President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, has promoted the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera to the rank of Admiral with effect from Thursday, July 09.

 

Jayantha Perera is the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. He was appointed Commander of the Navy in July 2014.

 

Admiral Jayantha joined the Navy in 1978. During his career, he has commanded many ships and has held various staff positions in the SL Navy, including Director General Operations and Director General Services.