Milinda Peiris

Major General Milinda Peiris RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corps
Years of service	1980 -
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry Brigade
Commands held	Commandant of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War Omanthai and Valachchainai
Awards	RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc
Other work	Vice Chancellor of KDU

Major General Milinda Peiris, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, is a Sri Lankan Army officer who commanded the 5th Regiment of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps with distinction.

He was the commander of 22 division Trincomalee during the liberation of the east by the security forces. Major General Milinda, held the position of Director Operations at the Joint Operations Headquarters and was later appointed as the Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché for Sri Lanka in the Uinted States of America.

He is also a recipient of the Legion of Merit (LOM) Commander Degree which is a military decoration of United States armed forces awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements and for foreign Military attachés based in the US.

Major General Milinda is also the President of General Court Martial (GCM).

He is a graduate of University of New Delhi holding a Masters Degree in Philosophy (MPhil). Also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, OUSL, Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Senior Level Defense Management in University of Indore, India.

He received his education at Nalanda College Colombo and was a Senior Cadet at school.

References

• "Flying hints at aviation meeting". Sunday Times - Columns. 2010-10-10. http://sundaytimes.lk/101010/Columns/cafe.html. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 

• "Second court martial named". Infolanka. Mar 28, 2010. http://www.infolanka.com/news/IL/1295.htm. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 

• "Friends or Foes? The military and the people of the East". Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Sunday, March 06, 2011. http://www.defence.lk/PrintPage.asp?fname=20071019_03. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 

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