List of University of Jaffna people
# List of University of Jaffna people

The following is a list people associated with the University of Jaffna, including its predecessor, the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka.

## Chancellors, vice-chancellors and presidents

Presidents of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka :

| President | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - |
| K. Kailasapathy | 1 August 1974 | 31 July 1977 |
| S. Vithiananthan | 1 August 1977 | 31 December 1978 |

Chancellors of the University of Jaffna :

| Chancellor | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - |
| V. Manicavasagar | 1 January 1979 | 1984 |
| T. Nadaraja | 1984 | 2004 |
| M. Sivasuriya | | |
| S. Pathmanathan | | |

Vice-chancellors of the University of Jaffna :

| Vice-chancellor | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - |
| S. Vithiananthan | January 1979 | July 1988 |
| A. Thurairajah | September 1988 | April 1994 |
| K. Kunaratnam | April 1994 | February 1997 |
| P. Balasundarampillai | February 1997 | April 2003 |
| S. Mohanadas | April 2003 | March 2006 |
| S. Mohanadas (acting) | March 2006 | |
| R. Kumaravadivel (acting) | June 2006 | December 2007 |
| N. Shanmugalingam | December 2007 | March 2011 |
| Vasanthy Arasaratnam | March 2011 | April 2017 |
| R. Vigneswaran | April 2017 | 6 May 2019 |
| S. Srisatkunarajah | August 2020 | |

## Academics

* Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam - Principle Librarian
* P. Balasundarampillai - professor of geography, dean of the Faculty of Arts and vice-chancellor
* Sucharitha Gamlath - professor of Sinhala and dean of the Faculty of Arts
* K. Indrapala - professor of history and dean of the Faculty of Arts
* W. L. Jeyasingham - associate professor of geography, head of the Department of Geography and dean of the Faculty of Arts
* P. Kanagasabapathy - professor of mathematics, head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and dean of the Faculty of Science
* R. Kumaravadivel - senior professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Computer Unit, dean of the Faculty of Science and acting vice-chancellor
* K. Kunaratnam - emeritus professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Department of Computer Science, dean of the Faculty of Science and vice-chancellor
* S. Mohanadas - dean of the Faculty of Agriculture
* M. Nadarajasundaram - senior lecturer, head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
* S. Selvanayagam - head of the Department of Geography
* M. Sivasuriya - professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and chancellor.
* K. Sivathamby - emeritus professor and head of the Department of Fine Arts
* Rajini Thiranagama - head of the Department of Anatomy

## Alumni

* S. Jebanesan - Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna
* M. Nadarajasundaram - Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
* Jude Perera - member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
* Joseph Ponniah - Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa
* R. Sivagurunathan - editor of Thinakaran
* S. Sritharan - Member of Parliament for Jaffna District
* Chelvy Thiyagarajah - poet and International PEN award winner
