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| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Service branch |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Abbreviation | Maj Gen |
| Rank | Two Star |
| NATO rank code | OF- 7 |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Next higher rank | Lieutenant General |
| Next lower rank | Brigadier |
| Equivalent ranks |  Sri Lanka Navy - Rear admiral  Sri Lanka Air Force - Air vice-marshal |
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Major General (abbreviated as Maj Gen) is a general officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general. It is the second-highest active rank of the Sri Lanka Army while the Lieutenant General is the highest (the lieutenant general is the professional head of the army), and is considered to be equivalent to a two-star rank. A major general commands a division or the equivalent or performs staff duties in army headquarters.
The Director of the National Cadet Corps holds the rank of major general. From 1958 to 1974, the Commander of the Army held the rank of Major General.
Major general is a higher rank than brigadier, but lower than lieutenant general.[a] The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-7, equivalent to a Rear admiral in the Sri Lanka Navy or an air vice-marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force or the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.
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