| Field marshal | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:5_Gold_Stars.svg){kind=small} Star insignia for field marshal | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sri_Lanka-army-OF-10.svg) Shoulder insignia for field marshal | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Service branch |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Abbreviation | FM |
| Rank | Five-star rank |
| Formation | 22 March 2015 |
| Next lower rank | General |
| Equivalent ranks | Admiral of the fleet (Navy) Marshal of the air force (Air Force) |
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Field marshal (FM) is the five-star rank of the Sri Lanka Army and ranks immediately above general. the rank has been awarded only once, to Sarath Fonseka as an honorary rank.[1] It is equivalent to admiral of the fleet and marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force.[2]
- ^ "PROMOTION APPROVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Nation Salutes War Veteran, General Sarath Fonseka (Retd) Conferring Field Marshal Rank". army.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.