Rear Admiral Pradeep Rathnayake has been appointed the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy.
The appointment was made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and retrospectively comes into effect from 16 January.
Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera formally handed over the letter of appointment to Rear Admiral Rathnayake at the Navy Headquarters today (21) and expressed his best wishes.
Rear Admiral Rathnayake, educated at St. Thomas’ College in Matale, had joined the Navy in 1987 as an Officer Cadet of the 17th intake, in the Executive branch.
On successful completion of his basic training at the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee, he was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1989.
The senior officer completed his Sub Lieutenant Technical Course at the Naval and Maritime Academy in 1992 and specialized in Marine Navigation from the Indian Navy in 1997.