President Ranil Wickremesinghe has re-appointed General Shavendra Silva as the Chief of Defence Staff for seven months.
An extraordinary gazette has been issued extending Silva’s term as CDS under Section 3 of the Chief of Defence Staff Act, No. 35 of 2009.
General Silva’s new term runs from June 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
He was first appointed as Chief of Defence Staff on June 1, 2022.
