Past Presidents

Institute of Chemistry Ceylon – 1972 onwards

January 1972 – June 1972 : Dr M A V Devanathan
July 1972 – June 1973 : Dr S Senthi Shanmuganathan
July 1973 – June 1974 : Mr E B Dissanaike
July 1974 – June 1975 : Prof P P G L Siriwardena
July 1975 – June 1976 : Mr L A C Alles
July 1976 – June 1977 : Mr J P R Fonseka
July 1977 – June 1978 : Dr O C Wickremasinghe
July 1978 – June 1979 : Prof R S Ramakrishna
July 1979 – June 1980 : Mr T Kandasamy
July 1980 – February 1981 : Dr M J Fernando
February 1981 – June 1981 : Mr M Nadarajah
July 1981 – June 1982 : Miss C L M Nethsingha
July 1982 – June 1983 : Prof K Balasubramaniam
July 1983 – June 1984 : Prof M Selvaratnam
July 1984 – June 1985 : Prof J N O Fernando
July 1985 – June 1986 : Prof J N O Fernando
July 1986 – June 1987 : Prof W P D Pereira
July 1987 – June 1988 : Prof H W Dias
July 1988 – November 1989 : Dr N R de Silva
December 1989 – June 1990 : Dr E R Jansz
July 1990 – June 1991 : Dr E R Jansz
July 1991 – October 1992 : Mr N I N S Nadarasa
November 1992 – June 1993 : Dr (Ms) Seetha Rodrigo
July 1993 – June 1994 : Ms Y Mahesan
July 1994 – June 1995 : Dr A M Mubarak
July 1995 – June 1996 : Prof R P Gunawardena
July 1996 – June 1997 : Mr E G Somapala
July 1997 – June 1998 : Prof H D Gunawardhana
July 1998 – June 1999 : Prof U Samarajeewa
July 1999 – June 2000 : Mr T Anver Dole
July 2000 – June 2001 : Prof Tuley de Silva
July 2001 – June 2002 : Prof Tuley de Silva
July 2002 – June 2003 : Prof W S Fernando
July 2003 – June 2004 : Prof (Ms) Siromi I Samarasinghe
July 2004 – June 2005 : Dr (Ms) L S R Arambewela
July 2005 – June 2006 : Prof (Ms) Sujatha Hewage
July 2006 – June 2007 : Mr H S M Pieris
July 2007 – June 2008 : Dr (Ms) Nandani Ediriweera
July 2008 – June 2009 : Dr L M K Thilekeratne
July 2009 – June 2010 : Prof S P Deraniyagala
July 2010 – June 2011 : Prof M D P De Costa
July 2011 – June 2012 : Prof S Sotheeswaran
July 2012 – June 2013 : Dr S Mohandas
July 2013 – June 2014 : Prof H D Gunawardhana
July 2014 – June 2015 : Prof H D Gunawardhana
July 2015 – June 2016 : Mr K R Dayananda
July 2016 – June 2017 : Mr M R M Hanifa
July 2017 – June 2018 : Dr Poshitha Premarathne
July 2018 – June 2019 : Prof Sudantha Liyanage
July 2019 – August 2020 : Prof Priyani Paranagama
September 2020 – June 2021 : Prof Sagarika Ekanayake
July 2021 – June2022 : Prof S A Deraniyagala
July 2022 – June 2023 : Mr. N M S Hettigedara
July 2023 – June 2024 : Prof H M D N Priyantha

July  2024 – June 2025 : Prof J A Liyanage
July  2025 – June 2026 : Prof. Emeritus H M.K.K. Pathirana