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Kamal Gunaratne WWV, RWP, RSP, USP | |
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| Secretary to the Ministry of Defence & State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management | |
| In office 18 November 2019 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Shantha Kottegoda |
| Succeeded by | Sampath Thuyacontha |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dharmapala Vidyalaya Ananda College Sri Lanka Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Branch/service |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2016 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Gajaba Regiment |
| Commands | Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni, 53 Division Master General Ordinance (2015–2016) |
| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War, 1987–89 JVP Insurrection |
| Awards |  Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya  Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Uttama Seva Padakkama |
G. D. H. Kamal Gunaratne, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP is a retired Sri Lankan army general. He was the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and the State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management from 2019 to 2024. A retired career officer of the Sri Lanka Army, Gunaratne had served as the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni, general officer commanding (GOC), 53 Division and was a former Deputy Ambassador to Brazil.[1][2][3] He was the GOC of the 53 Division which killed the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran at Nandikadal, Mullaitivu.
- ^ "Three Major Generals to serve as Deputy Ambassadors". Asian Mirror. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lanka war refugees leaving military camps". BBC. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Who are Sri Lanka Army's 53 Division?". Channel4. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2013.