List of Sri Lankan generals and brigadiers

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This list is for people who ranked general or brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army including the Ceylon Army and Ceylon Defense 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[]

• Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka

General[]

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 C. S. 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 Minister of State for Defence.
• General Anuruddha Ratwatte — Former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister for Defence

Lieutenant general[]

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

Major general[]

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. H. Fernando (Retired - Deceased)
• Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne (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 (Retired)
• Major General Jaliya Nammuni (Retired)
• Major General Ananda Weerasekara (Retired)
• Major General H. Somadasa Hapuarachchi (Retired-Deceased)
• Major General Daya Wijayasinghe (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 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 - Deceased)
• 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)
• 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)

Brigadier[]

1950 - 1969[]

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

1970 - 1999[]

• Brigadier P. D. Ramayanayake (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 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
• Brigadier Bhathiya Jayatilleka †
• Brigadier Rohitha Neil Akmeemana †
• Brigadier S.B. Miyanadeniya
• Brigadier M. H. Gunaratne
• Brigadier R. M. Jayasinghe
• Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi
• Brigadier Parry Liyanage
• Brigadier
• Brigadier
• Brigadier
• Brigadier (Retired - Deceased)
• Brigadier
• Brigadier
• Brigadier Sanjaya Wanasinghe
• Brigadier D H M R B Tammita

References[]