| Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies = (from 7 Jul 1956) Śrī Laṃkādvīpaye hā Tadiya Yaṭat Deśayange Agrāṇḍukāra hā Senādhināyaka (ශ්රී ලංකාද්වීපයේ හා තදිය යටත් දේශයන්ගේ අග්රාණ්ඩුකාර හා සේනාධිනායක) |
| 4 Feb 1948 - 6 Jul 1949 |
Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| 6 Jul 1949 - 17 Jul 1954 |
Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, of Soulbury in the County of Buckinghamshire |
| 17 Jul 1954 - 2 Mar 1962 |
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke = Śaru Olivar Guṇatilaka |
| 2 Mar 1962 - 22 May 1972 |
Viliyam Gŏpallava (විලියම් ගොපල්ලව) (William Gopallawa) |
