Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often rega ...

Sarath Weerasekara, RSP, VSV, USP, MP is a Sri Lankan senior naval officer and politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a

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of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs,

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and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the

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and first Director General of the Civil Security Force.

Minister of Public Security

In March 2021, Weerasekara announced plans to ban the burqas in Sri Lanka and the closure of more than 1,000 Islamic schools over ‘national security’ fears.

Awards

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Rana Sura Padakkamam * Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar

Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV, Distinguished Service Decoration) ( Sinhala: විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය ''viṣiṣta sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya'') is awarded to senior officers of the Military of Sri Lanka in rec ...

Uttama Seva Padakkama The Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP, Eminent Service Medal) (Sinhala language, Sinhala: උත්තම සේවා පදක්කම ''uṭṭama sēvā padakkama'') is presented to all ranks of the regular forces of the Military of Sri Lanka, Sri ...

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Sarath Weerasekara Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weerasekara, Sarath Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka 1951 births Living people Sri Lankan rear admirals Sinhalese military personnel Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Alumni of Ananda College Naval War College alumni National Defence College, India alumni