19th August 2022 21:04:16 Hours
Nine more senior Brigadiers of the Army on the recommendation of Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army and the Ministry of Defence have been promoted to the rank of Major General by President Ranil Wickramesingha, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Accordingly, Brigadier Shewanth Kulathunga of Sri Lanka Engineers, General Officer Commanding, 23 Division, Brigadier Mihidu Perera of Sri Lanka Light Infantry on foreign course, Brigadier Vipula Ihalage of Special Forces, General Officer Commanding, 58 Division, Brigadier Indrajith Vithanachchi of Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps, Director, Directorate of Ordnance Services, Brigadier Manjula Kariyawasam of Sri Lanka Artillery, Director, Directorate of Staff Duties, Brigadier Chandimal Peiris of Special Forces, General Officer Commanding, 57 Division, Brigadier Nishshyanka Eriyagama of Special Forces, General Officer Commanding, 21 Division, Brigadier Mahinda Ranasingha of Special Forces, attached to PSD and Brigadier Wajira Welagedara of Gemunu Watch on foreign course were thus promoted to the rank of Major General, stated the Military Secretariat at the Army HQ on Friday (19).
