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词条 Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Military career

     Early years  Eelam War  Notable appointments 

  3. References

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|name= Major General Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga RSP, ndc, psc
|birth_place= Colombo, Sri Lanka
|death_place=
|image=
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance= Sri Lanka
|serviceyears= 1984 -
|rank=Major General
|branch= Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Light Infantry
|commands=
|unit= Sri Lanka Light Infantry
|battles=Sri Lankan Civil War
|awards= RSP, ndc, psc
|laterwork= Deputy Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
}}Major General Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga (also known as J R Kulatunga), RSP, ndc, psc, is a Sri Lankan Army major general who is also the Commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Major General Ruwan Kulatunga was also the former deputy vice chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.[3]

Early life and education

Ruwan was born in Colombo and received his education from Nalanda College.

Kulatunga is a graduate of the Special Forces Training School in North Carolina, as well as University of Malaya in Strategic and Defence Studies obtaining the PSC title. He is also a graduate of National Defense College of the Philippines in National Security Administration, earning the title of NDC.[4]

Military career

Early years

Ruwan joined army in 1984 as an Officer cadet and was commissioned on 16 December 1985 as a Second lieutenant and attached to the 1st Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry.

Eelam War

Major General Kulatunga commanded an Infantry battalion in Jaffna and Vanni during the height of the operations against the Tamil Tigers. Later in December 2005 he was appointed an Infantry Brigade Commander, an appointment which he held until September 2007 in Muhamalei, Jaffna. He was the Commander, 55 Infantry division in 2012 in Jaffna.

During Sri Lankan Civil War Major General Kulatunga was the Commandant of Jaffna Town Sector responsible for coordinating civil affairs and administration in the peninsula.[5]

Notable appointments

Major General Kulatunga also had held notable appointments such as commandant of Sri Lanka Military Academy, military assistant to the Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka), director of operations at the Sri Lanka Army headquarters. He had held numerous staff appointments, such as Colonel General of Staff at 53 Infantry Division (Reserve Strike Force) at Army Headquarters.[6]

References

1. ^President vows to equip forces with knowledge
2. ^The Commandant
3. ^Officer Cadets from the United States successfully conclude their visit to KDU
4. ^MAJOR GENERAL RUWAN KULATUNGA ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE COMMANDANT
5. ^‘Future Minds of Jaffna’
6. ^Refurbishing the Armed Forces
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2009/01/05/business5.html

|title=Future Minds of Jaffna a success The military’s final solution
|date=5 January 2009
|publisher=Island.lk
|accessdate=}}
  • {{cite web

|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=Army_Court_of_Inquiry_on_Channel_4_Allegations_Referred_20130215_08
|title=Army Court of Inquiry on Channel 4 Allegations Referred to in the LLRC Report Submits Its Findings to the Commander of the Army
|date=2013
|publisher=Defence.lk
|accessdate=
|deadurl=yes
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090813/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=Army_Court_of_Inquiry_on_Channel_4_Allegations_Referred_20130215_08
|archivedate=2016-03-04
|df=
}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=72722

|title=Court of inquiry blames civilian deaths on Tiger fire
|date=15 February 2013
|publisher=Island.lk
|accessdate=}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulatunga, Jeewaka Ruwan}}

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