Major General Janaka Walgama RSP, USP, psc | |
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Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Service/branch | Sri Lankan Army |
Years of service | 1980 – |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
General Officer Commanding 22 Division Trincomalee General Officer Commanding 65 Division Thunukkai General Officer Commanding 51 Division in Jaffna |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Awards | RSP, USP and psc |
Other work | Director General Defence Intelligence |
Major General Janaka Walgama RSP, USP, psc is the Director General Operations at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff. He was the General Officer Commanding 51 Division in Jaffna and Director General of Defence Intelligence also at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff earlier.
During the war times he was the General Officer Commanding 22 Division in Trincomalee and Commander for 65 Division in Thunukkai (Kilinochchi).
Also he had been the Commandant of the Sri Lanka Military Academy at Diyatalawa and former Colonel Military Secretary at Army Headquarters.
He is a product of Nalanda College Colombo.
References[]
- "National flags fly in Jaffna on 63rd Independence day". Ministry of Defence - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 2/5/2011. http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20110205_03. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- "Major shuffle in the Army after poll victory". Sunday Times. 31/1/2010. http://sundaytimes.lk/100131/News/nws_02.html. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- "Army joins Jaffna cricket fans to greet Sri Lankan team". Crisanto Global. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. http://www.flashlk.com/2011/01/army-joins-jaffna-cricket-fans-to-greet.html. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- "In the east, a fragile peace". Living Media India Limited. October 31, 2008. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/18967/International/In+the+east,+a+fragile+peace.html. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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