New Appointments made by His Excellency the President
The present Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka was
today appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff. He took oaths before
President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya today.
This appointment, effective July 15, 2009, is made in
accordance with the powers vested in the President by the Chief of
Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009.
Consequent to this appointment, Major General Jagath
Jayasuriya was appointed as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army,
effective July 15, 2009.
The present Commander of the Navy Admiral Wasantha
Karannagoda was appointed as the National Security Advisor to the
President, from July 15, 2009.
The present Chief of Navy Staff Rear Admiral Thisara
Samarasinghe has accordingly been appointed as Commander of the Sri
Lanka Navy, effective July 15, 2009.
The current Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and
Competent Authority for the Internally Displaced Persons in the North,
Major General G. A. Chandrasiri took his oaths as the new Governor for
the Northern Province today - July 12, 2009. Accordingly, Mr. Dixon Dela
who was Governor of the Northern
Province was appointed as the High Commissioner for
Sri Lanka in the Maldives, effective today - July 12, 2009.
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General Sarath Fonseka receiving his
appointment as the new Chief of Defence Staff from President
Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiriya. (Pix By Chndana
Perera) |
Major General Jagath Jayasuriya
receiving his appointment as the new Commander of the Sri
Lanka Army from Presideht Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi
Mandiriya. (Pix By Chndana Perera) |
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
receiving his appointment as the new National Security
Advisor to the President from President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
(Pix By Chndana Perera) |
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Rear Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe
receiving his appointment as the new Commander of the Sri
Lanka Navy from President Mahinda Rajapaksa. (Pix By Chndana
Perera) |
Major General G. A. Chandrasiri,
Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and Competent Authority
for the Internally Displaced Persons in the North, sworn in
as the new Governor of the Northern Province before
President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya. (Pix
By Chndana Perera) |
Media Division
Presidential Secretariat
July 12, 2009
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