No. |
Picture |
Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit of commission |
1 | | Sinclair, RoderickBrigadier The Earl of Caithness CBE, DSO (1906–1965) | 20 October 1949 | 17 May 1952 | 2 years, 210 days | Gordon Highlanders |
2 | | Reid, FrancisBrigadier Sir Francis Reid CBE (1900–1970) | 18 May 1952 | 8 February 1955 | 2 years, 266 days | Royal Artillery |
3 | | Muttukumaru, AntonMajor General Anton Muttukumaru OBE, ED (1908–2001) | 9 February 1955 | 31 December 1959 | 4 years, 326 days | Ceylon Light Infantry |
4 | | Wijeyekoon, H.Major General H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE, ED (1911–1969) | 1 January 1960 | 31 December 1963 | 3 years, 364 days | Ceylon Light Infantry |
5 | | Udugama, RichardMajor General Deshamanya Richard Udugama MBE (1911–1995) | 1 January 1964 | 10 November 1966 | 2 years, 313 days | Ceylon Light Infantry |
6 | | Heyn, BertramMajor General Deshabandu Bertram Heyn (1912–1998) | 11 November 1966 | 30 September 1967 | 323 days | Ceylon Light Infantry |
7 | | Attygalle, SepalaLieutenant General Deshamanya Sepala Attygalle LVO (1922–2001) | 1 October 1967 | 13 October 1977 | 10 years, 12 days | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
8 | | Perera, DenisLieutenant General Deshamanya Denis Perera VSV (1930–2013) | 14 October 1977 | 13 October 1981 | 3 years, 364 days | Sri Lanka Engineers |
9 | | Weeratunga, TissaLieutenant General Tissa Weeratunga VSV (1930–2003) | 14 October 1981 | 11 February 1985 | 3 years, 120 days | Gemunu Watch |
10 | | Seneviratne, NalinLieutenant General Nalin Seneviratne VSV (1931–2009) | 12 February 1985 | 15 August 1988 | 3 years, 185 days | Sri Lanka Engineers |
11 | | Wanasinghe, HamiltonLieutenant General Hamilton Wanasinghe VSV (born 1935) | 16 August 1988 | 15 November 1991 | 3 years, 91 days | Sri Lanka Artillery |
12 | | Waidyaratne, CecilLieutenant General Cecil Waidyaratne VSV (1938–2001) | 16 November 1991 | 31 December 1993 | 2 years, 45 days | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
13 | | Silva, G.Lieutenant General G. H. De Silva RWP, VSV, USP (born 1940) | 1 January 1994 | 30 April 1996 | 2 years, 120 days | Gemunu Watch |
14 | | Daluwatte, RohanGeneral Rohan Daluwatte RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (1941–2018) | 1 May 1996 | 15 December 1998 | 2 years, 228 days | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
15 | | Weerasooriya, C.General Srilal Weerasooriya RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born 1943) | 16 December 1998 | 24 August 2000 | 1 year, 252 days | Sri Lanka Artillery |
16 | | Balagalle, LionelGeneral Lionel Balagalle RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP (1947–2023) | 25 August 2000 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 310 days | Sri Lanka Artillery |
17 | | Kottegoda, ShanthaGeneral Shantha Kottegoda WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP (born 1949) | 1 July 2004 | 5 December 2005 | 1 year, 157 days | Sri Lanka Light Infantry |
18 | | Fonseka, SarathField Marshal Sarath Fonseka RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born 1950) | 6 December 2005 | 15 July 2009 | 3 years, 221 days | Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment |
19 | | Jayasuriya, JagathGeneral Jagath Jayasuriya VSV, USP | 15 July 2009 | 1 August 2013 | 4 years, 17 days | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
20 | | Ratnayake, DayaGeneral Daya Ratnayake WWV, RWP, RSP, USP (born 1958) | 1 August 2013 | 21 February 2015 | 1 year, 204 days | Sri Lanka Light Infantry |
21 | | Silva, CrishanthaGeneral Crishantha de Silva RWP, USP | 22 February 2015 | 4 July 2017 | 2 years, 132 days | Sri Lanka Engineers |
22 | | Senanayake, MaheshGeneral Mahesh Senanayake RWP, RSP, VSV, USP | 4 July 2017 | 19 August 2019 | 2 years, 46 days | Sri Lanka Engineers |
23 | | Silva, ShavendraGeneral Shavendra Silva WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born 1964) | 19 August 2019 | 31 May 2022 | 2 years, 285 days | Gajaba Regiment |
24 | | Liyanage, VikumLieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP, RSP, USP | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 296 days | Gajaba Regiment |