Global InformationSusith Weerasekara information
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Vice Admiral SMB Weeraasekara | |
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| Born | Nugawela, Kandy |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/ | Sri Lanka Navy |
| Years of service | 34 (1978–2012) |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Commandant of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force |
| Battles/wars | Sri Lanka's war against terror |
| Awards | Rana Sura Padakkama, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama |
| Alma mater | St. Anthony's College, Kandy, Vidyartha College |
Vice admiral Susith Maliya Bandara Weerasekara RSP, VSV, USP, ndu, psn, MSc. (DS) Mgmt, DISS, DIDSS (born 22 August 1959) was a commissioned officer of the Sri Lanka Navy.[1] He was the highest ranked senior officer of the Sri Lanka Navy at the time he was overlooked for the position of Commander of the Navy, leading to his subsequent retirement.[2] A committee appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena found that he was politically victimised by the previous government and he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral in October 2015.[3]
- ^ Sri Lanka Navy (2010). Rear Admiral SMB Weerasekara (Bio Data). Retrieved from http://sln60.navy.lk/assets/files/maritime_symposium/Sri_Lanka/Bio_Data_Rear_Admiral_SMB_Weerasekara.pdf
- ^ Rear Admiral Weerasekara seeks early retirement
- ^ "Reinstated military officers to meet Army Chief - Breaking News | Daily Mirror".