Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army

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Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army
Incumbent
Major General G.R.R.P Jayawardena
Sri Lanka Army
TypeVery senior army post
StatusTwo star general
AbbreviationDCOS
Reports toCommander of the Army
ResidenceColombo
SeatArmy HQ
NominatorPresident of Sri Lanka
AppointerPresident of Sri Lanka
Term lengthNot fixed
Formation1994
Sri Lanka Army
Components
History
Equipment
Leadership and ranks

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army (DoSA) has been the title of the third in command of the Sri Lanka Army created in 1994. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of Major General and is the third senior position in the army. Deputy of Staff is charged with assisting the Chief of Staff of the Army in both operational and administrative aspects, functioning as the Acting Army Commander in his absences or incantation.

List of Deputy Chiefs of Staff[edit]

No Deputy Chief of Staff Took office Left office Unit of commission Notes


Major General Gemunu Kulatunge 1996 Ceylon Sinha Regiment
Major General Rohan Daluwatte Ceylon Armoured Corps
Major General Srilal Weerasooriya October 1996 22 February 1998 Ceylon Artillery Later Major General Srilal Weerasooriya was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and later as 15th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General. On his retirement he was promoted to General.
Major General L. P. Balagalle Ceylon Artillery Later Major General Lionel Balagalle was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and later as 16th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General. On 10 October 2003, he was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) as serving army commander.
Major General Jaliya Nammuni 6 September 1998
Major General Asoka Jayawardena 6 September 1998
Major General Janaka Perera 1999 April 14 June 2000
11 Major General Neil Dias 1 February 2001 Later Major General Neil Dias appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Aarmy.
12 Major General Lohan Gunawardena 1 February 2001 13 April 2002 Later Major General Lohan Gunawardena appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Aarmy.
13 Major General A.E.D. Wijendra 13 April 2002 31 August 2003
14 Major General Shantha Kottegoda 13 August 2003 23 November 2003 Ceylon Light Infantry Later Major General Shantha Kottegoda was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army and later as 17th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General. On his retirement he was promoted to General.
15 Major General Chula Seneviratne 23 November 2003 30 June 2004 Ceylon Signals Corps Later Major General Chula Seneviratne was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army.
16 Major General Sarath Fonseka 1 July 2004 9 December 2004 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Later Major General Sarath Fonseka was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and later as 18th Commander of the Army and promoted to Lieutenant General. At the end of the war he was promoted to General, becoming the first army commander to hold a full General rank. On 15 July 2009 he was the first person appointed CDS under the newly approved Chief of Defence Staff Act. On On 22 March 2015, he was promoted to Field Marshal.
17 Major General M.D.S. Chandrapala 9 December 2004 6 December 2005 Sri Lanka Engineers
18 Major General Parami Kulatunga 6 December 2005 24 June 2006 † Gemunu Watch Major General Kulatunga was posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant general effective from 28 June 2006.
19 Major General D.V.S.Y. Kulatunga 24 July 2006 3 February 2007 Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
20 Major General N Wijesinghe 3 February 2007 5 February 2008 Sri Lanka Artillery
21 Major General Upul Perera 7 May 2009 29 January 2010 Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
22 Major General A.L.R. Wijetunga 22 November 2010 11 July 2012 Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
23 Major General Piyal Abeysekera 12 July 2012 8 May 2014 Sri Lanka Signals Corps
Major General Mahinda Ambanpola 2 June 2014 15 February 2016 Engineer Services Regiment
Major General K.A.S. Perera 16 February 2016 30 September 2016
Major General Channa Gunathilaka 1 November 2016 15 December 2016 Sri Lanka Engineers Later Major General Channa Gunathilaka was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army.
Major General R.V. Udawatte 15 December 2016 2017 Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
Major General Dampath Fernando 4 August 2017 26 March 2018 Gemunu Watch Later Major General Dampath Fernando was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army.
Major General Ajith Kariyakarawana 18 April 2018 21 April 2019 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
Major General Kumudu Perera July 2019 29 October 2019 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Major General Rasika Fernando 2 June 2020 30 September 2020 Gajaba Regiment
Major General Duminda Sirinaga 1 October 2020 6 January 2021 Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major General Wasantha Madola 14 January 2021 7 September 2021 Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda 8 September 2021 21 December 2021 Sri Lanka Artillery
Major General Jagath Kodithuwakku 7 June 2022 Sri Lanka Light Infantry Later Major General Jagath Kodithuwakku was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army.
Major General Channa Weerasuriya 16 June 2022 29 November 2022 Sri Lanka Light Infantry Later Major General Channa Weerasuriya was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka army.
Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa 14 December 2022 8 June 2023 Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment
Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe 8 June 2023 14 July 2023 Sri Lanka Artillery Later Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe was appointed as Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army.
Major General C.D Ranasinghe 18 July 2023 27 October 2023 Gajaba Regiment
Major General G.R.R.P Jayawardena 21 November December 2023 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Major General S.P.A.I.M.B Samarakoon 15 December Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

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