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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Lokugan Hewage Shavendra Chandana Silva · Shavendra Lokugan Hewage Chandana SILVA · Shavendra Silva · শাভেন্দ্র সিলভা | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Shavendra Lokugan Hewage Chandana SILVA | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Matale · Matale Sri Lanka | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Sri Lanka | [sources] | |||
| Country | Sri Lanka | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Sri Lanka | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (unknown status) | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | Sri Lanka | [sources] | |||
| First name | Shavendra | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Silva | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Chandana · Hewage | [sources] | |||
| Second name | Lokugan | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q16195805 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Chief of the Defence Staff (2020-) · Commander of the Army (2019-2022) | [sources] | |||
| Education | Defence Services Command and Staff College · Sri Lanka Military Academy | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sri Lankan general
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | - | ||
| Commander of the Army | |||
| United States | US State Department | Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) for Involvement in a Gross Violation of Human Rights | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | - |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | - |