Fazly Lafir
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A. Fazly Laphir † PWV, RWP, RSP |
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| Born | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 19 July 1996 Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |
 Sri Lanka
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| Service/ |
 Sri Lanka Army
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| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Unit | Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment |
| Commands held | 1st Special Forces Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan civil war |
| Awards | |
Colonel A. F. Lafir, PWV, RWP, RSP, SF (last name also spelled Laffeer; died July 19, 1996) was a Sri Lankan Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (PWV). He was awarded the PWV after being killed in action during the Battle of Mullaitivu for his actions as commanding officer of the 1st Special Forces Regiment during the Sri Lankan civil war. Colonel Lafir played a major role in the formation and development of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment from the original Combat Tracker Team.
Lafir was born in Kandy to a Muslim family and attended St. Anthony's College, Kandy.
He joined the army as a cadet officer soon completed schooling. He received officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Rajarata Rifles, an Infantry Regiment. Following its amalgamation with the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment to create the Gajaba Regiment, he was transferred to the 1st Gajaba Regiment.
Laphir served in many parts of the country including the North and Eastern provinces as result of the escalating Sri Lankan Civil War and also in the southern parts of the country due to the Insurrection 1987-89 in the south. Due to his knowledge of the Tamil language led him to being appointed to carry out intelligence duties in the East.
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