Sri Lankan President appoints new army chief
Written by : IANS | Tue, Jul 04, 2017, 12:00 PM
Colombo, July 4: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday appointed Mahesh Senanayake as the new army chief.
"A proud son of Mother Sri Lanka, Mahesh Senanayake took office as the Commander in Chief of the Army," Sirisena said in a statement.
Senanayake was also promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, reports Xinhua news agency.
Senanayake will take over from Chrisantha De Silva, who was last week appointed to the rank of General by President Sirisena.
July 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has made new appointments to the posts of Commander of Sri Lanka Army and the Secretary of Defense.
Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Mahesh Senanayake has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed as the new Army Commander.