Major General W.H.K.S Peiris of Gajaba Regiment has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army from today (16).
Before his new appointment, he has been serving as the Commander, of Security Forces - West.
He was born on 6 June 1969.
The major general studied at St Anthony's Boys School in Panadura and Thurstan College, Colombo.
He joined the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet on 26 July 1988 in the Intake 30.
Upon successful completion of the basic military training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa, he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and was posted to the Gajaba Regiment (GR) which is an elegant Infantry Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army on the 09 June 1990.
After being steadily elevated to subsequent ranks in the course of the span of service in the Army, he was promoted to the rank of Major General on 7 May 2021.