Srilanka, June 30 -- Rear Admiral Damian Fernando has been appointed as the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy.



President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made the appointment after promoting Rear Admiral Damian Fernando to the rank of Vice Admiral.



The letter of appointment was handed over to him by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat, this afternoon (30).



The appointment will take effect from 1 July.



The incumbent Commander of the Navy, Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, is due to retire from office on 1 July.



Vice Admiral Damian Fernando received his education at St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa. He joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 1991 as an Officer Cadet in the Executiv...