Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Rear Admiral Damian Fernando, who served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, promoting him to the rank of Vice Admiral.
The letter of appointment was handed over to him this afternoon (30) at the Presidential Secretariat by the Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The appointment will take effect from 1 July. The incumbent Commander of the Navy, 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...