Sarath Munasinghe

Infobox MP
honorific-prefix =Major General The Honourable
name = Sarath Munasinghe
honorific-suffix =

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constituency_MP =Kurunegala District
parliament = Sri Lanka
majority =
term_start =2000
term_end =2004
predecessor =
successor =
birth_date = 1949
birth_place = Kurunegala, Ceylon
death_date = 17 March 2008
death_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka
nationality = Sri Lankan
party = United National Party
otherparty = Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2000-2001)
spouse =
partner =
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =
occupation =Politician
profession =Military
period =
rank = Major General
branch = Sri Lanka Army
commands = Commander Security Forces Headquarter Jaffna (SF HQ (J))
unit = Sri Lanka Artillery
allegiance = Sri Lanka
serviceyears = (1970-1999)
battles = 1971 Insurrection, Sri Lankan Civil War
awards =Rana Wickrama Padakkama,
Rana Sura Padakkama,
Uttama Seva Padakkama
net worth =
religion = Buddhist


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Major General Sarath Munasinghe, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, SLA was a Sri Lankan General and a politician. He had served in the Sri Lanka Army, becoming Commander Security Forces Headquarter Jaffna and went on to become the Deputy Speaker and Member of Parliament.

Military career

Educated at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, Munasinghe joined the army as a cadet officer in 1970 and later was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Artillery. Severing for twenty nine years in the Army he held several senior commands such as; General Officer Commanding 51 Division SLA and 54 Division SLA; Commander 12 Brigade Group, Colombo; Commander 15 Brigade Group,Mannar; Commanding Officer of 6th Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery; Coordinating Chief Batticalao, Ampara, Polonnaruwa Districts and Coordinating Officer Welioya. He was also the Army Director Psychological Operations and Director Media Operations Head Quarters, Ministry of Defense and Director Media Army Headquarters whilst being the Army media spokesman. In 1998 he was promoted to the rank of Major General and in 1999 severed as Commander Security Forces Headquarter Jaffna, one of the most senior commands in the Sri Lankan military.

Political career

Major General Munasinghe entered the Parliament in 2000 as a member of the Peoples Alliance, representing the Kurunegala District, and in 2001 crossed over to the opposition and became a member of the United National Party (UNP). He was reelected in 2001 and was made Deputy Speaker of Parliament, however he lost his seat in the 2004 election. At the time of his death he was the UNP chief organizer for the Polgahawela electorate. He died after a brief illness and his funeral took place in Kurunegala with full military honors.

Family

He was married and has two sons.

References

External links & sources

* [http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20080317055501.php Sri Lanka - Major General Sarath Munasinghe dies]
* [http://www.island.lk/2008/03/18/news2.html Major Gen. Sarath Munasinghe dead]