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Amal Karunasekara
Major-General (Sri Lanka), Major General K.A.D. Amal Karunasekara, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, RWP, Rana Sura Padakkama, RSP, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, VSV, Uttama Seva Padakkama, USP, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, ndu, Psc (Military)#Sri_Lanka, psc is a retired senior Sri Lankan army officer who served as 51st Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka), Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General (Rtd) Karunasekara is also the first & incumbent Commandant of the National Defence College, Sri Lanka. Education Educated at Nalanda College Colombo, Karunasekara was a Senior Cadet in the school's National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka), cadet platoon. Having received his basic training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, he is a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College, the Defence Services Staff College and the PLA National Defence University having studied Defence and Stretegic Studies. He also holds a Master of Science, MSc in Defence and Strategic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major-General (Sri Lanka)
Major General (abbreviated as Maj Gen) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general. It is the second-highest active rank of the Sri Lanka Army while the Lieutenant General is the highest (the lieutenant general is the professional head of the army), and is considered to be equivalent to a two-star rank. A major general commands a division or the equivalent or performs staff duties in army headquarters. The Director of the National Cadet Corps holds the rank of major general. From 1958 to 1974, the Commander of the Army held the rank of Major General. Major general is a higher rank than brigadier, but lower than lieutenant general. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-7, equivalent to a Rear admiral in the Sri Lanka Navy or an air vice-marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force or the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. History The first Sri Lankan officer to be promoted to the rank of Major ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
