Lieutenant colonel (Sri Lanka)

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Rank in the Sri Lanka Army.

Lieutenant colonel

Country|  Sri Lanka
Service branch|  Sri Lanka Army
Abbreviation| Lt Col
Next higher rank| Colonel
Next lower rank| Major
Equivalent ranks|  Sri Lanka Navy – Commander
Sri Lanka Air Force – Wing commander
Sri Lanka Army

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Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is an officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel.[1] The equivalent Sri Lanka Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Sri Lanka Air Force is wing commander.

Lieutenant Colonel Priyantha Dasanayake in wearing the rank insignia of a Lieutenant colonel.

Lieutenant colonels command battalions/regiments in the army.

## Notable Lieutenant Colonels

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* Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe \- a special forces officer who was awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya.
* Lieutenant Colonel Gotabaya Rajapaksa \- Former President of Sri Lanka.

## See also

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* List of Sri Lankan generals
* Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia
* Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia
* Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia
* Sri Lanka Army
* Military of Sri Lanka
* Comparative military ranks
* Military rank

## References

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1. ^ https://www.army.lk/officers

## External links

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* Sri Lanka Army
* Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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