Brigadier Sinclair
The Earl of Caithness C B E, D S O
10 Oct 1949 - 17 May 1952
Brigadier F S Reid C B E
18 May 1952 - 08 Feb 1955
Major General A M Muttukumaru O B E, E D
09 Feb 1955 - 31 Dec 1959
Major General H W G Wijeyekoon O B E, E D
01 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1963
Major General A R Udugama M B E
01 Jan 1964 - 10 Nov 1966
Major General B R Heyn
11 Nov 1966 - 30 Sep 1967
Lieutenant General D S Attygalle MVO
01 Oct 1967 - 13 Oct 1977
Lieutenant General J E D Perera VSV
14 Oct 1977 - 13 Oct 1981
Lieutenant General T I Weerathunga VSV
14 Oct 1981 - 11 Feb 1985
Lieutenant General G D G N Seneviratne VSV
12 Feb 1985 - 15 Aug 1988
Lieutenant General H Wanasinghe VSV
16 Aug 1988 - 15 Nov 1991
Lieutenant General L D C E Waidyaratne VSV
16 Nov 1991 - 31 Dec 1993
Lieutenant General G H De Silva RWP VSV USP
01 Jan 1994 - 30 Apr 1996
General R De S Daluwatte WWV RWP RSP
VSV USP lom ndc psc
01 May 1996 - 15 Dec 1998
General C S Weerasooriya RWP RSP VSV USP
16 Dec 1998 - 24 Aug 2000
General L P Balagalle VSV USP ndc IG
25 Aug 2000 - 30 Jun 2004
General S H S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP
VSV USP ndc
01 Jul 2004 – 05 Dec 2005
General G S C Fonseka RWP RSP
VSV USP rcds psc
06 Dec 2005 – 15 July 2009
General Jagath Jayasuriya RWP VSV
USP ndu psc
15 July 2009 – 31 July 2013
General R M D Ratnayake
WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc
01 August 2013 – 21 February 2015
General A W J C De Silva RWP VSV
USP ndu psc
22 February 2015 - 26 June 2017
General N U M M W Senanayake RWP RSP
VSV USP USACGSC
27 June 2017 - 18 August 2019
General L H S C Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV
USP ndc psc MPhil
19 August 2019 - 31 May 2022
General H L V M Liyanage RWP RSP ndu
01 June 2022 - 30 December 2024