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Sri Lankan army general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major General Ubaya Medawela RSP, VSV, USP, ndu, psc, MSc was a Sri Lankan army general; he was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.[1]
Ubaya Medawela උභය මැදවල | |
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Born | Kegalle, Sri Lanka |
Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Service/ | Sri Lanka Army |
Years of service | 1981 - 2016 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
Commands | Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka) Military Adviser to Sri Lanka mission to the United Nations in New York |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War Insurrection 1987-89 |
Awards | Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Other work | Nature Conservation and Wild Life Protection, Cross Culture Communication for Harmony |
Ubaya received his education from Nalanda College Colombo (where he was a Senior Cadet) alongside peers such as Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala, Major General Ajith Wickramasinghe, Udaya Ranawaka and former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.[2][3][4] He is a graduate of the New Zealand Defence College and the University of Madras, holding a MSc in Defence and Strategic Studies with an Instructor Grading.[5]
Ubaya has also been military attaché in the Sri Lankan mission to the United Nations in New York, and the army's Security Force Commander (Central & West) and a military spokesman.[6][7][8]
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