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Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1977-81. [5] General Nalin Seneviratne - on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1985-88. [6] General Hamilton Wanasinghe - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1988-91. [7] General Cecil Waidyaratne - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93. [8] General G. H. de Silva - on the retired ...
The Chief of Army Staff is the title of the professional head of the Ghana Army. The head of the Army was formerly referred to as the army commander. The current Chief of Army Staff is Lieutenant General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona. [1] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 24 January 2024. [2]
Shavendra Silva was born on 22 June 1964 in Matale, the son of Creasy de Silva, former Chairman, Sri Lanka Transport Board and Sumana Bandu Silva, an English teacher. [7] He had three siblings that included Lakshman de Silva who became CEO of the HDFC Bank and Ajantha de Silva, who is a retired Air Vice-Marshal. [8]
The Commander of the Army (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo. [1]
Notable Military personnel of Sri Lanka This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Sri Lanka Light Infantry: 61: Major General Channa Weerasuriya: 29 November 2022: 14 July 2023: Sri Lanka Light Infantry: 62: Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe: 15 July 2023: 13 October 2023: Sri Lanka Artillery: He is the eldest son of 11th commander of Sri Lanka Army, General Hamilton Wanasinghe. 63: Major General W.H.K.S Peiris: 16 December ...
The position of Chief of Defence Staff was first created in 1959 after the formation of the Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force. Major-General Henry Alexander was appointed as the first CDS though he effectively doubled as the Ghana Army commander as well. Since 1961, the position of army commander and CDS have been separate. [6]
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (2024).. The Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා සන්නද්ධ හමුදාවේ සේනාධිනායක, romanized: śrī laṁkā sannaddha hamudāvē sēnādhināyaka) is the ultimate commanding authority of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, an executive role vested in the President of Sri ...