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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]
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 ...
General H.L.V.M. Liyanage, widely known as Vikum Liyanage, is a retired Sri Lanka Army general. He was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1 June 2022 to 31 December 2024. [1] [2] Prior to become the army commander, he was the 59th Chief of Staff of the Army. On 1 June 2022, Liyanage assumed as the 24th Commander of Sri Lanka Army. [3 ...
The Joint Operations Command was created in 1985 due to a need to co-ordinate of joint operations among the tri-services and the police with the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The post itself was created in 1999 replacing the civilian post of chief of the Joint Operations Bureau which had existed briefly in 1999.
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 2023: 03 June 2024: Gajaba Regiment: 64: Major General S.R.B. Aluvihare: 20 June 2023: 11 September 2024: Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment: 65: Major General Dinesh Nanayakkara: 13 September 2024: to date: Sri Lanka ...
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]
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 Army Headquarters, situated in Sri Jayawardenepura is the main administrative and the operational headquarters of the Sri Lanka Army. Organized and controlled by the Army General Staff at Army HQ, various formations are raised from time to time to suit various security requirements and operation in the country and overseas.