Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva (born 31 December 1931) is a Sri Lankan academic, historian and author.
[1] He later received a Ph.D from the University of London for his research into the social policy of missionary organisations in the mid-19th century.
[2] After graduation de Silva started teaching at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya.
[1] He founded International Centre for Ethnic Studies in 1982 and served as its chairman and executive-director.
[4][5] De Silva was awarded the Deshamanya title in the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours.