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Sri Lanka Engineers: 43: Major General Daya Ratnayake: January 2010: 30 July 2013: Sri Lanka Light Infantry: Later Major General Daya Ratnayake was appointed as 20th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General. On his retirement he was promoted to General. 44: Major General A.W.J.C. De Silva: 5 September 2013: 16 June 2014: Sri ...
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 .
Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army; Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy; Commandant of the Volunteer Force; Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka) Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka) Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps officers (2 P) L. Sri Lankan lieutenant generals (6 P) Sri Lanka Light Infantry officers (1 C, 20 P) M. Sri Lankan major generals ...
Later Major General Neil Dias appointed as 33rd Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army. 12: Major General Lohan Gunawardena: 1 February 2001: 13 April 2002: Gemunu Watch: Later Major General Lohan Gunawardena appointed as 34th Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army. 13: Major General A.E.D. Wijendra: 13 April 2002: 31 August 2003: Sri Lanka Engineers: 14 ...
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.
Sri Lanka Army: Member of: National Security Council: Reports to: Chief of Defence Staff: Residence: General's House, Colombo: Seat: Army Headquarters: Appointer: The President: Term length: Not fixed: Precursor: Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force: Formation: 20 October 1949; 75 years ago () as Commander of the Ceylon Army: First holder
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.