Rear Admiral K. K.T. Piyal de Silva has been appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, stated the President’s Media Division.
He received his letter of appointment by President Maithripala Sirisena this morning (31), at the Presidential Secretariat.
Accordingly, Rear Admiral Piyal de Silva will act as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from the 01st of January 2019.
He was appointed to the Vice Admiral rank prior to his appointment as the new Commander of the Navy.
President Sirisena has also congratulated the current Commander of the Navy Sirimevan Ranasinghe who is slated to retire tomorrow after being promoted to the rank of Admiral.
The event was attended by Secretary to the President Udaya R. Seneviratne as well as the Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando.
