Sudarshana Pathirana


Sudarshana Pathirana
BornKandy
AllegianceSri Lanka
Service / branch Sri Lanka Air Force
Years of service1985 - 2023
RankAir Chief Marshal
Commands18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Chief of Staff
Commandant Air Force Academy China Bay
Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake
Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana
No 5 Fighter Squadron
No 10 Fighter Squadron
No 12 Fighter Squadron
Battles / warsSri Lankan Civil War
Awards Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (twice)
Rana Wickrama Padakkama (twice)
Rana Sura Padakkama (four times)
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Uththama Seva Padakkama
Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal
North and East Operations Medal
Purna Bhumi Padakkama
Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal
Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal
Other workSri Lankan Ambassador to Nepal

Air Chief Marshal Sudarshana Karagoda Pathirana WWV, RSP & four Bars, VSV, USP is a former senior Sri Lanka Air Force officer, who had served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force.