Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)
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The Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka) is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Sri Lanka Army, responsible for its overall command, operations, and administration.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army chief position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| advises |
Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka) on army matters
ⓘ
President of Sri Lanka on army matters ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sri Lanka Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Brigadier Roderick Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderRank | Brigadier ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ |
| flagType | command flag ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| higherOffice | Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insignia | Sri Lanka Army Commander rank insignia ⓘ |
| insigniaType | rank insignia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | land warfare operations of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Sri Lanka Army Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayHoldRank | General ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Security Council of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාපති NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | si ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Crishantha de Silva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daya Ratnayake NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahesh Senanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarath Fonseka NERFINISHED ⓘ Shavendra Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikum Liyanage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
regular forces of the Sri Lanka Army
ⓘ
reserve forces of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ volunteer forces of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ |
| participatesIn | defence policy implementation in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lanka Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByOffice | Commander of the Ceylon Army ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Official residence of the Army Commander, Colombo ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administration of the Sri Lanka Army
ⓘ
operations of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ overall command of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ |
| role |
highest-ranking officer of the Sri Lanka Army
ⓘ
professional head of the Sri Lanka Army ⓘ |
| seat | Army Headquarters, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | single-service professional head ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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