Jayatilleke de Silva (Sinhala:ජයතිලක ද සිල්වා) (14 June 1938 – 26 February 2019)[1] was a Sri Lankan author, translator, journalist and a political activist.

De Silva was born in Ambalangoda-Batapola, Nindana Village in 1938 and commenced his preliminary studies at Hikkaduwa Central College.

After a short period as the Principal of Deniyaya Central College, he left the teaching to pursue a full-time career in politics.

In mid 1980s he and majority of its members left the Communist Party and Socialist People's Movement (සමාජවාදි ජනතා ව්‍යාපාරය Samajawadi Janatha Wyapraya) was formed.

During the later stages he devoted his time to helping and was actively engaged forming the yahapalana government with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.