title: List of University of Jaffna people
text: # 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
  