President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted thirty-one Senior Colonels of the Army to the rank of temporary Brigadier states a communiqué issued by the Military Secretariat .

Here follows the newly promoted Brigadiers;

Colonel C.D Ranasinghe RWP RSP

Colonel K.G.M.S Fernando

Colonel S.P.A.I.M.B Samarakoon Hdmc Lsc

Colonel H.M.H.N Herath

Colonel S.N.A Dissanayaka ato

Colonel W.M.R.W.W.H.J.B Wanigasekera USP

Colonel K.P.S Silva

Colonel W.B.W.M.R.S.P Aluwihare RWP RSP

Colonel E.A.D.P Edirisingha psc

Colonel U.P.R Weerakoon WWV RWP RSP USP

Colonel K.A Samarasiri RWP RSP USP psc

Colonel N.P.A Gunawardena RSP

Colonel L.C.R Jayasuriya RSP psc

Colonel K.P.S.A Fernando RWP RSP

Colonel R.B Benjamin RSP USP

Colonel S.R.B Aluvihare RWP RSP psc

Colonel W.P.A.D.W Nanayakkara RSP USP

Colonel B.K.G.M.L Rodrigo RSP psc IG

Colonel A.M Muttalib

Colonel M.G.W.W.W.M.C.B Wickramasinghe RWP RSP psc

Colonel I.H.M.T.H Senaratne USP

Colonel M.K.U.P Gunaratne RSP psc IG

Colonel S.W.M Fernando WWV RWP RSP USP psc

Colonel K.A.W.S Ratnayake

Colonel K.A.A Udaya Kumara RSP USP psc

Colonel L.P.K.C Wijetunge RWP RSP USP

Colonel D.P Jayasinghe RSP

Colonel E.A.P Ediriweera RWP

Colonel R.W Ponnamperuma RSP psc

Colonel A.S Wickramasena RWP RSP USP psc Hdmc

Colonel D.L.S.U de Silva USP