30th May 2025
Major General T.A. Peiris ptsc was invited to the Office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, along with his family members on 30 May 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished career spanning 34 years.
Brief Profile of the Retiring Senior Officer:
Major General T.A. Peiris ptsc enlisted in the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army into the Intake KDA 8 as an Officer Cadet on 03 November 1990. Upon successful completion of military training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy and the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers on 14 November 1992. Over the course of his service, he was steadily promoted through subsequent ranks and attained the rank of Major General on 23 February 2024.
The Senior Officer will retire from the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army with effect from 03 June 2025, upon reaching 55 years of age. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as the Logistics Commander, Security Force Headquarters (Wanni) and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.
Major General T.A. Peiris ptsc held a number of key appointments throughout his career, including Workshop Officer of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Base Workshop (Katubedda), Officer Commanding of the Forward Repair Team for Operation Riviresa, Officer Commanding of the 1st Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Workshop Officer of the 3rd Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Officer Commanding of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Field Workshop (Batticaloa), Officer Commanding (Workshop) of 3rd Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Adjutant of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Base Workshop (Colombo), Senior Workshop Officer of the Officer Commanding Troops - Forward Maintenance Area (North), Senior Workshop Officer of the 1st Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Officer Commanding (Administration) of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Base Workshop (Katubedda), Second-in-Command of the 3rd Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Second-in-Command of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Base Workshop (Udawalawa), Second-in-Command of the Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (Artillery) Battalion, Second-in-Command of the 5th Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Officiating Staff Officer 1 (Logistics) of the Security Force Headquarters (East), Commanding Officer of the 7th Battalion, Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Commanding Officer of the Headquarters Battalion - General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Staff Officer 1 (Logistics) of 61 Infantry Division, Officiating Colonel (Administration and Quartering) of 58 Infantry Division, Assistant Project Manager of the Defence Headquarters Complex Project, Colonel (Administration and Quartering) of the Headquarters - 52 Infantry Division, Colonel (Administration and Quartering) of the Security Force Headquarters (East), Deputy Centre Commandant of the Regimental Centre - Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Brigadier (Administration and Quartering) of the Headquarters - National Cadet Corps, Brigadier (Administration and Quartering) of the Security Force Headquarters (East), Brigadier (Administration and Quartering) of the Security Force Headquarters (Mullaitivu), Commander of the Forward Maintenance Area (North Central), Logistics Commander of the Security Force Headquarters (Wanni) and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.
Throughout his career, he has completed a number of local and overseas military training programmes. These included the Unit Accounts Officers Course, Young Officers Basic Course in Bangladesh, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Officers Course in India, Workshop Company Commanders Course in India, Engineer Course of Ground Artillery Repair in China, Senior Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Officers Course in India and the Technical Staff College Course in India.
The Senior Officer holds a Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) in Mechanical Engineering from the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy and a Master of Science (Military Technology) from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India.
