Amal Karunasekara
Insurrection 1987-89 | |
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Awards | Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Education
Educated at
Military career
Karunasekara enlisted in the
He was the 15th Colonel of the Regiment of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry regiment, having occupied this position once temporarily between 2007 and 2009.[3] He was an instructor at Diyatalawa and Directing Staff at the Defence Services Command and Staff College.
Karunasekara was appointed Commander of Security Forces Headquarters- Kilinochchi on 18 October 2015; he was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Army on 22 July 2017, after the promotion of
Controversy
As commandant of the Sri Lankan contingent of
On 5 April 2018, he was arrested by the
Personal life
Karunasekara is married, and has one daughter with his wife Dananjanie.[3]
Having been an avid hockey player at school level, he has represented Sri Lanka at national level in the sport and has gone on to be chairman of the Sri Lanka Army Hockey Committee[11] [12]
References
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- ^ How Sri Lanka benefits from the National Defence College
- ^ a b c d e f g "Major General Amal Karunasekara - New Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army". Asiantribune.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Ses soldats à la Minustah ont violé des enfants, il est promu". loophaiti.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Karunasekara retires". dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "UN confirms sex charges". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Keith Noyahr abduction: Rtd. Major General Karunasekara arrested". dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Retired senior Sri Lankan Army officer arrested for attack on journalist". colombopage.com. ColomboPage. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Fmr. Military Intelligence Chief Arrested". Hiru News. Asia Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Arrest of Sri Lanka's ex-military intelligence chief leads to breakthrough". economynext.com. EconomyNext. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Engineers Corps Wins Inter Regiment Hockey Championship". army.lk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ 51st Army Chief of Staff Assumes Office