| Sri Lankabhimanya ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය சிறீ லங்காபிமான்ய | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  The Government of Sri Lanka | |
| Type | Title of honor/Order of merit |
| Established | 1981 |
| Eligibility | Sri Lankan citizens |
| Criteria | Exceptional and distinguished service to the nation |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1986 |
| Last induction | 2023 |
| Total inductees | 9 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Deshamanya |
| Equivalent | National Hero of Sri Lanka |
Sri Lankabhimanya (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය, romanized: Śrī Laṃkābhimānya; Tamil: சிறீ லங்காபிமான்ய, romanized: Ciṟī Laṅkāpimāṉya; The Pride of Sri Lanka) is the highest national honour of Sri Lanka, which is awarded by the President of Sri Lanka on behalf of the government, equivalent to the National Hero of Sri Lanka. It is the country's highest civil honour and is conferred upon "those who have rendered exceptionally outstanding and most distinguished service to the nation".[1]
The honour can only be held by five living Sri Lankans at any given time, and may also be conferred posthumously.[2] Karu Jayasuriya is the only living recipient of the award as of 2024. Since its initiation in 1986, the award has only been conferred to nine individuals.[3]
The honour is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the name of the person who receives the award.
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ "Prestigious 'Sri Lankabhimanya'". Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lankabhimanya award for two distinguished Sri Lankans". Island. Retrieved 10 July 2013.