


• 
  Tampiah Sivagnanam^[2]

1989

• 
  Shiva Pasupati - Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, Attorney General of Sri Lanka^[2]

1990

• 
  Sepala Attygalle – Commander of the Army^[2]


• 
  Nandadeva Wijesekera^[2]


• 
  Badi-ud-din Mahmud - politician, Minister of Education^[2]


• 
  Baku Mahadeva - civil servant^[2]


• 
  Nanayakkara Wasam James Mudalige^[2]

1991

• 
  E. L. Senanayake - politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[2]


• 
  Montague Jayawickrama^[2]


• 
  K. W. Devanayagam^[2]


• 
  Nissanka Wijeyeratne – civil servant, politician^[2]


• 
  Sivagamie Verina Obeyasekera^[2]


• 
  Christopher Weeramantry^[2]


• 
  Neville Ubesinghe Jayawardena^[2]


• 
  Ivan Samarawickrema^[2]


• 
  Chandrapal Chanmugam^[2]


• 
  Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer^[2]

1992

• 
  Abdul Bakeer Markar – Politician^[2]


• 
  Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa^[2]


• 
  Ananda Weihena Palliya Guruge^[2]


• 
  E. L. B. Hurulle^[2]


• 
  Abdul Majeed Mohamed Sahabdeen^[2]


• 
  Suppiah Sharvananda^[2]


• 
  Linus Silva^[2]


• 
  Nissanka Wijewardena^[2]

1993

• 
  Geoffrey Bawa – Architect^[2]


• 
  C. A. Coorey^[2]


• 
  Felix Stanley Christopher Perera Kalpage^[2]


• 
  H. W. Thambiah^[2]


• 
  Richard Udugama – Major General^[2]


• 
  Ponna Wignaraja^[2]


• 
  Noel Wimalasena^[2]

1994

• 
  Jayantha Kelegama^[2]


• 
  Lalith Kotelawala – Businessman^[2]


• 
  Nandadasa Kodagoda – Academic^[2]


• 
  Godfrey Gunatilleke^[2]


• 
  Arulanandam Yesuadiam Samuel Gnanam^[2]


• 
  Nugegoda Gabadage Pablis Panditharatna^[2]


• 
  Surendra Ramachandran^[2]


• 
  Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardhana^[2]

1996

• 
  Duleep Mendis - Sri Lanka national cricket captain^[2]


• 
  Arjuna Ranatunga - Sri Lanka national cricket captain^[2]

1998

• 
  Charitha Prasanna de Silva^[2]


• 
  Ken Balendra – Businessman^[2]


• 
  Doreen Winifred Wickramasinghe^[2]


• 
  Thamara Kumari Illangaratne^[2]


• 
  Elanga Devapriya Wickremanayake^[2]


• 
  R. K. W. Goonesekera – Academic, Lawyer^[2]


• 
  Vernon Mendis – Diplomat^[2]


• 
  H. L. de Silva – Diplomat^[2]


• 
  A. T. Kovoor - Academic^[2]


• 
  Ranjit Abeysuriya - lawyer^[2]


• 
  Duncan White - Olympic medalist^[2]


• 
  Christopher Rajindra Panabokke^[2]


• 
  W. D. Amaradeva – Music Director^[2]


• 
  Chitrasena - Dancer^[2]

2005

• 
  Kamalika Priyaderi Abeyaratne^[2]


• 
  William Alwis^[2]


• 
  Mahesh Amalean - Engineer and industrialist^[2]


• 
  Sohli E. Captain^[2]


• 
  Radhika Coomaraswamy – Academic, Human Rights Activist, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations^[2]


• 
  Lalith de Mel^[2]


• 
  Rohan de Saram - Cellist^[2]


• 
  Chandrananda de Silva^[2]


• 
  Ashley de Vos – Architect^[2]


• 
  Jayaratne Banda Dissanayake^[2]


• 
  M. T. A. Furkhan^[2]


• 
  D. Basil Goonesekera^[2]


• 
  Cyril Herath – Inspector General of Police^[2]


• 
  Asoka Kanthilal Jayawardhana^[2]


• 
  A. S. Jayawarden - Sri Lankan economist and civil servant^[2]


• 
  Harry Jayawardena – Businessman^[2]


• 
  Nihal Jinasena - industrialist and sportsman^[2]


• 
  Premasiri Khemadasa - Composer^[2]


• 
  W. D. Lakshman^[2]


• 
  Paddy Mendis – Air Chief Marshal^[2]


• 
  Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka^[2]


• 
  J. B. Peiris - Senior Neurologist, Researcher and Pioneer of Neurology^[2]


• 
  M. D. D. Peiris^[2]


• 
  Denis Perera – Lieutenant General^[2]


• 
  P. Ramanathan - Former Justice of the Supreme Court and Provincial Governor^[2]


• 
  P. Deva Rodrigo^[2]


• 
  Mano Selvanathan^[2]


• 
  A. H. Sheriffdeen – Surgeon, academic and voluntary worker^[2]


• 
  Roland Silva^[2]


• 
  Bradman Weerakoon – Civil servant^[2]


• 
  Kandekumara Hapudoragamage Jothiyarathna Wijayadasa^[2]


• 
  Ray Wijewardene - Academic, Engineer^[2]

2007

• 
  James Peter Obeyesekere III - Politician and aviator^[2]

2017

• Abbasally Akbar ^[3]


• 
  K. M. de Silva ^[3]


• 
  Tissa Devendra ^[3]


• Colvin Goonaratna ^[3]


• Amaradasa Gunawardana ^[3]


• Devanesan Nesiah ^[3]


• Nandadasa Rajapaksha ^[3]


• 
  Priyani Soysa ^[3]


• 
  Latha Walpola ^[3]


• Mineka Presantha Wickramasingha ^[3]


• Bhanuka Wimalasooriya ^[3]

References

External links

• National Awards Conferred by His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka