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General
Shantha Kottegoda
WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
Born
(1949-11-06) November 6, 1949 (age 74) Kottegoda, Southern Province, Dominion of Ceylon
Allegiance
Sri Lanka
Service/branch
Sri Lanka Army
Years of service
1971–2005
Rank
General
Unit
Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Commands held
Commander of the Army, Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni, 55 Division, 51 Division
Battles/wars
1971 JVP Insurrection 1987–89 JVP Insurrection Sri Lankan Civil War
Awards
Uttama Seva Padakkama
Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
Rana Wickrama Padakkama
Rana Sura Padakkama
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Spouse(s)
Sonia
Other work
Ambassador to Brazil, Ambassador to Thailand, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
General Shantha H.S. Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born November 6, 1949) is a retired senior Sri Lanka Army general. He was the seventeenth commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1 July 2004 – 5 December 2005. He had served as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil and Thailand. In April 2019, following the Easter Sunday bombings he was appointed as the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence.
Shantha Kottegoda has served the Sri Lankan Army for 35 years throughout the island. He has been involved in both the 1971 and 1987–89 JVP Insurrection as well as the Sri Lankan Civil War, participating in major operations against the LTTE in the north and east of the country. Kottegoda has held numerous positions in the army; among them he was chief of staff, colonel of the regiment of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, general officer commanding 55 Division, 51 Division, 21 Division and served as director of military intelligence.[1]
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