Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne has been appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
He succeeds Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, who concluded his tenure as the 25th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
Before assuming the top military post, Lieutenant General Premaratne served as the 69th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the second-highest appointment in the service. He assumed those duties on June 1, 2026, at Army Headquarters.
Prior to becoming Chief of Staff, he held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. He also served as the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Artillery.
Lieutenant General Premaratne, who is from the Sri Lanka Artillery, now takes over the leadership of the Army following the completion of his predecessor's tenure.
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