Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා සන්නද්ධ හමුදාවේ සේනාධිනායක, romanized: śrī laṁkā sannaddha hamudāvē sēnādhināyaka) is the ultimate commanding authority of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, an executive role vested in the President of Sri Lanka.[1]
Formation
As head of state, the
parliamentary secretary
for defence and external affairs.
Responsibility for the management of the forces is Ministry of Defence, while the planning and execution of
general. The three services have their own respective professional chiefs: the commander of the Army, the commander of the Navy and the commander of the Air Force
, who have much autonomy.
National security council
The National Security Council (NSC) of
Sri Lankan military and Police. This was established in 1999 during the HE D. B. Wijetunga's government.[2][3]
Participants
- The Prime minister
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of Finance
- Minister of Law and Order
- Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence
- Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance
- Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Law and Order
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Commander of the Army
- Commander of the Navy
- Commander of the Air Force
- Inspector General of Police
- SIS Director
See also
References
- ^ "Media Centre for National Security". archive.is. 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ L. B. Mendis, Vemon (2020-07-26). "National Security Concepts of States; Sri Lanka" (PDF). United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
- ^ "INSSSL". www.insssl.lk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ Kumaresan, Arun (22 April 2019). "Easter Sunday Bombing: Questions To Minister Of Defence, Law & Order Of Sri Lanka". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2019.