Piyal Abeysekera

Major General Piyal Abeysekera (also known as E P De Z Abeysekera) USP, MSc was the former Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army.[1][2][3]

Major General Piyal Abeysekera USP
BornColombo
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Service/branch Sri Lanka Army
Years of service1980 - 2014 (34 years)
RankMajor General
Commands heldSri Lanka Signals Corps
Battles/warsSri Lankan Civil War
AwardsUSP

Early life & education

Piyal received his education from Nalanda College Colombo. He holds a MSc from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Military Science.[4]

Military career

Abeysekera joined Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet in 1980 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Force. Piyal has held key appointments such as Master-General of ordinance branch, Colonel commandant of Sri Lanka Signals Corps, Commander Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Chief Signal Officer, Adjutant General, Director Operations at Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP).[5][6][7]

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