His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maithripala Sirisena promoted the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe to the rank of Admiral with effect from 31st December 2018. Subsequent to the promotion, the Admiral retired from the service today (01st January 2019), on completion of 36 years of distinguished naval career.
02 Jan 2019