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| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Service branch |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Abbreviation | Gen |
| Rank group | General officer |
| Rank | Four-star rank |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Next higher rank | Field marshal |
| Next lower rank | Lieutenant general |
| Equivalent ranks | Admiral (navy) Air chief marshal (air force) |
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General (abbreviated as Gen.) is the highest attainable and full general rank of the Sri Lankan Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of general; it is also considered a four-star rank.
The rank of full general is not always given; this rank is held by a Chief of the Defence Staff (if the chief is appointed from the army and not from the navy or the air force) or is mostly awarded as a ceremonial rank to the Commander of the Army on his day of retirement.
General is a higher rank than lieutenant general, but is lower than field marshal. General is the equivalent of Admiral in the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Chief Marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force.