President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa promoted 63 Senior Officers to their respective next ranks, retrospectively.
This was one of the largest segment of promotions made in recent times, a communiqué of the Military Secretariat Branch announced this evening (16).
According to the new promotions, 4 new Major Generals, 25 Brigadiers and 34 Lieutenant Colonels of the Army have been appointed. The list of newly-promoted senior officers is as follows
To the Rank of Major General :
Brigadier W S Rajakaruna USP (O/60982).
Brigadier ALPS Tillekerathna RWP RSP USP psc (O/60731).
Brigadier WMJRK Senaratne RWP RSP (O/60738).
Brigadier AGD N Jayasundera RWP RSP (O/60742).
To the Rank of Brigadier with effect from 20 November 2019 :
Colonel J B Randeniya (O/60972).
Colonel W L Premasiri USP (O/61077).
Colonel J PH Gamage USP AATO (O/61448).
Colonel MEP Weerasinghe USP ato (O/61471).
Colonel A L Ilangakoon (O/61459).
Colonel D P Hathurusingha USP (O/61453).
Colonel MWTC Mettananda USP (O/61431).
Colonel W SA Dissanayake RSP (O/61408).
Colonel WWHRRVMNDKB Niyangoda RWP RSP USP psc (O/61719).
Colonel AHLG Amarapala RWP RSP psc (O/61721).
Colonel S B Amunugama RWP RSP (O/61722).
Colonel HD K Heiyantuduwa RWP RSP (O/61723).
Colonel HMU Herath RWP RSP USP psc (O/61725).
Colonel EKW J Wijesiri RSP (O/61726).
Colonel S A Kulatunge RWP RSP USP psc (O/61500).
Colonel GM N Perera RWP RSP USP (O/61505).
Colonel DCVK Kulatunga USP (O/61506).
Colonel PADTU Perera (O/61508).
Colonel PGPS Rathnayaka RWP RSP (O/61513).
Colonel WTW G lhalage RWP RSP psc (O/61518).
With effect from 28 November 2019 :
Colonel HGPM Kariyawasam RSP psc IG (O/61522).
Colonel S Kasturimudali RSP psc (O/61529).
Colonel MAR Gunesekera RSP (O/61525).
Colonel M GAN B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP (O/61514).
With effect from 15 December 2019 :
Colonel S J Priyadarshana RWP RSP USP (O/61531)
To the rank of Lieutenant Colonel w.e.f 26 February 2014 :
Major PHA Rupasinghe SLCMP (O/63212)
To the rank of Lieutenant Colonel w.e. f 11 March 2014 :
Major MCV Gomez SLAC (O/63270)
To the rank of Lieutenant Colonel w.e. f 09 May 2014 :
Major RATS Ramanayaka RWP RSP VIR (O/63416)
To the rank of Lieutenant Colonel w.e.f 06 July 2014 :
Major GRRL Jayasinghe RSP GW (O/63445).
Major MAPSB Manchanayaka RWP RSP SLLI (O/63446).
Major JAC Padmakumara SLAGSC (O/63447).
Major KDC J Siriwardena RSP USP GR (O/63453).
Major C N Kathriarachchi RWP SLSR (O/63454).
Major MAGP Bandara GW (O/63455).
Major KAP Karawita RSP USP SLA (O/63510).
Major P S J Fernando USP SLE (O/63516).
Major PAR Wijerathne RWP RSP SLAC (O/63520).
To the rank of Lieutenant Colonel w. e. f 15 July 2014 :
Major D Sooriyaarachchi RWP RSP GR (O/64199).
Major M S lbbrahim SLSC (O/64200).
Major NWDA Nanayakkara RSP USP SLLI (O/64201).
Major BWDMRPSSBD Bulathwaththa RSP Isc MI (O/64206).
Major RMCKB Rathnayake RSP USP psc Isc MI (O/64213).
Major HDC Silva RWP RSP USP psc VIR (O/64216).
Major P W Karunaratne RSP USP GW (O/64221).
Major DMJR Dissanayake USP psc IG SLA (O/64223).
Major C M Liyanage SLE (O/64225).
Major RS Meegamaarachchi SLAGSC (O/64227).
Major KMG S Kodituwakku RSP GW (O/64231).
Major KAAK Karunaratne RWP RSP USP psc SLLI (O/64232).
Major C Sumanasekara RSP USP SLSR (O/64242).
Major RAJK Ranasinghe RWP RSP CR (O/64243).
Major DMBP B Dissanayake RSP USP SLA (O/64245).
Major RSPK Silva RSP USP SLAC (O/64246).
Major WBMMN Weerasekara RWP RSP USP GR (O/64250).
Major SBRAWMRTWSB Thoradeniya USP Lsc SLE (O/64253).
Major LAPM K Liyanaarachchi VIR (O/64254).
Major N L Nagahawaththa GW (O/64256).
Major GKN Wijesinghe SLSC (O/64259).
Major JAC S Jagoda psc SLE (O/64261).