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This is a List of Notable Old Josephians, they being alumni of the St. Joseph's College Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Heads of State and Government

 * R. Premadasa - former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
 * Mohamed Amin Didi - The First President of the Maldives

Prominent figures in the Independence Movement

 * Sir (Dr) Lalitha Rajapakse, KC - Prominent political leader and first Minister of Justice of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators, Academics and Diplomats)
 * A.E. Gunasinghe - Father of the Labour Movement of Ceylon, first Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo and Minister of State and Chief Government Whip in the First Parliament of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators and Diplomats)

Viceregal

 * Deshamanya Justice P. Ramanathan - Governor of Western Province (note: - Also listed in judges and Academics)

Heads of legislature

 * Sir (Dr) Lalitha Rajapakse, KC - First Leader of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators, Academics and Diplomats)
 * Sir Albert F. Peiris - former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ceylon (1951–1956) (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
 * Murugesu Sivasithamparam - former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ceylon (1968–1970) (note: - Also listed in Legislators)

Ministers

 * Sir (Dr) Lalitha Rajapakse, KC - First Minister of Justice of Ceylon (note: - Also listed Academics and Diplomats)
 * A.E. Gunasinghe - Minister of State and Chief Government Whip in the First Parliament of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
 * Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne - Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development in the first Cabinet of Ceylon in 1948, Member of the State Council from 1931 to 1936 (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
 * Chellappah Suntharalingam - Minister of Trade and Commerce in the first Cabinet of Ceylon in 1948, Member of the Parliament for Vavuniya from 1947 to 1959
 * K. W. Devanayagam - former Minister of Justice and Home Affairs in 1980 and Member of the Parliament for Kalkudah
 * Harold Herat - former Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs and Member of the Parliament from 1977-1994
 * John Amaratunga - former Minister of Home Affairs and Christian Affairs, current Main Opposition Whip and Member of the Parliament from 1978-to-date
 * Neomal Perera - Current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the Parliament from 2000-to-date

Other Legislators

 * Bernard Jayasuriya - former Senator
 * Dr. Hector Fernando - former Member of the Parliament from 1956-1960
 * V. A. Kandiah - former Member of the Parliament from 1956-1963
 * Murugesu Sivasithamparam - former Member of the Parliament from 1960-2002
 * Harin Fernando - Member of the current Parliament
 * Velusami Radhakrishnan - Member of the current Parliament