Years of service 1984-2015 | Awards RWP, USP Name Samantha Wimalathunga Rank Rear admiral | |
Commands held Deputy Area Commander of the North Western and the Northern Naval Areas Other work Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard | ||
Battles/wars Sri Lankan Civil War | ||
Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunga RWP, USP, MSc(DS)Mgt, MA(SSS) is the Director of Sri Lanka Coast Guard.
Wimalathunga undertook his education at Elapitiwela Kanishta Vidyalaya, Gampaha and Nalanda College, Colombo, before joining the Sri Lanka Navy as a Cadet Officer in 1984. Wimalathunga is a Master of Science graduate of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Defence Studies, Master of Arts graduate of National Defense University Washington in USA, Master of Science graduate of National Defence University, Pakistan in National Security and War.
Wimalathunga was the Deputy Area Commander of the North Western and the Northern Naval Areas. He has also held the position of Director Logistics Management Cell at the Naval Headquarters.
In July 2015 Wimalathunga was appointed the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.