Rear Admiral Jayantha Kularatne has been appointed the model new Chief of Employees of Sri Lanka Navy.
Commander of Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera formally handed over the letter of appointment to Rear Admiral Kularatne on the Navy Headquarters appropriate this second (Jan 03).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe made the appointment, which is environment nice from December 23, 2022.
Kularatne joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 1987 as an Officer Cadet of sixteenth consumption, all by the Govt division. On worthwhile completion of his foremost instructing from the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee, he was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant on fifteenth June 1989.
The senior officer completed his Sub Lieutenant Technical Course on the Naval and Maritime Academy in 1990 and specialised in Prolonged Navigation and Directions on the Navigation and Operations School, Pakistan Navy in 1999.
Progressing steadily in his occupation, the senior officer was elevated to the rank of Rear Admiral on 07th August 2020.
Rear Admiral Jayantha Kularatne has had the privilege of commanding assorted Fast Assault Craft, Ships and Establishments all by the Sri Lanka Navy.
Amongst among the many many many utterly utterly completely different appointments he held; Director Naval Administration, Commodore Sea Educating, Head of Naval Evaluation Wing, Director Naval Educating, Naval Officer in Price (Trincomalee-South), Deputy Area Commander Japanese Naval Area and Port Facility Security Officer – Trincomalee, Director Naval Welfare, Director Main Corporations, Director Main Educating and Commander Northwestern Naval Command stood distinguished.
Earlier to his appointment as Chief of Employees of the Sri Lanka Navy, the officer served all by the Japanese Naval Command on account of the Deputy Chief of Employees and Commander Japanese Naval Area.
Rear Admiral Kularatne has moreover been awarded the ‘Shasanabhiwurdidayaka Deshamanya’ title from the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha for his contribution to the promotion of Buddhism.
All through the meantime, Rear Admiral Pradeep Rathnayake was appointed the Deputy Chief of Employees of the Sri Lanka Navy environment nice from December 23, 2022. Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera formally handed over the letter of appointment to Rear Admiral Rathnayake on the Navy Headquarters appropriate this second.
(Rear Admiral Pradeep Rathnayake – new Deputy Chief of Employees of the Sri Lanka Navy )