Milinda Peiris

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Major General Milinda Peiris RWP RSP USP VSV LOM ndc psc
General Milinda Peiris in 2016
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corps
Years of service	1980 - 2016
Rank	Major General
Unit	Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Commands held	Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka) Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Armoured Corps and Colonel of the Regiment - Mechanized Infantry Regiment General Officer Commanding of 22 Division during the period of liberation of the East by the Security Forces
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War Omanthai and Valachchainai
Awards	Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama
Other work	Vice Chancellor of KDU

Major General (retd) Milinda Peiris RWP RSP USP VSV LOM ndc psc is the former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.^[1][2][3] Major General Milinda was appointed as Vice Chancellor (VC) of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) on January 16, 2020 for second occasion. Milinda's previous tenure as Vice Chancellor of KDU from December 2008 to February 2016. ^[4][5][6]

He is also the Vice Chancellor / Commandant of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). Major General Peiris also commanded the 5th Regiment of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps with distinction.

Presently he serves as the CEO / Vice Chancellor at Saegis Campus, Sri Lanka. Other than that HE the President has appointed Major General Peiris as a member of the Advisory Council of the Institute of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka (INSSSL)

Education[]

Milinda received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo and was a Senior Cadet and Scout at school. Some of his contemporaries at Nalanda are Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala, Major General Ubaya Madawela, Major General Janaka Walgama, Consultant Neurologist Udaya Ranawaka & former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.^[7]

Sri Lanka Scout Association[]

Major General Milinda Peiris is also serving as the Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association.^[8][9][10]

References[]

• "Flying hints at aviation meeting". Sunday Times - Columns. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

• "Second court martial named". Infolanka. Mar 28, 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

• "Friends or Foes? The military and the people of the East". Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. March 6, 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
• COLONEL COMMANDANT OF THE REGIMENT - Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
• RENOVATED KANDAWALA LAKE DECLARED OPEN BY THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
• American strategist Patrick Mendis Honored by the Sri Lanka Defense University
• Sri Lanka: the ICRC and the Defence University train the military in IHL
• KDU Vice Chancellor's Contribution to Change in Global Education Awarded in Mumbai
• Two-Day International Symposium at KDU Inaugurated
• KDU signs MOU with Ruhuna for training of medical cadets
• SLPA, KDU partner for Diploma in Port Security