Sri Lankan police officer and currently Acting Inspector General of Police
Deshabandu Tennakoon
36th Inspector General of Police
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 February 2024 Acting: 29 November 2023–26 February 2024[1]
Preceded by
C. D. Wickramaratne
Personal details
Born
(1971-07-03) 3 July 1971 (age 52)
Profession
Police officer
Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Wanshalankara Deshabandu Tennakoon (born 3 July 1971), known as Deshabandu Tennakoon (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු තෙන්නකෝන්), is a Sri Lankan police officer. He is the current Inspector General of the Sri Lankan Police.[2][3]
^Abayasinghe, Shiromi; Sriyantha, Rakshana (26 February 2024). "The New Inspector General of Police is Deshabandu Tennakoon". Dinamina (in Sinhala). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^"Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon appointed as Acting IGP". Hiru News.
^"CC approves Acting IGP's appointment". DailyNews. December 1, 2023.
and 12 Related for: Deshabandu Tennakoon information
Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Wanshalankara DeshabanduTennakoon (born 3 July 1971), known as DeshabanduTennakoon (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු තෙන්නකෝන්), is a Sri Lankan...
Deshabandu (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු, romanized: dēśabandu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. 'Patriot') is the third highest national honour awarded...
Commission. The current Inspector General of Police (Acting) is DeshabanduTennakoon. During the Sri Lankan civil war, the police service became an integral...
people were wounded and hospitalized following the attacks. SDIG DeshabanduTennakoon, who is in charge of the Western Province, was seen during the attack...
Homagama Base Hospital. Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, DeshabanduTennakoon is injured in an attack carried out by a group of persons at Perahera...
Name Notability Reference DeshabanduTennakoon Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) (Acting) Nilantha Jayawardena Senior Deputy Inspector General of...
Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11. "India honours Deshabandu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and late Prof. Indra Dassanayake". Daily FT.lk....
Thilanga Sumathipala was elected as his deputy. Government of Sri Lanka – Deshabandu - 1992 Japanese government – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun...
Deshabandu James Edward Herath Herald known as Harold Herath (10 March 1930 – 31 August 2007) was a senior Sri Lankan politician and Cabinet Minister....
Deshabandu Indradasa Hettiarachchi (born 13 October 1927) was a Sri Lankan politician and the former Minister of Industries. Hettiarachchi was born 13...
Hurulle S. B. Lenawa R. B. Ratnamalala Maithripala Senanayake P. M. K. Tennakoon North Western Province (16) M. A. Adikari E. M. R. B. Ekanayake Hugh Fernando...
Global Information