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Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)

Summary

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 Lt. General Vikum Liyanage.[1]

Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage
since 1 June 2022
 Sri Lanka Army
Member ofNational Security Council
Reports toChief of Defence Staff
ResidenceGeneral's House, Colombo
SeatArmy Headquarters
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNot fixed
PrecursorCommander of the Ceylon Defence Force
Formation20 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-20)
as Commander of the Ceylon Army
First holderBrigadier Roderick Sinclair (as Commander, Ceylon Army)
DeputyChief of Staff of the Army
WebsiteOfficial website

The post's precursor was known as Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force.

Serving army commanders have by convention been of the rank of Lieutenant General, promoted to the honorary rank of General on retirement or after getting the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, with the exception of Sarath Fonseka and Shavendra Silva who were elevated to the rank of General while serving as Commander. Another notable figure was Denis Perera, who was promoted to full general in 2007 after 26 years of retirement.[2]

The official residence of the commander is General's House, Colombo.

List of Commanders edit

No. Picture Commander Took office Left office Time in office Unit of commission
1
 
Sinclair, RoderickBrigadier
The Earl of Caithness CBE, DSO
(1906–1965)		20 October 194917 May 19522 years, 210 daysGordon Highlanders
2
 
Reid, FrancisBrigadier
Sir Francis Reid CBE
(1900–1970)		18 May 19528 February 19552 years, 266 daysRoyal Artillery
3
 
Muttukumaru, AntonMajor General
Anton Muttukumaru OBE, ED
(1908–2001)		9 February 195531 December 19594 years, 326 daysCeylon Light Infantry
4
 
Wijeyekoon, H.Major General
H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE, ED
(1911–1969)		1 January 196031 December 19633 years, 364 daysCeylon Light Infantry
5
 
Udugama, RichardMajor General
Deshamanya Richard Udugama MBE
(1911–1995)		1 January 196410 November 19662 years, 313 daysCeylon Light Infantry
6
 
Heyn, BertramMajor General
Deshabandu Bertram Heyn
(1912–1998)		11 November 196630 September 1967323 daysCeylon Light Infantry
7
 
Attygalle, SepalaLieutenant General
Deshamanya Sepala Attygalle LVO
(1922–2001)		1 October 196713 October 197710 years, 12 daysSri Lanka Armoured Corps
8
 
Perera, DenisLieutenant General
Deshamanya Denis Perera VSV
(1930–2013)		14 October 197713 October 19813 years, 364 daysSri Lanka Engineers
9
 
Weeratunga, TissaLieutenant General
Tissa Weeratunga VSV
(1930–2003)		14 October 198111 February 19853 years, 120 daysGemunu Watch
10
 
Seneviratne, NalinLieutenant General
Nalin Seneviratne VSV
(1931–2009)		12 February 198515 August 19883 years, 185 daysSri Lanka Engineers
11
 
Wanasinghe, HamiltonLieutenant General
Hamilton Wanasinghe VSV
(born 1935)		16 August 198815 November 19913 years, 91 daysSri Lanka Artillery
12
 
Waidyaratne, CecilLieutenant General
Cecil Waidyaratne VSV
(1938–2001)		16 November 199131 December 19932 years, 45 daysSri Lanka Armoured Corps
13
 
Silva, G.Lieutenant General
G. H. De Silva RWP, VSV, USP
(born 1940)		1 January 199430 April 19962 years, 120 daysGemunu Watch
14
 
Daluwatte, RohanGeneral
Rohan Daluwatte RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
(1941–2018)		1 May 199615 December 19982 years, 228 daysSri Lanka Armoured Corps
15
 
Weerasooriya, C.General
Srilal Weerasooriya RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
(born 1943)		16 December 199824 August 20001 year, 252 daysSri Lanka Artillery
16
 
Balagalle, LionelGeneral
Lionel Balagalle RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP
(1947–2023)		25 August 200030 June 20043 years, 310 daysSri Lanka Artillery
17
 
Kottegoda, ShanthaGeneral
Shantha Kottegoda WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP
(born 1949)		1 July 20045 December 20051 year, 157 daysSri Lanka Light Infantry
18
 
Fonseka, SarathField Marshal
Sarath Fonseka RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
(born 1950)		6 December 200515 July 20093 years, 221 daysSri Lanka Sinha Regiment
19
 
Jayasuriya, JagathGeneral
Jagath Jayasuriya VSV, USP		15 July 20091 August 20134 years, 17 daysSri Lanka Armoured Corps
20
 
Ratnayake, DayaGeneral
Daya Ratnayake WWV, RWP, RSP, USP
(born 1958)		1 August 201321 February 20151 year, 204 daysSri Lanka Light Infantry
21
 
Silva, CrishanthaGeneral
Crishantha de Silva RWP, USP		22 February 20154 July 20172 years, 132 daysSri Lanka Engineers
22
 
Senanayake, MaheshGeneral
Mahesh Senanayake RWP, RSP, VSV, USP		4 July 201719 August 20192 years, 46 daysSri Lanka Engineers
23
 
Silva, ShavendraGeneral
Shavendra Silva WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
(born 1964)		19 August 201931 May 20222 years, 285 daysGajaba Regiment
24
 
Liyanage, VikumLieutenant General
Vikum Liyanage RWP, RSP, USP		1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 325 daysGajaba Regiment

References edit

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka : Major General Vikum Liyanage appointed as the new Sri Lanka Army Commander". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ^ "Former service chiefs promoted". sundaytimes.lk. 11 November 2007.

External links edit

  • Former Army commanders
  • Three Service Commanders promoted

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