Hugh Edmund Peter de Mel (17 June 1907 - 27 September 1992) was a Ceylonese politician. Hugh Edmund Peter de Mel, was born 17 June 1907 in Moratuwa, the son of Cornelis Francis de Mel, and brother of Joseph Ford Francis, all of whom were key figures in the country's safety match industry. In 1929 de Mel established the Lanka Light Match factory in Moratuwa. He married Susima Swarnamalie née Dias, in 1931. De Mel served on the Executive Council of the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries as Deputy Chairman for a number of years in the 1960s.