Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

SLN’s new Chief of Staff appointed

January 15, 2021

His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), with effect from today (Jan 15).

Accordingly, Rear Admiral Weerasinghe received the letter of appointment from the Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at a function held at the Navy Headquarters today morning.