National Security Council (Sri Lanka)

National Security Council
Agency overview

Formed	1999
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Agency executive	Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of Sri Lanka, Chairperson

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The National Security Council (NSC) of Sri Lanka is the executive body of the Sri Lankan government that is charged with the maintenance of national security with authority to direct the Sri Lankan military and Police.

History

The National Security Council established in June 1999 by an Gazette notification, by President Chandrika Kumaratunga following the military set backs in Operation Jayasikurui taking over direct control of the military from her cousin General Anuruddha Ratwatte, the deputy defense minister. The NSC came to national attention following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, in which Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe claimed that although a member, he was not invited to NSC sessions chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena following the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis.^[1]

Structure of the National Security Council^[2]
Chairperson	President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Statutory Members	Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
	Minister of Defence	Ranil Wickremesinghe
	Secretary to the Ministry of Defence	General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne
	Chief of the Defence Staff Commander of the Army Commander of the Navy Commander of the Air Force Inspector General of Police	General Shavendra Silva Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana C. D. Wickramaratne
Appointed Members	Personnel appointed by the President Chief of National Intelligence Director, SIS

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National Security Council	Office of the President of Sri Lanka Minister of Defence Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff Ministry of Law and Order Inspector General of Police
Cabinet-level Ministry	Ministry of Defence Ministry of Law and Order
Military branches	Army Navy Air Force
Law enforcement	Sri Lanka Police Criminal Investigation Department Financial Crimes Investigation Division Special Task Force Sri Lanka Customs Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
Paramilitary	Civil Security Force Sri Lanka Coast Guard
Intelligence	Directorate of Military Intelligence State Intelligence Service
Research and development	Centre for Defence Research and Development
Special forces units	Police Special Task Force Army Special Forces Regiment Commando Regiment Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Air Force Air Force Regiment Special Force Special Airborne Force Navy Special Boat Squadron Marine Corps
Protective security	President's Security Division Prime Minister's Security Division Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division

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