Richest People in Sri Lanka - Official List
Mr . Don Harold Stassen Jayawardena
The richest men of the 19th and 20th Century have included,
1860's-1880's: Charles Henry de Soysa
1890's: Jacob de Mel
1900's: Duenuge Disan Pedris
1910's: A.E. de Silva Snr.
1920's-1940's: Sir Ernest de Silva
1950's: Sir Ernest Fernando
1960's: Sir Cyril de Zoysa
1970's: Upali Wijewardena
1980's: U.N. Gunasekera
1990's: Maharajah, Lalith Kotalawala, Sohli Captain, Anthony Page, H.K. Dharmadasa 2000's: Harry Jayawardena, Dhammika Perera, Amaleans, Selvanathans