Channa Weerasuriya
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Channa Weerasuriya චන්න වීරසූරිය | |
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| Born | 15 July 1968 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Service |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1986–Present |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | O/60877 |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Light Infantry |
| Battles / wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Alma mater | University of Sri Jayawardenepura National Defence University, Pakistan |
Major General Channa Weerasuriya RWP, RSP, ndu was a Sri Lankan army general. He was the Chief of Staff of the Army. Earlier, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army (DCOS).[1] Prior to join DCOS, he served as the Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force[2] and before this appointment he had served as Commander, Security Forces - East and General Officer Commanding(GOC), 22 Infantry Division.[3]
After completed Higher Secondary education at Mahanama College, Colombo he joined Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet on 27 October 1986 to the Intake 26 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 1st Battalion of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry on 23 July 1987.