Gagan Bulathsinghala
| Gagan Bulathsinghala | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala |
| Born |
12 September 1961 Colombo |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/branch |
 Sri Lanka Air Force
|
| Years of service | 12 February 1981 - 12 September 2016 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka), Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | RWP, RSP, Vishita Sewa Vibushanaya VSV USP, psc |
| Other work | Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala (also known as Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala) RWP, RSP, Vishita Sewa Vibushanaya VSV USP, M Phil (Def & Start Stu), MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, Follow of the Institute of Managemnt (Sri Lanka) ndc, psc is a retired air officer and a former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force. He was the former Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Air Force. Bulathsinghala retired on 12 September 2016. Currently he is the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Gagan was born in Colombo on 12 September 1961. His father was Bulathsinghalage Percy Marcus Perera who was a Lawyer and a former Flight Lieutenant at Royal Ceylon Air Force and mother Dona Beatrice Perera. He received his entire education from Nalanda College, Colombo. While at school he had done many extra curricular activities such as cadeting, rugger and being a member of many school societies. He was also involved in publishing the college monthly news paper Nalanda. Some of his contemporaries at Nalanda are Major General Ubaya Madawela, Major General Janaka Walgama, Major General Ajith Wikramasingha, Consultant Neurologist Udaya Ranawaka & former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.
Air Marshal Gagan is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College at Air University (United States Air Force) Alabama USA and the prestigious National Defence College (India) New Delhi. Gagan also holds Post graduate degrees of Master of Philosophy in Defence and Strategic Studies from University of Madras India, and a Master of Science in Defence Studies Management from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Sri Lanka. Gagan is also a Fellow of Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii and Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies USA.
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