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Colombo, January 15 (Daily Mirror)- Rear Admiral Chinthaka Kumarasinghe was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy effective from 31 December 2024.
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda officially handed over the letter of appointment to Rear Admiral Chinthaka Kumarasinghe at the Navy Headquarters today.
Rear Admiral Chinthaka Kumarasinghe, an old boy of Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda embarked on his naval career as an Officer Cadet in 1991 and was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1993 following his initial naval training at the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee.
In 1995, he completed the Sub Lieutenant Technical Course at the Naval and Maritime Academy and later specialised in Gunnery at INS Dronacharya, Cochin, India in 2003.
Rear Admiral Kumarasinghe holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Master of Defence Studies from the University of Kelaniya, and a Master’s degree from the University of Professionals, Bangladesh.
Rising through the ranks, he was promoted to Rear Admiral on 21 June 2023.
Prior to his current role as Deputy Chief of Staff, he served as Commander Western Naval Area and Commandant Volunteer Naval Force, responsibilities he continues to oversee.