Security Forces Headquarters – East

Security Forces Headquarters – East (SFHQ-E) is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, responsible for the operational deployment and command of all army units stationed in and around the country's Eastern Province. The command was established on 31 October 2003 with 2 divisions, and currently consists of the 22 Division, 23 Division and 24 Division, a total of 8 brigades.[1] The current Commander, SFHQ-E is Maj. Gen. Santhusitha Pananwala, in office since 2 November 2017.[2]

Security Forces Headquarters – East
Active31 October 2003 – Present
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
Size3 divisions
Garrison/HQAselapura Camp, Welikanda, Polonnaruwa
Anniversaries31 October
EngagementsSri Lankan Civil War
Websitearmy.lk/sfhqeast
Commanders
Current
commander
Maj. Gen. Aruna Jayasekera

Like the other area commands of the Sri Lanka Army, it coordinates operations and deployments of ground units of the Navy, Air Force and Police with that of the army in the area.[1]

Composition

Past Commanders

Rank Name Tenure[5]
Maj. Gen. N. Mallawaarachchi 31 October 2003 – 19 December 2004
Maj. Gen. G. Hettiarachchi 20 December 2004 – 11 May 2005
Maj. Gen. T.T.R. De Silva 12 December 2005 – 18 May 2006
Maj. Gen. N. Wijesinghe 19 May 2006 – 18 December 2006
Maj. Gen. P. Pannipitiya 18 December 2006 – 28 December 2007
Maj. Gen. J.J.P.S.T. Liyanage 28 December 2007 – 16 November 2008
Maj. Gen. S.M. De A. Rajapakse 16 November 2008 – 30 November 2009
Maj. Gen. J.C. Rambukpotha 30 November 2009 – 1 February 2010
Maj. Gen. S. Udumalagala 11 February 2010 – 27 December 2010
Maj. Gen. M.H.S.B. Perera 1 January 2011 – 22 August 2011
Maj. Gen. S.A.A.L. Perera 23 August 2011 – 19 February 2015
Maj. Gen. N.J. Walgama 20 February 2015 – 14 January 2016
Maj. Gen. K.M.U. Wijeratne 15 January 2016 – 31 October 2016
Maj. Gen. D.D.U.K. Hettiarrachchi 1 November 2016 – 27 March 2017
Maj. Gen. D.S.N.K. Senadeera 29 March 2017 – 2 November 2017
Maj. Gen. H.W.M.S.D.B. Pananwala 2 November 2017 – 8 November 2018
Maj. Gen. K.P.A. Jayasekera 9 November 2018 – Present

References

  1. "History of SFHQ (East)". Sri Lanka Army- SFHQ(E). army.lk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "New East Commander Assumes Office". Sri Lanka Army. army.lk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. Security Forces on a realistic path to achieve the set target, Dailynews Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Bitter battles, heavy toll, Tiger strongholds under siege
  5. "Past Commanders of SFHQ (East)". Sri Lanka Army- SFHQ(E). army.lk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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