Air Vice Marshal M. D. A. Prasanna Payoe | |
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Born | 1967 |
Place of birth | Bandarawela Uva Province |
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Years of service | 1985 - 2022 |
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Service number | 01557 |
Commands held | Chief of Staff |
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Air Vice-Marshal M. D. A. Prasanna Payoe (also known as AVM Prasantha Payoe) is a retired Air officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force who served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force.[1] Prior to this appointment, he served as Director Training and the Director Air Operations. He also served as Base Commander of Sri Lanka’s largest air force base, Katunayake.[2]
Early life and education[]
Payoe completed his education at S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela. Then he join Sri Lankan Air Force in 1985 at General Duties Pilot Branch. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka and completed NDC from the National Defence University, Pakistan.[3]
Air Force career[]
He also served as Defence Attaché to the Russia Federation. After being promoted to AVM he became Director General of the Centre for Defence Research.[4] He retired from active service on 12 September, 2022 while serving as Chief of Staff of the SLAF.
References[]
- ↑ "SLAF’s new Chief of Staff appointed" (in English). https://www.timesonline.lk/news-online/SLAFs-new-Chief-of-Staff-appointed/2-1132488.
- ↑ "Building a strong base in Sri Lanka". https://news.defence.gov.au/international/building-strong-base-sri-lanka.
- ↑ "New Air Force Chief of Staff" (in en). https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/03/20/local/244553/new-air-force-chief-staff.
- ↑ "Locally produced security devices for Parliament security" (in en). 2021-11-26. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/11/26/locally-produced-security-devices-for-parliament-security/.
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