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Sri Lanka Army historic senior officers

August 18, 2023

This list is for notable people who ranked field marshal, general or brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army including the Ceylon Army and Ceylon Defense Force. It is not complete – please add to it if you know of any omissions.

Hence, in the lists below:

Field marshal

See also: Field marshal (Sri Lanka)

General

See also: General (Sri Lanka)

Regular Force

Generals of the Volunteer Force

Three former members of the volunteer force have been awarded the honorary rank of General of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.

  • General Sir John Kotelawala — Former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Minister of Defense and External Affairs.
  • General Ranjan Wijeratne — Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister for Defence.
  • General Anuruddha Ratwatte — Former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister for Defence

Lieutenant general

See also: Lieutenant-general (Sri Lanka)

Major general

See also: Major-General (Sri Lanka)

Regular Force

1950 - 1969

1970 - 1999

2000 - present

  • Major General Percy Fernando †
  • Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera (Retired)
  • Major General D. S. K. Wijesooriya (Retired)
  • Major General D. W. Hapuarachchi (Retired)
  • Major General Jaliya Nammuni (Retired)
  • Major General Ananda Weerasekara (Retired)
  • Major General H. Somadasa Hapuarachchi (Retired-Deceased)
  • Major General Daya Wijeyesinghe (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General D. R. Aruna B. Jayatilleke (Deceased)
  • Major General W. A. Asoka De Silva (Retired)
  • Major General Sanath Karunaratne (Retired)
  • Major General Chandana Rajaguru (Retired)
  • Major General E. H. Samaratunga (Retired)
  • Major General G.V.D. Udaya Perera (Retired)
  • Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin (Retired)
  • Major General Lalith Daulagala (Retired)
  • Major General L. L. A. Fernando (Retired)
  • Major General Ranjith de Silva (Retired)
  • Major General Sumith Balasuriya (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General MHP Mihindukulasuriya(Retired)
  • Major General Kumudu Perera (Retired)
  • Major General Chagi Gallage (Retired)
  • Major General Laksiri A. D. Amaratunge (Retired)
  • Major General K. A. M. G. Kularatne (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General Jayanath C. P. Lokuketagodage (Retired)
  • Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya (Retired)
  • Major General Athula Jayawardane (Retired)
  • Major General Nandana Udawatta (Retired)
  • Major General D. Kalupahana (Retired)
  • Major General Udaya Nanayakkara (Retired)
  • Major General G. L. Sigera (Retired -Deceased)
  • Major General Susantha Mendis  †
  • Major General Ananda Hamangoda  †
  • Major General Saliya Kulatunge (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General Lalith Wijetunge (Retired)
  • Major General Janaka Walgama
  • Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne
  • Major General Ravi Ratnasingam
  • Major General Sumedha Perera (Retired)
  • Major General Lalith Abeywardena (Retired)
  • Major General Nandana Senadeera
  • Major General Ashok Weerasinghe (Retired)
  • Major General S. M. Asoka Jayawardena (Retired)
  • Major General Kamal Fernando (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General P. M. R. Bandara (Retired)
  • Major General Samantha Sooriyabandara (Retired - Deceased)
  • Major General Jagath Dias (Retired)
  • Major General Athula Galagamage (Retired)
  • Major General Prasanna de Silva (Retired)
  • Major General Laksiri Waduge (Retired
  • Major General Dammi Hewage
  • Major General Duleep Wickremanayake (Retired)
  • Major General M. K. D. Perera
  • Major General Kithsiri Malporu (Retired)
  • Major General Rasika Fernando
  • Major General Jagath Gunawardena
  • Major General W. L. P. W. Perera
  • Major General Subashana Welikala (Deceased)
  • Major General KAP Jagath Ratnayake
  • Major General Priyanka Fernando
  • Major General K.P.Nugegoda (Retired)
  • Major General K.A.D.Sanath L.Perera (Retired)
  • Major General A.K. Sooriyabandara
  • Major General Lohan Gunawardena
  • Major General Anton Wijendra
  • Major General M.A. Muthalib
  • Major General K.B. Egodawala

Volunteer Force

  • Major General J. D. C. G. Jayasinghe

Brigadier

See also: Brigadier (Sri Lanka)

Regular Force

1950 - 1969

1970 - 1999

2000 - present

Volunteer Force

1950 - 1969

Colonel

Regular Force

Volunteer Force

References

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sri Lanka Army historic senior officers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This list is for notable people who ranked field marshal general or brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army including the Ceylon Army and Ceylon Defense Force It is not complete please add to it if you know of any omissions Hence in the lists below 5 Field marshal 4 General 3 Lieutenant general 2 Major general 1 BrigadierContents 1 Field marshal 2 General 2 1 Regular Force 2 2 Generals of the Volunteer Force 3 Lieutenant general 4 Major general 4 1 Regular Force 4 2 1950 1969 4 3 1970 1999 4 4 2000 present 4 5 Volunteer Force 5 Brigadier 5 1 Regular Force 5 2 1950 1969 5 3 1970 1999 5 4 2000 present 5 5 Volunteer Force 5 6 1950 1969 6 Colonel 6 1 Regular Force 6 2 Volunteer Force 7 ReferencesField marshal EditSee also Field marshal Sri Lanka Field Marshal Sarath FonsekaGeneral EditSee also General Sri Lanka Regular Force Edit General Deshamanya Sepala Attygalle General T I Weerathunga General Cyril Ranatunga General Deshamanya Denis Perera General Nalin Seneviratne General Cecil Waidyaratne General Hamilton Wanasinghe General Rohan Daluwatte General Srilal Weerasooriya General L P Balagalle General Shantha Kottegoda General Jagath Jayasuriya General Daya Ratnayake General Crishantha de Silva General Mahesh Senanayake General Kamal Gunaratne General Shavendra SilvaGenerals of the Volunteer Force Edit Three former members of the volunteer force have been awarded the honorary rank of General of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force General Sir John Kotelawala Former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Minister of Defense and External Affairs General Ranjan Wijeratne Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister for Defence General Anuruddha Ratwatte Former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister for DefenceLieutenant general EditSee also Lieutenant general Sri Lanka Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga Lieutenant General Nalin Angammana Lieutenant General Henry Athukorale Retired Deceased Lieutenant General Vikum LiyanageMajor general EditSee also Major General Sri Lanka Regular Force Edit 1950 1969 Edit Major General Anton Muttukumaru Retired Deceased Major General H W G Wijeyekoon Retired Deceased Major General Richard Udugama Retired Deceased Major General Bertram Heyn Retired Deceased 1970 1999 Edit Major General C A M N Silva Retired Deceased Major General Jayantha de S Jayaratne Deceased Major General C H Fernando Retired Deceased Major General S M A Jayawardena Retired Deceased Major General J R S de Silva Retired Deceased Major General Y Balaretnarajah Retired Major General Larry Wijeratne Major General Tilak Paranagama Retired Major General Lakshman Algama Retired Assassinated Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne Major General Lucky Wijayaratne Major General Gemunu Kulatunge Retired Deceased Major General Janaka Perera Retired Assassinated Major General T N De Silva Retired Major General Dr Chelliah Thurairaja Retired Major General Nihal Jayakody Deceased 2000 present Edit Major General Percy Fernando Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera Retired Major General D S K Wijesooriya Retired Major General D W Hapuarachchi Retired Major General Jaliya Nammuni Retired Major General Ananda Weerasekara Retired Major General H Somadasa Hapuarachchi Retired Deceased Major General Daya Wijeyesinghe Retired Deceased Major General D R Aruna B Jayatilleke Deceased Major General W A Asoka De Silva Retired Major General Sanath Karunaratne Retired Major General Chandana Rajaguru Retired Major General E H Samaratunga Retired Major General G V D Udaya Perera Retired Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin Retired Major General Lalith Daulagala Retired Major General L L A Fernando Retired Major General Ranjith de Silva Retired Major General Sumith Balasuriya Retired Deceased Major General MHP Mihindukulasuriya Retired Major General Kumudu Perera Retired Major General Chagi Gallage Retired Major General Laksiri A D Amaratunge Retired Major General K A M G Kularatne Retired Deceased Major General Jayanath C P Lokuketagodage Retired Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya Retired Major General Athula Jayawardane Retired Major General Nandana Udawatta Retired Major General D Kalupahana Retired Major General Udaya Nanayakkara Retired Major General G L Sigera Retired Deceased Major General Susantha Mendis Major General Ananda Hamangoda Major General Saliya Kulatunge Retired Deceased Major General Lalith Wijetunge Retired Major General Janaka Walgama Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne Major General Ravi Ratnasingam Major General Sumedha Perera Retired Major General Lalith Abeywardena Retired Major General Nandana Senadeera Major General Ashok Weerasinghe Retired Major General S M Asoka Jayawardena Retired Major General Kamal Fernando Retired Deceased Major General P M R Bandara Retired Major General Samantha Sooriyabandara Retired Deceased Major General Jagath Dias Retired Major General Athula Galagamage Retired Major General Prasanna de Silva Retired Major General Laksiri Waduge Retired Major General Dammi Hewage Major General Duleep Wickremanayake Retired Major General M K D Perera Major General Kithsiri Malporu Retired Major General Rasika Fernando Major General Jagath Gunawardena Major General W L P W Perera Major General Subashana Welikala Deceased Major General KAP Jagath Ratnayake Major General Priyanka Fernando Major General K P Nugegoda Retired Major General K A D Sanath L Perera Retired Major General A K Sooriyabandara Major General Lohan Gunawardena Major General Anton Wijendra Major General M A Muthalib Major General K B EgodawalaVolunteer Force Edit Major General J D C G JayasingheBrigadier EditSee also Brigadier Sri Lanka Regular Force Edit 1950 1969 Edit Brigadier Herbert Clifford Serasinghe Retired Deceased 1970 1999 Edit Brigadier P D Ramayanayake Retired Deceased Brigadier M A Jayaweera Retired Deceased Brigadier E T De Z Abeysekera Retired Deceased Brigadier Leonard Merlyn Wickramasuriya Retired Deceased Brigadier T S B Sally Retired Deceased Brigadier S B Miyanadeniya Retired Deceased Brigadier J G Balthazar Retired Deceased Brigadier Ariyasinghe Ariyapperuma Brigadier B K V J E Rodrigo Retired Deceased Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle Retired Deceased Brigadier G R Jayasinghe Retired Brigadier Donald Hewagama Retired Brigadier Nimal Fernando Retired Brigadier R T Tambiah Retired Deceased 2000 present Edit Brigadier C S D Gunasinghe Brigadier Bhathiya Jayatilleka Brigadier Rohitha Neil Akmeemana Brigadier S B Miyanadeniya Brigadier S A M T Seneviratne Deceased Brigadier M H Gunaratne Brigadier R M Jayasinghe Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi Brigadier Parry Liyanage Brigadier Udaya Ariyarathna Brigadier Gamini Angammana Brigadier Sarath Embawa Brigadier D N Wijesuriya Retired Deceased Brigadier J S U Katugampola Brigadier Sudantha Thilakarathne Brigadier Sanjaya Wanasinghe Brigadier D H M R B Tammita Brigadier P N Liyanage Retired Deceased Volunteer Force Edit 1950 1969 Edit Brigadier Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena Retired Deceased Colonel EditRegular Force Edit Colonel Maurice de Mel Colonel A F Lafir Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthalif Colonel Tuan Rizly MeedinVolunteer Force Edit Colonel C A DharmapalaReferences Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Lanka Army historic senior officers amp oldid 1166590708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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