Lieutenant colonel (Sri Lanka)

Lieutenant colonel
Country Sri Lanka
Service branch Sri Lanka Army
AbbreviationLt Col
Next higher rankColonel
Next lower rankMajor
Equivalent ranks Sri Lanka NavyCommander
 Sri Lanka Air ForceWing commander

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is an officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel.[1] The equivalent Sri Lanka Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Sri Lanka Air Force is wing commander.

Lieutenant Colonel Priyantha Dasanayake in wearing the rank insignia of a Lieutenant colonel.

Lieutenant colonels command battalions/regiments in the army.