Back সেনাবাহিনী কমান্ডার (শ্রীলঙ্কা) Bengali/Bangla Командующий армией (Шри-Ланка) Russian ශ්රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපතිවරු Singhalese
| Commander of the Sri Lanka Army | |
|---|---|
| ශ්රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති | |
since 1 January 2025 | |
 Sri Lanka Army | |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Residence | General's House, Colombo |
| Seat | Army Headquarters |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Precursor | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
| Formation | 20 October 1949 as Commander of the Ceylon Army |
| First holder | Brigadier Roderick Sinclair (as Commander, Ceylon Army) |
| Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Army |
| Website | Official website |
The Commander of the Army (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo.[1]
The post's precursor was known as Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force.
Serving army commanders have by convention been of the rank of Lieutenant General, promoted to the rank of General on the day of his retirement. Sepala Attygalle was the first army commander who was promoted to full general on the day of his retirement in 1977. Tissa Weeratunga was the second commander to be promoted to the rank of full general on the day of his retirement in 1985.
Sarath Fonseka, Jagath Jayasuriya and Shavendra Silva who were elevated to the rank of General while serving as Commander. Denis Perera and Nalin Seneviratne were promoted to full general in 2007 after 26 years and 19 years of retirement respectively.[2]
The official residence of the commander is General's House, Colombo.
- ^ "New Army, Navy Commanders to be appointed". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Former service chiefs promoted". sundaytimes.lk. 11 November 2007.