Jagath Alwis

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Jagath Alwis
Service/branch
JVP Insurrection 1987-89,
Sri Lankan Civil War
AwardsRana Wickrama Padakkama,
Rana Sura Padakkama,
Uttama Seva Padakkama
Other workSecretary to the Ministry of Public Security,
Chief of National Intelligence

President's Guard. Currently he is the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security.[2]

Military career

Educated at

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He as held several senior commands such as; Commander of the

General Staff at Army Headquarters. He had also severed as Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Israel. In 2014 he was appointed as Commander Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna, one of the most senior commands in the Sri Lankan military.[3] Following his retirement from the army, he served as Chief of National Intelligence prior to his appointment as Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jagath Alwis new Jaffna Commander
  2. ^ "Secretaries to the Ministries". presidentsoffice.gov.lk. President's office. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ Maj. Gen, Jagath Alwis new Jaffna Commander
  4. ^ "CNI receives new appointment". The Iand. Retrieved 18 August 2021.