| 词条 | Prasanna Wickramasuriya |
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| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant Colonel | name = Prasanna Wickramasuriya | honorific_suffix = WWV, RWP, RSP | birth_place = Matara, Sri Lanka | death_place = | image = http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2014/08/03/z_p09-Mattala-03.jpg | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = Sri Lanka | branch = Sri Lankan Army | serviceyears = 1981 - 1998 | rank = Lieutenant Colonel | commands = 1st Gajaba Regiment | unit = Gajaba Regiment | battles = Eelam War I Eelam War II Eelam War III | awards = Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama | relations = Mahinda Rajapaksa Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Basil Rajapaksa Chamal Rajapaksa Jaliya Wickramasuriya | laterwork = Chairman, Airport and Aviation Services Limited Sri Lanka }} Lieutenant Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya, WWV, RWP, RSP is a highly decorated (retired) Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. As a two time recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (WWV), the highest wartime military decoration awarded non-posthumously by Sri Lanka, Wickramasuriya is one of the most highly decorated Sri Lankan military officers. During Wickramasuriya's tenure as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd, he oversaw the construction and development of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Sri Lanka’s second international airport. Family and educationWickramasuriya was born in Matara, he is the younger son of Kamala Wickramasuriya née Rajapaksa, daughter of D. M. Rajapaksa and he is a first cousin of Mahinda Rajapaksa who served as President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. Jaliya Wickramasuriya is his elder brother and he was the brother-in-law of Colonel A. F. Lafir. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. Military careerHaving joined the army after completing his schooling as a cadet officer, he under went officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy at Diyatalawa. Completing his training in 1983, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Rajarata Rifles. Following the disbanding of the Rajarata Rifles, he was transferred to the newly formed Gajaba Regiment. There he served as special operations platoon commander, platoon commander in operations in Jaffna with the on set of the Tamil Militancy and took part in the Vadamarachchi Operation when he was shot in the chest and evacuated by air to the Military Hospital in Pallali. In 1994, while serving as the adjutant of the Kotelawala Defence Academy, he was able to detect by chance a LTTE suicide bomber cell in Colombo. In 1997, as a battalion commander of the 1st Gajaba Regiment, he took part in the Operation Jayasikurui and was present at the Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive. He retired from the army in 1998 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and during his career, he had been awarded Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya two times, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Rana Sura Padakkama and the Desha Putra Sammanaya.[1] Later workFollowing his retirement from the army, Wickramasuirya worked with his brother in exporting tea. He was appointed as Chairman Airport and Aviation Services Limited by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.lk/2009/06/07/inter1.htm|title= President’s leadership, maturity main reasons for victory|date=2009-06-07|publisher=The Nation|accessdate=2009-06-07}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=25422. ^Col. Wickramasuriya reappointed |title= Airport & Aviation chairman assumes duties |date=June 27, 2009|publisher=Ada Derana |accessdate=2009-06-07}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wickramasuriya, Prasanna}} 7 : Sri Lankan Buddhists|Sri Lankan Army officers|Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo|Living people|Rajapaksa family|Sinhalese military personnel|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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