Cyril Ranatunga [SEP] occupation
Cyril Ranatunga
General S. Cyril Ranatunga, VSV, rcds, psc (February 19, 1930) was a Sri Lankan general. He was the former General Officer Commanding, Joint Operations Command and Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army during the 1980s. He also served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence as well as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia and the United Kingdom.
Early life.
Born and raised in the village of Bakmeedeniya, Kegalle, in a family of six children. Ranatunga attended
- Colonel C. A. Dharmapala (1 Sep 1977 — 15 Aug 1983)
- General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle (15 Aug 1983 — 16 Feb 1990)
- General Cyril Ranatunga (16 Feb 1990 — 1 May 1993)
- Air Chief Marshal Walter Fernando (1 May 1993 — 6 Jun 1993)
- General Hamilton Wanasinghe (6 Jun 1993 — 10 Feb 1995)
- Chandananda de Silva (7 Dec 1995 — 5 Dec 2001)
- Austin Fernando (21 Dec 2001 — 3 Nov