Chief of Defence Staff Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Chief of Staff Director General Coast Guard Eastern Naval Command Northern Naval Area Western Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Battles/wars
Sri Lankan Civil War
Awards
Weerodara Vibhushanaya Rana Wickrama Padakkama (x2) Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal, Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Other work
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan
John Richardson and Ravindra Wijegunaratne
Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP and Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, NI(M), ndc, psn, is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, and former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.[2] He has also served as the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and held, at various times, four of the seven Naval Commands of the SLN.[3][4][5][6] Wijegunaratne has also served as Director Naval Operations, and is a recipient of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya.[7]
^ ab"Travis Sinniah to have shortest tenure?". srilankamirror.com. Sri Lanka Mirror. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^"Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne appointed new Chief of Defence Staff". Daily News Sri Lanka. Daily News Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne assumes duties as the 20th Commander of the Navy
^Rear Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy
^New Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard assumes duties
^"Commander of the Navy". Navy.lk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^Two Intakes of Sailors pass out at SLNS Nipuna Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
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Global Information
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Navy
Admiral
Weerodara Vibhushanaya
Rana Wickrama Padakkama (x2)
Rana Sura Padakkama
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Uttama Seva Padakkama
Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal,
Nishan-e-Imtiaz