List of Sri Lankan generals and brigadiers

This list is for people who ranked General or Brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army. It is not complete - please add to it if you know of any omissions.

Hence, in the lists below:

Field marshal

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2005-09.^[1]

General

Regular Force

General Deshamanya Sepala Attygalle - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1967-77.^[2]
General T. I. Weerathunga - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1981-85.^[3]
General Cyril Ranatunga - on the retired list. General Officer Commanding, Joint Operations Command 1985-88.^[4]
General Deshamanya Denis Perera - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1977-81.^[5]
General Nalin Seneviratne - on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1985-88.^[6]
General Hamilton Wanasinghe - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1988-91.^[7]
General Cecil Waidyaratne - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93.^[8]
General G. H. de Silva - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1994-96.^[9]
General Rohan Daluwatte - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1996-98.^[10]
General Srilal Weerasooriya - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1998-00.^[11]
General L. P. Balagalle - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2000-04.^[12]
General Shantha Kottegoda - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2004-05.^[13]
General Jagath Jayasuriya - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2009-13.^[14]
General Daya Ratnayake - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2013-15.^[15]
General Crishantha de Silva - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2015-17.^[16]
General Mahesh Senanayake - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2017-19.^[17]
General Shavendra Silva - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2019-22.^[18]
General Kamal Gunaratne - on the retired list. General Officer Commanding, 53 Division.^[19]
General Vikum Liyanage, on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2022-24.

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

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

Major general

Regular Force

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)
Major General Jayatissa Bandara Pagoda (Retired - 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 Aruna Jayasekara (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

Regular Force

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)

Volunteer Force

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)

References

[1] Nation Salutes War Veteran, General Sarath Fonseka (Retd) Conferring Field Marshal Rank

[2] Deshamanya General Don Sepala Attygalle LVO ADC idc psc

[GW1-3] GENERAL TI WEERATHUNGA VSV ndc jssc (Retd) REMEMBERED

[4] FAREWELL TO A MIGHTY CAVALRYMAN: GENERAL CYRIL RANATUNGA

[5] Gen. Dennis Perera Memorial Oration: ‘A visionary military leader who founded a professional army’

[6] GENERAL G.D.G.N. SENEVIRATNE (RETD) VSV NDC

[7] I SAID, ‘I AM THE ARMY COMMANDER NOT YOU’

[8] Appreciations : General L.D. Cecil. E. Waidyaratne - revered public figure

[9] Unfair to level war crime allegations: Gen. Gerry de Silva

[10] Death of former Army Commander Gen. Rohan Daluwatte

[11] Army Chief begins on positive note

[12] Former army commander Gen. Lionel Balagalle passes away

[13] New Army Commander from today

[14] President Promotes Army Commander to Four Star General

[15] In Formal Military Ceremony Outgoing Commander Gen Ratnayake Hands Over Symbolic Sword to His Successor

[16] Crishanthe De Silva promoted to four star General; appointed CDS

[17] Gen. Mahesh Senanayake inducted into Intl Hall of Fame at Fort Leavenworth

[18] "General Shavendra Silva to retire". adaderana.lk. 29 December 2024.

[19] Defence Secretary, Army Commander promoted as Generals

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