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Jeelan Central College

Coordinates: 6°44′58″N 79°54′12″E / 6.74958°N 79.90320°E / 6.74958; 79.90320
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Jeelan Central College, Panadura.
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Type1AB
MottoNasruminallah
(Help from ALLAH)
Established1906
FounderM. C. Siddi Lebbe,ILM.Abdul Azeez and A.M. Wapchie Marikar
PrincipalMr. Haleem Majeed
Grades1–13 (Tamil and English Medium)
GenderBoys and Girls
Age6 to 19
Number of students2000
Colour(s)Green and yellow   
SongJeelan Children
PublicationJeelan Magazine,
Former pupilsReal Jilanians
Websitewww.jeelan.sch.lk

Jeelan Central College, Panadura (commonly known as Panadura Jeelan Central College or simply as Jeelan) ( Sinhala: ජිලාන් මධ්‍ය මහා විදුහල, Tamil: ஜீலான் மத்திய கல்லூரி, Arabic: جيلان)located in Panadura. It was founded in 1900 as Quran Madrasa by three of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of the day, M. C. Siddi Lebbe I. L. M. Abdul Aziz and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt. It is currently the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 2000 students studying there.

6°44′58″N 79°54′12″E / 6.74958°N 79.90320°E / 6.74958; 79.90320