Major General Channa Weerasuriya RWP, RSP, ndu is a Sri Lankan army general. He is the incumbent Chief of Staff of the Army. Earlier, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army (DCOS).^[1] Prior to join DCOS, he served as the Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force^[2] and before this appointment he had served as Commander, Security Forces - East and General Officer Commanding(GOC), 22 Infantry Division.^[3]

Major General Channa Weerasuriya
Born	(1968-07-15) 15 July 1968 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army
Years of service	1986–Present
Rank	Major General
Service number	O/60877
Unit	Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War
Alma mater	University of Sri Jayawardenepura National Defence University, Pakistan

Early life and education

After completed Higher Secondary education at Mahanama College, Colombo he joined Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet on 27 October 1986 to the Intake 26 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 1st Battalion of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry on 23 July 1987.

Military career

Being the officer of Sri Lanka infantry he successfully commanded 4th Battalion of Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment which was always on front line combat during Sri Lankan civil war. He was the Commander of 512, 523 and 663 Infantry Brigades, Commander of Air Mobile Brigade and Commander of 22 Division in Trincomalee.^[4] Weerasuriya is also the Colonel of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Light Infantry.

Family

General Weerasuriya happily married to Mrs. Danusha Weerasuriya and blessed with a daughter.^[5]

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