Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)

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The Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka) is the highest-ranking military officer responsible for coordinating and overseeing the operations and strategic direction of Sri Lanka’s armed forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence leadership position
military office
alsoKnownAs CDS (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of Sri Lanka
authorityOver joint operational commands
category Sri Lankan military appointments
Sri Lankan military ranks
coordinatesWith Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
eligibility senior officer of Sri Lanka Air Force
senior officer of Sri Lanka Army
senior officer of Sri Lanka Navy
hasAbbreviation CDS NERFINISHED
hasResponsibility crisis response coordination
long-term force development planning
hasSeat Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
insigniaType four-star rank insignia
isHighest yes
jurisdiction Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
legalBasis Chief of Defence Staff Act, No. 35 of 2009 NERFINISHED
subsequent amendments to Chief of Defence Staff Act
memberOf National Security Council of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
notAuthorityOver administrative control of individual services
officeLocation Colombo NERFINISHED
oversees Sri Lanka Air Force NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Sri Lankan Armed Forces NERFINISHED
predecessorOffice Joint Operations Headquarters (Sri Lanka) commander NERFINISHED
primaryRole advising the government on military strategy
coordination of tri-service operations
facilitating joint training and doctrine
rank four-star officer
reportsTo Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
responsibleFor joint operations of Sri Lankan Armed Forces
operational planning at tri-service level
overall military coordination
strategic direction of Sri Lankan Armed Forces
scope national defence policy implementation
sector defence
style Admiral
Air Chief Marshal
General
supervises Office of the Chief of Defence Staff staff
termType fixed term with possible extensions
worksWith Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED

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Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka) associatedWith Chief of Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)