10 Facts About Sudarshana Pathirana

Sudarshana Pathirana was commissioned in the rank of Pilot Officer on 2 January 1987 at the Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur, Pakistan.

Sudarshana Pathirana is a qualified flying instructor and a flying examiner.

Sudarshana Pathirana followed his Junior Command and Staff Course at the Command and Staff and Training Institute, Bangladesh.

Sudarshana Pathirana pursued his second master's degree after completing master's degree in Management from the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.

Sudarshana Pathirana served in as the first Defense Attache at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Russia from 2007 to 2009.

Sudarshana Pathirana served as the deputy military liaison officer at the Ministry of Defense for a short stint between 2009 and 2011.

Sudarshana Pathirana was awarded the Master in Philosophy from the University of Chennai in 2012.

Sudarshana Pathirana later went on to command three Air Bases, which includes a tenure as the Commandant of the Air Force Academy.

Sudarshana Pathirana was appointed to the Air Force Board of Management in 2017 as the Director Air Operations prior to being appointed as the Commander, he served as the Chief of Staff from 2019 onwards.

Sudarshana Pathirana replaced Air Chief Marshal Sumangala Dias who retired.