Sri Lanka: Rear Admiral YN Jayarathne appointed as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy

COLOMBO, 18 August 2021, (TON): The President and Commander-in- Chief of Armed Forces of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Rear Admiral YN Jayarathne as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, effective from 17th August 2021.

Accordingly, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, officially handed over the letter of appointment in this regard to Rear Admiral YN Jayarathne at the Navy Headquarters, (17th August 2021).

Born in the year 1967, Rear Admiral Jayarathne received his secondary education from the Royal College, Colombo 7.

He joined Sri Lanka Navy in the Executive branch as an Officer Cadet of the 15th Intake on 20th October 1986 and completed his Officer Cadet training at the Naval & Maritime Academy, Trincomalee.

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