Milinda Peiris

Major General Milinda Peiris RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corps
Years of service	1980 - 2016
Rank	Major General
Unit	Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Commands held	Chief of Staff (COS) of the Sri Lanka Army Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War Omanthai and Valachchainai
Awards	RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc
Other work	Vice Chancellor of KDU

Major General (retd.) Milinda Peiris, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, is the former Chief of Staff (COS) of the Sri Lanka Army.

He is also the Vice Chancellor / Commandant of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). Major General Peiris also commanded the 5th Regiment of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps with distinction.

Milinda received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo and was a Senior Cadet and Scout at school. Some of his contemporaries at Nalanda are Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala, Major General Ubaya Madawela, Major General Janaka Walgama, Consultant Neurologist Udaya Ranawaka & former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.

He is a graduate of University of Delhi India holding a Master of Philosophy in Philosophy, National Defence College (India) New Delhi, Defence Services Command And Staff College Bangladesh and United States Army Armor School Kentucky, USA. Also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Open University of Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Senior Level Defense Management in University of Indore, India.