Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda assumes duties as Navy Commander

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, promoted Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed him as the 26th Sri Lanka Navy Commander effective from yesterday (31). Former Navy Commander Admiral Priyantha Perera presented the Commander’s Sword and officially handed over the duties of the Command to the incoming Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda at the Navy Headquarters yesterday. The newly appointed Navy Commander was accorded a Guard of Honour in accordance with Naval traditions, at the Navy Headquarters.

Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda is a proud product of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela and Bandarawela Central College. Joining the Sri Lanka Navy on September 15, 1989 as an Officer Cadet of the 19th intake, in the Executive branch, he completed basic training at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee. Due to his outstanding performance, he was privileged to secure an opportunity to attend the International Midshipman Course at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in the UK and earned his commission in 1991. He completed the Sub Lieutenant Technical Course at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee in 1994 and underwent the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Specialisation Course at the Indian Naval Ship Venduruthy, Kochi in India in 2000.

The senior officer has followed the Defence Services Command and Staff Course (DSCSC), at the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur in Bangladesh in 2009. He is an alumnus of the University of Wollongong, New South Wales in Australia where he completed the Master of Maritime Policy Programme in 2019. In 2022, he completed the National Security and Strategic Studies Course at the National Defence College, Colombo. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies and a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Human Resources Management from the Open University of Sri Lanka.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on May 4, 2022 and to the rank of Vice Admiral on December 31, 2024.

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