New Navy Commander

12 January 2011 06:32 am

Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral S. Dissanayake has been appointed as the Navy Commander with effect from January 15, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.

Current Navy Commander Thisara Samarasinghe, who has been promoted to the rank of Admiral with effect from today, will retire on January 15 after completing a year and half period as the Commander.