Rear Admiral Manjula Dissanayake honoured in farewell salute

The Sri Lanka Navy today (02 Aug 25) bade farewell to Rear Admiral Manjula Dissanayake, relinquished duties to which he was committed over the past 33 years in the Sri Lanka Navy.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda along with the members of Navy’s Board of Management, extended best wishes to the retiring flag -rank officer who is celebrating his 55th birthday today. Thereupon, Rear Admiral Dissanayake was accorded a Guard of Honour in accordance with naval traditions. As the customary event drew to a close, fellow naval officers made their formal farewells to the retiring senior officer, before he was sent off in a motorcade amidst the cheers of naval personnel.

Rear Admiral Manjula Dissanayake joined the Sri Lanka Navy as an Officer Cadet of the 21st intake in 1991 and held a wide range of logistics appointments during his illustrious naval career. Among some of the key appointments he held; Captain Logistics Department (North Central), Deputy Director Naval (Pay), Deputy Director (Foreign Procurement), Commodore Superintendent Logistics (West), Director Naval (Logistics) and Director General (Budget and Finance) stood prominent.