Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)

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Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is General Sarath Fonseka since 2005. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the General Staff of the British Army.

In the recent past all serving army commanders have been of the rank of Lieutenant General, promoted to the honorary rank of General when retiring or promoted to Chief of Defence Staff. But current Commander of the Army, General Sarath Fonseka has promoted to the rank of General while in the active service in recognition of the service for eradicating LTTE terrorism from Sri Lanka^[1].

Contents [hide] 1 Commander of the Army, 1949–present 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Commander of the Army, 1949–present

No.	Portrait	Rank	Name	Appointment	Left Office	Unit	Decorations
1		Brigadier	James Sinclair, Earl of Caithness	1949	1952	Gordon Highlanders	CBE, DSO
2		Brigadier	Sir Francis S Reid[2]	1952	1955	Royal Artillery	CBE
3		Major General	Anton Muttukumaru	1955	1959	Ceylon Light Infantry	OBE, ED, ADC
4		Major General	H.W.G. Wijeyekoon	1960	1963	Ceylon Light Infantry	OBE, ED
5		Major General	A.R. Udugama	1964	1966	Ceylon Light Infantry	MBE
6		Major General	B.R. Heyn	1966	1967	Ceylon Light Infantry
7		General	Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle	1967	1977	Sri Lanka Armoured Corps	MVO
8		General	Deshamanya Denis Perera[3]	1977	1981	Sri Lanka Engineers	VSV
9		General	T.I. Weerathunga	1981	1985	Sri Lanka Light Infantry	VSV
10		General	G.D.G.N. Seneviratne[3]	1985	1988	Sri Lanka Engineers	VSV
11		Lieutenant General	Hamilton Wanasinghe	1988	1991	Sri Lanka Artillery	VSV
12		Lieutenant General	L.D.C.E. Waidyaratne[4]	1991	1993	Sri Lanka Armoured Corps	VSV
13		Lieutenant General	G.H. De Silva	1994	1996		RWP, VSV,USP
14		General	R. De S. Daluwatte	1996	1998	Sri Lanka Armoured Corps	RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
15		General	C. S. Weerasooriya	1998	2000	Sri Lanka Artillery	RWP, RSP, VSV,USP
16		General	L. P. Balagalle	2000	2004	Sri Lanka Artillery	RWP, RSP,VSV, USP
17		General	S.H.S. Kottegoda[5]	2004	2005	Sri Lanka Light Infantry	WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
18		General	Sarath Fonseka	2005	Present	Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment	RWP, RSP, VSV, USP

[edit] See also

• Chief of Defence Staff
• Sri Lanka Army
• Commander of the Navy
• Commander of the Air Force

[edit] References

1. ^ Three Service Commanders promoted
2. ^ Brigadier Sir Francis Smith Reid, The Generals of WWII
3. ^ ^{a b} Former service chiefs promoted
4. ^ Proud soldier who proved himself a noble son of Lanka
5. ^ Highest Service Medal VSV Conferred on Commander

[edit] External links

• Former Army commanders
• Three Service Commanders promoted

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