List of Sri Lankan notable senior army officers

This list is for notable people who ranked field marshal, general or brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army including the Ceylon Army and Ceylon Defence 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* = Brigadier

Field marshal

See also: Field marshal (Sri Lanka)

• Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka

General

See also: General (Sri Lanka)

Regular Force

• 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 Silva

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)

• Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa †
• Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga †
• Lieutenant General Nalin Angammana †
• Lieutenant General Henry Athukorale (Retired - Deceased)
• Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage

Major general

See also: Major-General (Sri Lanka)

1950 - 1969

• 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

• 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

• 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 Bathiya Daulagala (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)
• Major General G S Padumadasa (Retired)
• 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
• Major General S.T.T. Jayasundera
• Major General K. Bohran
• Major General Sunil Tennekoon
• Major General S. Seniveratne
• Major General Chula Senivaratne
• Major General Sarath Munasinghe
• Major General Udena Gunawardana
• Major General K.A.M.G. Gunaratne
• Major General P.A. Karunathilleke
• Major General A.M.U.Seneviratne
• Major General Gemunu Kulathunga
• Major General Jayantha Ranaweera
• Major General Hema Thibbutumunuwe
• Major General Nimal Krishnaratne
• Major General Lal Fernando
• Major General Seevali Wanigasekara
• Major General Gamini Jayasundara
• Major General Priyantha Samaratunga
• Major General M.A. Muthalib

Volunteer Force

• Major General N. P. D. Palpola
• Major General S. V. Panabokke
• Major General S. A. Kulatunga
• Major General A. M. B. Aumunugama
• Major General W. A. D. S. Silva
• Major General W. B. Soyza
• Major General A. C. Obeysekara
• Major General W. D. L. P. Wickramasinghe
• Major General W. H. D. Mahanada
• Major General L. F. Kasthuriarachchi
• Major General K. P. Nugegoda
• Major General J. D. C. G. Jayasinghe
• Major General S. N. Samarawickrama
• Major General W. M. D. S. K. Gunawardhana

Brigadier

See also: Brigadier (Sri Lanka)

1950 - 1969

• Brigadier Herbert Clifford Serasinghe (Retired - Deceased)

1970 - 1999

• 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 H F Rupasinghe (Retired - Deceased)
• 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

• 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)

1950 - 1969

• Brigadier Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena (Retired - Deceased)

1970 - 1969

• Brigadier W. O. C. De Alwis (Retired - Deceased)

1980 - 1989

• Brigadier C. N. Panabokke (Retired - Deceased)

Colonel

Regular Force

• Colonel Maurice de Mel
• Colonel A.F. Lafir
• Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthalif
• Colonel Tuan Rizly Meedin

Volunteer Force

• Colonel C. A. Dharmapala