Army Chief appointed as Acting Chief of Defence Staff

Army Chief appointed as Acting Chief of Defence Staff

December 31, 2019   05:07 pm

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, has been appointed as Acting Chief of Defence Staff, effective from 1 January 2020.

He has been appointed to serve in this position in addition to his present office of the Commander of the Army by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. 

Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra C. Gunaratne retired from service on Tuesday (31 December).

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