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Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
	Incumbent; Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy; since 15 September 2016
	Sri Lanka Air Force
Member of	National Security Council
Reports to	Ministry of Defence; Chief of Defence Staff
Seat	Air Force Headquarters, Kumaran Rutnam road, Colombo 2
Appointer	The President
Term length	Not fixed; Extendable
Constituting instrument	Air Force Act, No. 41 of 1949
Formation	2 March 1951; 73 years ago; as Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force
First holder	Group Captain Graham Bladon (as Commander RCyAF)
Deputy	Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force

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The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.

In the recent past all serving air force commanders have been of the rank of air marshal, promoted to the honorary rank of air chief marshal on retirement or on promotion to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

List of commanders (including Commanders of the Royal Ceylon Air Force)

No.	Rank	Name	Appointment	Left Office	Unit	Decorations
1	Air Commodore	Graham Bladon	5 May 1950	24 October 1958		CBE
2	Air Vice Marshal	John Barker	24 October 1958	12 November 1962		CB, CBE, DFC
3	Air Vice Marshal	Rohan Amerasekera	12 November 1962	31 December 1970	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	DFC & BAR
4	Air Vice Marshal	Deshamanya Paddy Mendis	1 January 1971	1 November 1976	No. 2 Squadron SLAF No. 5 Squadron SLAF	IDC, PSC, FBIM QFI
5	Air Vice Marshal	Harry Goonatilake	1 November 1976	30 April 1981	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	USP
6	Air Vice Marshal	Dick Perera	1 May 1981	30 April 1985	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	VSV, NDC, PSC
7	Air Marshal	Andibuduge Fernando	1 May 1985	31 July 1990	No. 4 Squadron SLAF	VSV, NDC, PSC
8	Air Marshal	Makalandage Gunawardena	1 August 1990	16 February 1994	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	VSV, NDC, PSC
9	Air Marshal	Oliver Ranasinghe	17 February 1994	5 March 1998	No. 4 Squadron SLAF	RWP, VSV, USP, NDC, PSC
10	Air Marshal	Jayalath Weerakkody	6 March 1998	15 July 2002	No. 2 Squadron SLAF No. 4 Squadron SLAF	RWP, VSV, USP, NDC, PSC, QFI
11	Air Marshal	Donald Perera	16 July 2002	11 June 2006	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	VSV, USP, NDC, PSC
12	Air Marshal	Roshan Goonatilake	11 June 2006	27 February 2011	No. 4 Squadron SLAF	RWP & BAR, VSV, USP, NDC, PSC
13	Air Marshal	Harsha Abeywickrama	27 February 2011	28 February 2014	No. 5 Squadron SLAF	RWP & BAR, RSP, VSV, USP, RCDS, PSC, QFI
14	Air Marshal	Kolitha Gunathilake	28 February 2014	15 June 2015	No. 2 Squadron SLAF	RWP & BAR, RSP, VSV, USP, NDC, PSC, QFI
15	Air Marshal	Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala	16 June 2015	14 September 2016	No. 4 Squadron SLAF	RWP, RSP, USP, NDC, PSC
16	Air Marshal	Kapila Jayampathy	15 September 2016	present	No. 4 Squadron SLAF	WWV, RWP, RSP

Notes

Roshan Goonatilake is the son of Harry Goonatilake

References

Air Force Commanders

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 |3 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Vice Marshal Edward Amerasakera.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Vice Marshal]] || [[Rohan Amerasekera]] || 12 November 1962 || 31 December 1970 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] & BAR
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+|4 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Vice Marshal]] || [[Deshamanya]] [[Paddy Mendis]] || 1 January 1971 || 1 November 1976 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]]<br />[[No. 5 Squadron SLAF]] || IDC, PSC, FBIM QFI
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-|5 || || [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Harry Goonatilake]] || 1 November 1976 || 30 April 1981 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]]
+|5 || || [[Air Vice Marshal]] || [[Harry Goonatilake]] || 1 November 1976 || 30 April 1981 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]]
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-|6 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Dick Perera.jpg|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Dick Perera]]  || 1 May 1981 || 30 April 1985 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
+|6 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Dick Perera.jpg|80px]] -->|| [[Air Vice Marshal]] || [[Dick Perera]]  || 1 May 1981 || 30 April 1985 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
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-|7 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Andibuduge Fernando.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Andibuduge Fernando]] || 1 May 1985 || 31 July 1990 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
+|7 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Andibuduge Fernando.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Andibuduge Fernando]] || 1 May 1985 || 31 July 1990 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
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-|8 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Makalandage Gunawardena.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Makalandage Gunawardena]] || 1 August 1990 || 16 February 1994 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
+|8 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Makalandage Gunawardena.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Makalandage Gunawardena]] || 1 August 1990 || 16 February 1994 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], NDC, PSC
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-|9 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Oliver Ranasinghe]]  || 17 February 1994 || 5 March 1998 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
+|9 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Oliver Ranasinghe]]  || 17 February 1994 || 5 March 1998 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
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-|10 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Jayalath Weerakkody]] || 6 March 1998 || 15 July 2002 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]]<br />[[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC, QFI
+|10 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody.gif|80px]] -->|| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Jayalath Weerakkody]] || 6 March 1998 || 15 July 2002 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]]<br />[[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC, QFI
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-|11 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera.jpg|80px]] -->|| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Donald Perera]] || 16 July 2002 || 11 June 2006 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
+|11 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera.jpg|80px]] -->|| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Donald Perera]] || 16 July 2002 || 11 June 2006 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
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-|12 |||| [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Roshan Goonatilake]] || 11 June 2006 ||27 February 2011 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]] & BAR, [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
+|12 |||| [[Air Marshal]] || [[Roshan Goonatilake]] || 11 June 2006 ||27 February 2011 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]] & BAR, [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
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-|13 || [[File:Harsha Abeywickrama.jpg|80px]] || [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Harsha Abeywickrama]] || 27 February 2011 || 28 February 2014 || [[No. 5 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]] & BAR, [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], RCDS, PSC, QFI
+|13 || [[File:Harsha Abeywickrama.jpg|80px]] || [[Air Marshal]] || [[Harsha Abeywickrama]] || 27 February 2011 || 28 February 2014 || [[No. 5 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]] & BAR, [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], RCDS, PSC, QFI
 |-
-|14 || [[File:Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Aravinda Gunatilleke.jpg|80px]] || [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Kolitha Gunathilake]] || 28 February 2014 || 15 June 2015 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]]  & BAR, [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC, QFI
+|14 || [[File:Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Aravinda Gunatilleke.jpg|80px]] || [[Air Marshal]] || [[Kolitha Gunathilake]] || 28 February 2014 || 15 June 2015 || [[No. 2 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]]  & BAR, [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC, QFI
 |-
-|15 || || [[Air Chief Marshal]] || [[Gagan Bulathsinghala|Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala]] || 16 June 2015 || 14 September 2016 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
+|15 || || [[Air Marshal]] || [[Gagan Bulathsinghala|Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala]] || 16 June 2015 || 14 September 2016 || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], NDC, PSC
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-|16 || [[File:Air Force Chief Marshall Kapila Jayampathy and Rear Adm. Dharmendra Wettewa.jpg|80px]] || [[Air marshal|Air Marshal]] || [[Kapila Jayampathy]] || 15 September 2016 || present || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya|WWV]], [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]]
+|16 || [[File:Air Force Chief Marshall Kapila Jayampathy and Rear Adm. Dharmendra Wettewa.jpg|80px]] || [[Air Marshal]] || [[Kapila Jayampathy]] || 15 September 2016 || present || [[No. 4 Squadron SLAF]] || [[Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya|WWV]], [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]]
 |}
 ==Notes==
-* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Roshan Goonatilake]] is the son of [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Harry Goonatilake]]
+* [[Roshan Goonatilake]] is the son of [[Harry Goonatilake]]
 ==See also==