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This list is for notable people who ranked field marshal, general or brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army including the Ceylon Army and Ceylon Defence Force. It is not complete – please add to it if you know of any omissions.
Hence, in the lists below:
- 5* = Field marshal
- 4* = General
- 3* = Lieutenant general
- 2* = Major general
- 1* = Brigadier
Field marshal
- Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
General
Regular Force
- General Deshamanya Sepala Attygalle
- General T. I. Weerathunga
- General Cyril Ranatunga
- General Deshamanya Denis Perera
- General Nalin Seneviratne
- General Cecil Waidyaratne
- General Hamilton Wanasinghe
- General Rohan Daluwatte
- General Srilal Weerasooriya
- General L. P. Balagalle
- General Shantha Kottegoda
- General Jagath Jayasuriya
- General Daya Ratnayake
- General Crishantha de Silva
- General Mahesh Senanayake
- General Kamal Gunaratne
- General Shavendra Silva
Generals of the Volunteer Force
Three former members of the volunteer force have been awarded the honorary rank of General of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.
- General Sir John Kotelawala — Former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Minister of Defense and External Affairs.
- General Ranjan Wijeratne — Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister for Defence.
- General Anuruddha Ratwatte — Former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister for Defence
Lieutenant general
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa †
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga †
- Lieutenant General Nalin Angammana †
- Lieutenant General Henry Athukorale (Retired - Deceased)
- Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage
Major general
Regular Force
1950 - 1969
- Major General Anton Muttukumaru (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General H. W. G. Wijeyekoon (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Richard Udugama (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Bertram Heyn (Retired - Deceased)
1970 - 1999
- Major General C. A. M. N. Silva (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne (Deceased)
- Major General C. H. Fernando (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General S. M. A. Jayawardena (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General J. R. S. de Silva (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Y. Balaretnarajah (Retired)
- Major General Larry Wijeratne †
- Major General Tilak Paranagama (Retired)
- Major General Lakshman Algama (Retired - Assassinated)
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne †
- Major General Lucky Wijayaratne †
- Major General Gemunu Kulatunge (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Janaka Perera (Retired - Assassinated)
- Major General T. N. De Silva (Retired)
- Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja (Retired)
- Major General Nihal Jayakody (Deceased)
2000 - present
- Major General Percy Fernando †
- Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera (Retired)
- Major General D. S. K. Wijesooriya (Retired)
- Major General D. W. Hapuarachchi (Retired)
- Major General Jaliya Nammuni (Retired)
- Major General Ananda Weerasekara (Retired)
- Major General H. Somadasa Hapuarachchi (Retired-Deceased)
- Major General Daya Wijeyesinghe (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General D. R. Aruna B. Jayatilleke (Deceased)
- Major General W. A. Asoka De Silva (Retired)
- Major General Sanath Karunaratne (Retired)
- Major General Chandana Rajaguru (Retired)
- Major General E. H. Samaratunga (Retired)
- Major General Bathiya Daulagala (Retired)
- Major General G.V.D. Udaya Perera (Retired)
- Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin (Retired)
- Major General Lalith Daulagala (Retired)
- Major General L. L. A. Fernando (Retired)
- Major General Ranjith de Silva (Retired)
- Major General Sumith Balasuriya (Retired)
- Major General G S Padumadasa (Retired)
- Major General MHP Mihindukulasuriya(Retired)
- Major General Kumudu Perera (Retired)
- Major General Chagi Gallage (Retired)
- Major General Laksiri A. D. Amaratunge (Retired)
- Major General K. A. M. G. Kularatne (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Jayanath C. P. Lokuketagodage (Retired)
- Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya (Retired)
- Major General Athula Jayawardane (Retired)
- Major General Nandana Udawatta (Retired)
- Major General D. Kalupahana (Retired)
- Major General Udaya Nanayakkara (Retired)
- Major General G. L. Sigera (Retired -Deceased)
- Major General Susantha Mendis †
- Major General Ananda Hamangoda †
- Major General Saliya Kulatunge (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Lalith Wijetunge (Retired)
- Major General Janaka Walgama
- Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne
- Major General Ravi Ratnasingam
- Major General Sumedha Perera (Retired)
- Major General Lalith Abeywardena (Retired)
- Major General Nandana Senadeera
- Major General Ashok Weerasinghe (Retired)
- Major General S. M. Asoka Jayawardena (Retired)
- Major General Kamal Fernando (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General P. M. R. Bandara (Retired)
- Major General Samantha Sooriyabandara (Retired - Deceased)
- Major General Jagath Dias (Retired)
- Major General Athula Galagamage (Retired)
- Major General Prasanna de Silva (Retired)
- Major General Laksiri Waduge (Retired
- Major General Dammi Hewage
- Major General Duleep Wickremanayake (Retired)
- Major General M. K. D. Perera
- Major General Kithsiri Malporu (Retired)
- Major General Rasika Fernando
- Major General Jagath Gunawardena
- Major General W. L. P. W. Perera
- Major General Subashana Welikala (Deceased)
- Major General KAP Jagath Ratnayake
- Major General Priyanka Fernando
- Major General K.P.Nugegoda (Retired)
- Major General K.A.D.Sanath L.Perera (Retired)
- Major General A.K. Sooriyabandara
- Major General Lohan Gunawardena
- Major General Anton Wijendra
- Major General M.A. Muthalib
- Major General K.B. Egodawala
- Major General S.T.T. Jayasundera
- Major General K. Bohran
- Major General Sunil Tennekoon
- Major General S. Seniveratne
- Major General Chula Senivaratne
- Major General Sarath Munasinghe
- Major General Udena Gunawardana
- Major General K.A.M.G. Gunaratne
- Major General P.A. Karunathilleke
- Major General A.M.U.Seneviratne
- Major General Gemunu Kulathunga
- Major General Jayantha Ranaweera
- Major General Hema Thibbutumunuwe
- Major General Nimal Krishnaratne
- Major General Lal Fernando
- Major General Seevali Wanigasekara
- Major General Gamini Jayasundara
- Major General Priyantha Samaratunga
- Major General M.A. Muthalib
Volunteer Force
- Major General N. P. D. Palpola
- Major General S. V. Panabokke
- Major General S. A. Kulatunga
- Major General A. M. B. Aumunugama
- Major General W. A. D. S. Silva
- Major General W. B. Soyza
- Major General A. C. Obeysekara
- Major General W. D. L. P. Wickramasinghe
- Major General W. H. D. Mahanada
- Major General L. F. Kasthuriarachchi
- Major General K. P. Nugegoda
- Major General J. D. C. G. Jayasinghe
- Major General S. N. Samarawickrama
- Major General W. M. D. S. K. Gunawardhana
Brigadier
Regular Force
1950 - 1969
- Brigadier Herbert Clifford Serasinghe (Retired - Deceased)
1970 - 1999
- Brigadier P. D. Ramayanayake (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier M. A. Jayaweera (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier E. T. De Z Abeysekera (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier Leonard Merlyn Wickramasuriya (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier T. S. B. Sally (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier S. B. Miyanadeniya (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier J. G. Balthazar (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier Ariyasinghe Ariyapperuma †
- Brigadier H F Rupasinghe (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier B. K. V. J. E. Rodrigo (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe (Retired)
- Brigadier Donald Hewagama (Retired)
- Brigadier Nimal Fernando (Retired)
- Brigadier R. T. Tambiah (Retired - Deceased)
2000 - present
- Brigadier C.S.D. Gunasinghe
- Brigadier Bhathiya Jayatilleka †
- Brigadier Rohitha Neil Akmeemana †
- Brigadier S.B. Miyanadeniya
- Brigadier S.A.M.T. Seneviratne (Deceased)
- Brigadier M. H. Gunaratne
- Brigadier R. M. Jayasinghe
- Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi
- Brigadier Parry Liyanage
- Brigadier Udaya Ariyarathna
- Brigadier Gamini Angammana
- Brigadier Sarath Embawa
- Brigadier D.N. Wijesuriya (Retired - Deceased)
- Brigadier J. S. U. Katugampola
- Brigadier Sudantha Thilakarathne
- Brigadier Sanjaya Wanasinghe
- Brigadier D H M R B Tammita
- Brigadier P.N Liyanage (Retired - Deceased)
Volunteer Force
1950 - 1969
- Brigadier Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena (Retired - Deceased)
1970 - 1969
- Brigadier W. O. C. De Alwis (Retired - Deceased)
1980 - 1989
- Brigadier C. N. Panabokke (Retired - Deceased)
Colonel
Regular Force
- Colonel Maurice de Mel
- Colonel A.F. Lafir
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthalif
- Colonel Tuan Rizly Meedin
Volunteer Force
- Colonel C. A. Dharmapala
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