Sri Lanka Army appoints new Chief of Staff

February 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM

Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from February 09, 2025. 

Prior to this appointment, Major General Wickramasinghe served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, and previously as Director General General Staff (DGGS) at the Army Headquarters.

He began his military career after completing basic training at the Indian Military Academy (Regular Intake 87) and the Sri Lanka Military Academy (Intake 31). He was then commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and assigned to the Gajaba Regiment as an Infantry Officer. (Newswire)