Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Road named after General Hamilton Wanasinghe

August 25, 2019

The road between Malwana and Dompe has been named as "General Hamilton Wanasinghe Mawatha" after the former Army Commander General Hamilton Wanasinghe.

The road was named during a ceremony graced by the State Minister of Defence Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene on Saturday (24).

General Hamilton Wanasinghe was the 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army. He had also served as the Joint Operations Commander and the Secretary of Defence.

General Hamilton Wanasinghe, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, senior military officers and local residents were also present at the occasion