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Sarath Fonseka, the current Commander of the Army.
Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant 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.
[edit] Commander of the Army, 1949–present
- Brigadier James Sinclair, Earl of Caithness CBE, DSO, GH (1949 - 1952)
- Brigadier Sir Francis S Reid CBE, RA (1952 - 1955)[1]
- Major General Anton Muttukumaru OBE, ED, ADC, CLI (1955 - 1959)
- Major General H.W.G. Wijeyekoon OBE, ED,CLI (1960 - 1963)
- Major General A.R. Udugama MBE, CLI (1964 - 1966)
- Major General B.R. Heyn CLI (1966 - 1967)
- General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle MVO, CLI (1967 - 1977)
- General Deshamanya Denis Perera VSV, ndc, psc, SLE (1977 - 1981) [2]
- General T.I. Weerathunga VSV, ndc, SLLI (1981 - 1985)
- General G.D.G.N. Seneviratne VSV (1985 - 1988)[2]
- Lieutenant General Hamilton Wanasinghe VSV, SLA (1988 - 1991)
- Lieutenant General L.D.C.E. Waidyaratne VSV, SLAC (1991 - 1993)
- Lieutenant General G.H. De Silva RWP VSV,USP (1994 - 1996)
- General R. De S. Daluwatte RWP RSP, VSV, USP, SLAC (1996 - 1998)
- General C. S. Weerasooriya RWP, RSP, VSV,USP, SLA (1998 - 2000)
- General L. P. Balagalle RWP, RSP,VSV,USP, ndc, IG, SLA (2000 - 2004)
- General S.H.S. Kottegoda WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, SLLI (2004 - 2005)[3]
- Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, SLSR (2005 - Present)
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