5Th Update on 07 October 2020
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5th update on 07 October 2020 Appointment of former or serving military personnel to civilian administration posts , Presidential Task Forces and other Commissions and Committees (Information available in the Public Domain) Institution/ Task Force/ Designation Name Date of Regiment Committee appointment 01 Ministry of Defence Secretary to the (Rtd) Major General Kamal November 2019 Gajaba Ministry of Gunaratne Defence 02 Telecommunications Chairman (Rtd) Major General Kamal December 2019 Gajaba Regulatory Commission Gunaratne 03 Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman (Rtd) Major General Daya November 2019 Infantry Rathnayake 04 Sri Lanka Customs Director General (Rtd) Major General Vijitha February 2020 Artillery Ravipriya 05 Lotus Tower Chief Manager (Rtd) Major General Prasad February 2020 Engineering Samarasinghe 06 State Intelligence Services Chief Brigadier Suresh Sallay December 2019 Military Intelligence Corps 07 Airport and Aviation Chairman (Rtd) Major General G.A. December 2019 Armored Corps Services Chandrasiri 08 Chairman Gajaba 1 Consumer Protection (Rtd) Major General Mr. Authority D.M.S. Dissanayaka 09 Disaster Management Director General (Rtd) Major General January 2020 Engineering Centre Sudantha Ranasinghe 10 National Operation Centre Head Lieutenant General March 2020 Gajaba for Prevention of COVID- Shavendra Silva, 19 outbreak Commander of Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff 11 Poverty eradication and Member (Rtd) Major General January 2020 Gajaba Livelihood Development Sumedha Perera Task Force1 12 Economic Revival and Members Lieutenant General April 2020 Gajaba Poverty Eradication Task Shavendra Silva, Force2 Commander of the Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff Major General (Rtd) Shantha Dissanayake Rear Admiral (Rtd) Ananda Peiris 1 http://documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2020/1/2159-64_E.pdf 2 http://www.pmdnews.lk/presidential-task-force-on-economic-revival-and-poverty-eradication-established/ 2 (DG/Department of Civil Defense) Major General (Rtd) Vijitha Ravipriya (DG/Customs) Major General (Rtd) Sudantha Ranasinghe (DG/Disaster Management Centre) Major General (Rtd) Sumedha Perera 13 COVID19 Healthcare and DG/Administration (Rtd.) Major General K.B March 2020 Gemunu Social Security Fund Egodawela 14 Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff (Rtd.) Major General K.B November 2020 Gemunu Egodawela 15 Presidential Secretariat Additional (Rtd) Admiral Prof. Jayanath January 2020 Sri Lanka Navy Secretary (Foreign Colombage Relations) 16 Western Province Governor (Rtd) Air Chief Marshal March 2020 Sri Lanka Airforce Roshan Gunatilake 17 Special Presidential Task Head (Rtd) Air Chief Marshal 27 April 2020 Sri Lanka Air Force to ensure health Roshan Gunatilake Force security in military camps (Details of Members are not available. The 3 functions described are regular functions of the civilian Ministry of Defence and tri- forces commanders) 18 Ceylon Fisheries Chairman (Rtd) Major General Lalith Information not Gajaba Corporation Daulagala available in the public domain 19 Ministry of Health and Secretary Major General Sanjeewa 11 May 2020 Army Medical Indigenous Medical Munasinghe Corps Services (Director General of the Army Health Services; President of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine and Colonel Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps) 20 Ministry of Mahaweli, Secretary (Rtd) Major General 11 May 2020 Gajaba Agriculture, Irrigation and A.K.Sumedha Perera Rural Development 21 Presidential Task Force to Member (Rtd) Major General Kamal Gajaba Protect Archaeological Gunaratne Sites 4 Reported on 22 May 20203 Appointed on 02 June 20204 *See statement by CPA5 on this task force and the task force at 22 22 Presidential Task Force to Head -(Rtd) Major General Kamal 02 June 2020 Gajaba build a Secure Country, Gunaratne Disciplined, Virtuous and Lawful Society Members -Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva Gajaba Commander of the Sri Lanka Army -Vice Admiral Piyal de Silva Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy -Air Marshal Sumangala Dias Commander of the Sri Artillery Lanka Air Force -Major General (Rtd) Vijitha Ravipriya Gajaba Director General of Custom -Major General (Retired) Jagath Alwis Military Chief of National Intelligence Intelligence Corps 3 http://www.pmdnews.lk/presidential-task-force-to-protect-archaeological-sites/ 4 http://documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2020/6/2178-17_E.pdf 5 https://www.cpalanka.org/the-appointment-of-two-presidential-task-forces/ 5 -Major General Suresh Salley Artillery Director of State Intelligence Service -Major General A.S. Hewavitharana Director of Army Intelligence Unit -Captain S.J. Kumara Director of Navy Intelligence Unit -Air Commodore M.D.J. Wasage Director of Air Force Intelligence Unit 23 President’s Office Ombudsman6 Senior Deputy Inspector June 2020 Sri Lanka Police (A new post) General of Police S. M. Wickremasinghe 24 Foreign Ministry Secretary to the (Rtd) Admiral Prof. Jayanath August 2020 Sri Lanka Navy Foreign Ministry Colombage 25 Foreign Ministry Coordinating Commander Chameera August 2020 Sri Lanka Navy Secretary, Bureau Ranaweera of the Secretary to 6 https://srilankabrief.org/2020/06/militarisation-in-sri-lanka-deputy-inspector-general-of-police-appointed-as-a-ombudsman-under-president-rajapaksa/ 6 the Foreign Ministry 26 National Sports Selection Chairman7 Lieutenant General October 2020 Gajaba Committee Shavendra Silva, Commander of Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff 27 Lanka Sathosa Ltd CEO8 Retired Major Anura 21 September 2020 Army Service (State-run retail chain) Pandithage Corps DGM (Human 21 September 2020 Resources) Wing Commander Primal Sri Lanka Air Paragahawatta (Retd) Force 28 Prime Minister’s Office Chief of Staff Liutenant Commander 12 October 2020 Sri Lanka Navy Yoshitha Rajapaksa (2nd son of the Prime Minister)9 7 http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/10/05/sports/230558/lt-gen-shavendra-silva-heads-sports-selection-committee 8 https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-state-retailer-lanka-sathosa-appoints-ex-army-major-as-ceo-74877/ 9 http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Yoshitha-Rajapaksa-confirms-he-has-resigned-from-navy/108-198241 7 .