Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාපති
since 19 December 2022
 Sri Lanka Navy
AbbreviationCofN
Member ofNational Security Council
Reports toMinistry of Defence
Chief of the Defence Staff
SeatNaval Headquarters, SLNS Parakrama, Flagstaff street, Colombo 1
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNot fixed
Constituting instrumentNavy Act (Chapter 358)
Formation1 February 1938; 86 years ago (1938-02-01)
as Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force
First holderCaptain W. G. Beauchamp
(as Commander CNVF)
DeputyChief of Staff of the Navy

The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera. It is a position equivalent to that of First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.

By convention, serving Navy commanders have a rank of vice admiral, and will be promoted to the rank of admiral on retirement or if appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).