2001 in Sri Lanka
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Governors
- President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (until 7 December); Ranil Wickremesinghe (starting 7 December)
- Chief Justice: Sarath N. Silva
- Central Province – Tudor Dassanayake (until 1 January); K. B. Ratnayake (starting 1 January)
- North Central Province – G. M. S. Samaraweera
- North Eastern Province – Asoka Jayawardena
- North Western Province – Siripala Jayaweera
- Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
- Southern Province – Ananda Dassanayake (until January); Kingsley Wickramaratne (starting 1 February)
- Uva Province – Sirisena Amarasiri
- Western Province – Pathmanathan Ramanathan
Chief Ministers
- Central Province – Sarath Ekanayake
- North Central Province – Berty Premalal Dissanayake
- North Western Province – S. B. Nawinne
- Sabaragamuwa Province – Asoka Jayawardena (until 13 December); Mohan Ellawala (starting 13 December)
- Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (until 21 December); H. G. Sirisena (starting 21 December)
- Uva Province – Samaraweera Weerawanni (until 29 October); Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa (starting 29 October)
- Western Province – Reginald Cooray
