Major General Chandana Wickremasinghe has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from February 09, 2025.
Earlier, Maj. Gen. Wickremasinghe also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) and Director General General Staff (DGGS) of the Sri Lanka Army.
He began his military career after completing basic training at the Indian Military Academy (Regular Intake 87) and the Sri Lanka Military Academy (Intake 31). He was then commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and assigned to the Gajaba Regiment as an Infantry Officer.
