Sanjaya Wanasinghe

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Major General

Sanjaya Wanasinghe
Born (1968-10-13) October 13, 1968 (age 55)
AllegianceFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Service/branchFlag of the Sri Lankan Army.png  Sri Lanka Army
Years of service1988 - 2023
Rank Sri Lanka-army-OF-7.svg Major General
Unit Sri Lanka Artillery
Commands held Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army,
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army,
Commandant of the Volunteer Force,
Commander, Security Forces Headquarters – Mullaitivu,
61 Infantry Division
Awards Rana Sura Padakkama,
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya,
Uttama Seva Padakkama,
Videsha Seva Padakkama
Relations General Hamilton Wanasinghe (Father)

Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe RSP, VSV, USP, VSP (born 13 October 1968) is a retired general in the Sri Lanka Army. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, having served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Volunteer Force and Commander, Security Forces Headquarters – Mullaitivu. He is the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Artillery. [1]

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Early life and education

Born on 13 October 1968 [2] to Captain (later General) Hamilton Wanasinghe and Ira Beatrice Jayathillake, Wanasinghe was educated at Ananda College. [3]

Military career

Wanasinghe joined the Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet on 16 March 1987 and underwent his officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy. He was commissioned into the 4th Field Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery, on 10 December 1988 when his father Lieutenant General Hamilton Wanasinghe was the 11th Commander of the Army (1988-1991). [4]

As a Second Lieutenant Sanjaya Wanasinghe served as the Troop Commander of 4 Sri Lanka Artillery (4 SLA), as a Lieutenant he was the Adjutant of Marksmanship and Sniper Training School (MSTS), in the rank of Major he was appointed as the General Staff Officer 3 (Operations) and Brigade Major of 26 Infantry Brigade, he also served as the Second-in-Command of 14 Sri Lanka Artillery (14 SLA), Staff Officer 2 (Admin) at the Directorate of Army Medical Services at the Army Headquarters, also as a Major he was the Officer Commanding of Sri Lanka Telecom Detachment and the Officiating General Staff Officer 1 (Coordinating) of 21 Infantry Division, as a Lieutenant Colonel he was the Commanding Officer of MSTS, as a Colonel he was Colonel General Staff of 59 Infantry Division, as a Brigadier he commanded 682 Infantry Brigade and the 144 Infantry Brigade.

He was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 61 Infantry Division.

He served as the Director General of Directorate of Overseas Operations. [5] He was promoted to Major General on 2 June 2020. [6] He also served as Adjutant General of Sri Lanka Army. [7] He retired on 15 October 2023 from his active service. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "SLAVF new commandant assumes duties". Sunday Observer. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Major Gen Sanjaya Wanasinghe, new Army Chief of Staff". FrontPage. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Maj. Gen Sanjaya Wanasinghe, new Army Chief of Staff". Daily News. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe receives Insignia from the Commander". Lake House. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ↑ "Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe". Daily News. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Two senior brigadiers promoted to the rank of Major General (photo)". Hiru News. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. ↑ "1 Corps of the Sri Lanka Army - Highly Trained and Operationally Elite". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Gunners Bid Farewell to Outgoing SLA Colonel Commandant & Chief of Staff | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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