Ruwan Wanigasooriya appointed Chief of National Intelligence

Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya (Retd) has been appointed as the new Chief of National Intelligence.

Wanigasooriya received his letter of appointment from Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd).

Wanigasooriya (Retd) assumed duties in his new appointment at his office at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Being a proud product of Colombo Ananda College, he joined the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet in 1985 and successfully completed the basic military course at Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa and the Officers’ Training School in Pakistan.

In 1986 he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and was posted to Sri Lanka Artillery. Since then he counts over 33 years of service in the Sri Lanka Army, to-date.

During his long career, he has served in numerous Command, Staff and Instructional appointments at various levels, which include all possible command up to Infantry Division, General Staff of Field Formations, Army Headquarters and the Joint Services Headquarters, and instructor at several Officer Training Establishments.

He has also held special appointments as Military Assistant to the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and United Nations Military Observer in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya commanded two Brigades in the years 2007 and 2010 during and after the Humanitarian Operations and thereafter served as the Director Training at the Army Headquarters playing an effective role in preparing the Army to face post-conflict challenges in multi-dimensional fields.

He also served as the Military Spokesman and Director, Media Centre for National Security of the Ministry of Defence and contributed towards the national efforts at peace and reconciliation. (Colombo Gazette)