Major General Jagath Rambukpotha will be appointed as the Commander of the Army with effect from February 22, informed sources said.
Current Army Commander Daya Ratnayake is to be retired from the position on February 21.
Prior to the decision taken to replace Gen.Ratnayake with Gen.Rambukpotha as army Commander Gen.Daya Ratnayake transferred Fifteen Major Generals and three Brigadiers of the Army with immediate effect
Recently reinstated Major General Mahesh Senanayake has been appointed as the Military Secretary. Accordingly, several key appointments such as Security Forces Commander Jaffna, Eastern, Wanni and Central have been subjected to change. Some of the Major Generals who held key positions have been attached to the Army Headquarters.
Major Generals: Commandant of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Force (SLAVF) L. Daulagala appointed as Director General Projects-Army headquarters. JC Rambukpotha has been attached to the Army Headquarters, Commander-Security Forces HQ Eastern-Lal Perera attached to the Army HQ, Director General-General Staff (DGGS) Sumedha Perera appointed as Commander-Central, DGGS of the Office of Chief of Defence Staff P. Goonetilake appointed as Commandant of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Force (SLAVF), Commander of the Central Mano Perera appointed as the Director General Sports-Army headquarters, Commander of the Security Forces HQ Wanni Boniface Perera appointed as the Director General-General Staff of the Office of the Chief of Defence (CDS), Master General Ordinance N. Udawatta appointed Security Forces Commander -Jaffna, K. Gunaratne appointed as the Master General Ordinance-Army HQ, Mahesh Senanayake appointed as Military Secretary, DSCSC J.Walgama appointed as Commander-Security Forces -Eastern, UA Perera appointed as DSCSC, Security Forces Commander-Jaffna J. Alwis attached to the Army HQ, Military Secretary A Karunasekera appointed as the Security Forces Commander-Wanni, Director General (Ops) A. Perera appointed as Director General-General Staff-Army HQ.
Brigadiers: Director General Projects-Army HQ, DS Weerasekera attached to the Army HQ, D.C. Keppetiwalana appointed as Director Operation-Army HQ and current Director Operations-Army HQ attached to the Army HQ.
Courtesy:Daily Mirror