Solomon Dias Bandaranaike

Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike KCMG JP
Maha Mudaliyar of Ceylon
Born	22 May 1862 Veyangoda, Ceylon
Died	31 July 1946(1946-07-31) (aged 84) Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
Occupation	Headmen
Title	Head Mudaliyar
Spouse(s)	Lady Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere
Children	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike Anna Florentina Bandaranaike

Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, KCMG, Maha Mudaliyar, JP (Sinhala: සොලමන් ඩයස් බන්ඩාරනායක) (22 May 1862 – 31 July 1946) was a Ceylonese colonial-era headmen. He was appointed as Head Mudaliyar and the aide-de-camp to the British Governor of Ceylon, therefore he was one of the most powerful personalities in British colonial Ceylon.

Born to the Anglican Gate Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate and Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale East. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in Colombo.

He was appointed a Muhandiram of the Governor's Gate in 1882 by the British and later made Mudaliyar of the Siyane Korale, following the death of his father. Eight years later, Governor Sir Arthur Havelock appointed him to the post of Maha Mudali (Head Mudaliyar), the highest position available to a native Ceylonese in British Ceylon.

Sir Solomon's service to the British Empire was marked by his appointment as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), after travelling to England as Ceylon's official representative at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. He was made an All Island Justice of the Peace, received the King Edward VII Coronation Medal and was a Fellow of the Imperial Institute.