Sarath Ratnakeerthi | |
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![]() Rear Admiral Sarath Ratnakeerthi | |
Born | June 16, 1951 |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Sri Lanka Navy |
Years of service | 1971-2006 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | former Chief of Staff Sri Lanka Navy |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Awards | Uttama Seva Padakkama ,Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
Other work |
Deputy Commissioner of Essential Services Jaffna District operations officer, Presidential Task force For Resettlement, Development & Security |
Rear Admiral Sarath Ratnakeerthi VSV,usp, ndc, psc was Sri Lanka Navy's former Chief of Staff.
After completing his education at Nalanda College Colombo, he joined Lanka Navy as a cadet officer on 1 August 1971 and was promoted to the Rank of Midshipman on 1 August 1972.Cadet Officer Ratnakeerthi was commissioned on 1 August 1975 as a Sub Lieutenant. Thereafter he was gradually promoted to the ranks of Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore and finally Rear Admiral on 1 January 2002.
Rear Admiral Sarath Ratnakeerthi has the unique distinction of serving as the Area Commander of all five Naval Commands of the Sri Lanka Navy, namely Northern Naval Command, Western Naval Command, North-Central Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command and Southern Naval Command.
He has also served as the Commanding Officer of the Naval establishments, SLNS 'Ruhuna', SLNS 'Tissa', SLNS 'Gemunu' and also commanded Naval ships, SLNS 'Weeraya', SLNS 'Jayasagara'.
General references[]
- "Appointed Chief of Staff, SLN". Telo. 31 December 2005. http://www.telo.org/december2005.htm. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- "Six boys’ schools for Nalanda Squash Tournament". Daily Mirror. Saturday, 27 November 2010. http://print.dailymirror.lk/sports/128-local/28363.html. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- "Nalanda and HFC squash champions by Yasaratne Gamage". Daily News. 2010-12-10. http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/12/10/spo03.asp. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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