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.
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.