Ananda Weerasekara | |
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Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Other work |
Rehabilitation Commissioner Deputy Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services |
Major General Ananda Weerasekara was the Commanding Officer of the North Central Province.
Ananda was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. While at school he Captained Nalanda soccer team with distinction and was the Goal-Keeper. He was also a member of the college Cadet platoon.
After leaving army Major General Ananda Weerasekara assumed duties as the Rehabilitation Commissioner, and later appointed as Deputy Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services.
On 1 May 2007, he entered the Buddhist Order.
General references[]
- "A very strange transition by Premasara Epasinghe". Sunday Observer. 2007-05-13. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/05/13/fea06.asp. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- "Buddhangala Aranyaya (Hermitage)". Buddhangala Hermitage. http://www.buddhangala.org/high_priest.html. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
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