Nandana Udawatta
| Nandana Udawatta | |
|---|---|
| Service/branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
| Commands held |
Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna, Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu, 59 Division |
| Battles/wars |
Sri Lankan Civil War, Insurrection 1987-89 |
| Awards |
Rana Sura Padakkama, Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Major General Nandana Udawatta, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan general, who is the current Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna. He has served as the Master General Ordnance, Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu and was the General Officer Commanding, 59 Division during the SLA offensives in the Wanni region during 2008 - 2009 period that led to a major victory for the SLA over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Sri Lankan civil war.
Educated at Royal College, Colombo, Udawatta joined the army on August 31, 1981 after leaving school and was commissioned in to the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps in 1982 as a Second Lieutenant. He was promoted as Lieutenant in 1984, Captain in 1986, Major in 1990, Lieutenant Colonel in 1997 and Colonel in 2000. He went to become the commanding officer the 5th Reconnaissance Regiment, SLAC and Commander of Armoured Corps four times and played a major role in operations such as Jayasikuru, Wanni Wickrama and Green Belt.
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