Past Presidents

Past Presidents

Commencing with Sir D. B. Jayatilleke, who was the OBA’s inaugural President, the following eminent personalities held office at this prestigious post:

1. Principals, in chronological order namely;
   • Messrs J. T. Davie
   • M. U. Moore
   • Fritz Kunz
   • C. V. Ranawaka
   • P. de S. Kularatne
   • G. P. Malalasekera
   • L. H. Meththananda
   • S. de S. Jayaratne,
   • A. B. Perera
   • L. H. Meththananda
   • S. A. Wijethilake 
2. Mr. D. W. Rajapathirana (1960 to 1968)
3. Mr. G. P. A. Silva (1968 to 1969)
4. Mr. Thomas Amarasuriya (1969 to 1970)
5. Prof. D. A. Ranasinghe (1971 to 1976)
6. Mr. Warnasena Rasaputra (1976)
7. Mr. M. B. J. de Silva (1976 to 1979) 
8. Mr. Ranapala Bodhinagoda (1979 to 1992)
9. Dr. Pandu Liyanage (1992 to 1995)
10. Mr. Chandra de Zoysa (1995 March)
11. Lt. Col. Parakrama Molligoda (1995/96 & 1998/99)
12. Dr. Ranjith Cabraal (1999/2000 & 2000/01)
13. Mr. Asoka de Z. Gunasekera (2001/02 & 2002/03)
14. Mr. Sithendra Senaratne (2003/04 & 2004/05)
15. Mr. N. G. Punchihewa (2005/06 & 2006/07)
16. Mr. Isuru Samarasinghe (2007/08 & 2008/09)
17. Mr. Thilak Karunaratne (Sept. 2010 – March 2013)
18. Mr. Lalith Senanayake (2013/14 & 2014/15)
19. Mr. Jayantha Wickramasinghe (2015/16 & 2016/17)
20. Mr. Asoka Karunaratne (2017/18 & 2018/19)
21. Mr. Dushmantha Karannagoda (2019/20 & 2020/21)