New Army Deputy Chief of Staff takes over

Major General W. G. M. U. R. Perera USP took over as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army on May 7.

Major General Perera is the 21st Deputy Chief of Staff in the Sri Lanka Army after this appointment was created in 1994.

Major General Perera is a product of Thurstan College, Colombo. He joined the Sri Lanka Army Regular Force as an Officer Cadet in May 1976. On successful completion of his military training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant to the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Presently, he is holding the appointment of Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

During his military career, he has held many prominent appointments such as Commanding Officer of the 5 battalion SLEME, Commandant of the SLEME Base Workshop Katubedda, Colonel (AQ) 23 Division, Forward Maintenance Area Commander (East), Commander Area Headquarters (Galle), Director of Movements Control - Army Headquarters (AHQ), Director Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - AHQ and Quarter Master General - AHQ. He held the appointment as the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps, prior to being appointed as the Colonel Commandant of his mother unit. He is also the President of the Army Buddhist Association.

Major General Perera has followed many overseas technical and management courses, including Senior Defence Management Course and Officers' Armament Instrument Equipment Course in India. He is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Automotive Engineers, Institute of Supplies and Materials Management and Institute of Management (SL).

Major General Perera was also the President of the Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball and Softball Association between 2005-2007.