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In January 2020, General Silva was appointed as Acting Chief of Defence Staff, while serving as Army Commander. He was promoted to the rank of General on 28 December 2020. On his retirement on 1 June 2022, he was confirmed as Chief of Defence Staff. 54: Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage: 23 August 2019: 1 June 2020: Sri Lanka Armoured Corps: 55
No Deputy Chief of Staff Took office Left office Unit of commission Notes 1: Major General Rohan Daluwatte: 1994: 1 June 1995: Ceylon Armoured Corps: Later Major General Rohan Daluwatte was appointed as 26th Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and later as 14th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General.
Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93. [8] General G. H. de Silva - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1994-96. [9] General Rohan Daluwatte - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1996-98. [10] General Srilal Weerasooriya - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1998-00. [11] General L. P. Balagalle - on the retired ...
The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy & the Sri Lanka Air Force to prepare them for the ranks of junior field officers in the army and the respective ranks of the Navy and Air ...
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) was the most senior appointment in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, and the highest-ranking military officer in service, outranking the heads of each service branch. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The CDS had not operational command authority over service branches, but rather oversaw inter-service co-operation and developed ...
The JOC is headed by the chief of the defence staff who is the most senior officer in the Armed Forces and is an appointment that can be held by an air chief marshal, admiral, or general. The three services have their own respective professional chiefs: the commander of the Army , the commander of the Navy and the commander of the Air Force ...
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.
Major General Jagath Dias, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP (born December 26, 1960) was a Sri Lankan general, who served as the Chief of Staff [1] [2] of the Sri Lanka Army. He was the General Officer Commanding, 57 Division and 56 Division. He was the Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and the Vatican. [3] [4] [5] [6]