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Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga

Major General Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga RSP, ndc, psc
Born Colombo, Sri Lanka
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Service/branch Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Years of service 1984 -
Rank Major General
Unit Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Battles/wars Sri Lankan Civil War
Awards RSP, ndc, psc
Other work Deputy Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga, RSP, ndc, psc, is a Sri Lankan Army major general who is also the deputy vice chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.

Ruwan was born in Colombo and received his education from Nalanda College. Kulatunga is a graduate of the Special Forces Training School in North Carolina, as well as University of Malaya in Strategic and Defence Studies obtaining the PSC title. He is also a graduate of National Defense College of the Philippines in National Security Administration, earning the title of NDC.

Ruwan joined army in 1984 as an Officer cadet and was commissioned on 16 December 1985 as a Second lieutenant and attached to the 1st Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry.

Major General Kulatunga commanded an Infantry battalion in Jaffna and Vanni during the height of the operations against the Tamil Tigers. Later in December 2005 he was appointed an Infantry Brigade Commander, an appointment which he held until September 2007 in Muhamalei, Jaffna. He was the Commander, 55 Infantry division in 2012 in Jaffna.

During Sri Lankan Civil War Major General Kulatunga was the Commandant of Jaffna Town Sector responsible for coordinating civil affairs and administration in the peninsula.


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