Jagath Alwis

Major General K. Jagath Alwis, RWP, RSP, USP is a retired Sri Lankan senior army general. He served as the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, former Chief of National Intelligence, Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna and the Colonel Commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps.[1] He had served as Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Israel and Commander of the President's Guard. Currently he is the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security.[2]

Jagath Alwis
Service/branchSri Lanka Army
RankMajor General
UnitGajaba Regiment
Commands heldCommander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna
Battles/warsJVP Insurrection 1987-89,
Sri Lankan Civil War
AwardsRana Wickrama Padakkama,
Rana Sura Padakkama,
Uttama Seva Padakkama
Other workSecretary to the Ministry of Public Security,
Chief of National Intelligence

Military career

Educated at Ananda College, Colombo, Alwis joined the army as a cadet officer and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Gajaba Regiment. He is a graduate of the National Defence College and Defence Services Command and Staff College.

He as held several senior commands such as; Commander of the President's Guard and Director General - General Staff at Army Headquarters. He had also severed as Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Israel. In 2014 he was appointed as Commander Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna, one of the most senior commands in the Sri Lankan military.[3] Following his retirement from the army, he served as Chief of National Intelligence prior to his appointment as Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security.[4]

References
  1. Jagath Alwis new Jaffna Commander
  2. "Secretaries to the Ministries". presidentsoffice.gov.lk. President's office. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. Maj. Gen, Jagath Alwis new Jaffna Commander
  4. "CNI receives new appointment". The Iand. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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