Susith Weerasekara

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Vice Admiral SMB Weeraasekara
Born	Nugawela, Kandy
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service / branch	Sri Lanka Navy
Years of service	34 (1978–2012)
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Commandant of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
Battles / wars	Sri Lanka's war against terror
Awards	Rana Sura Padakkama, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama
Alma mater	St. Anthony's College, Kandy, Vidyartha College

Vice admiral Susith Maliya Bandara Weerasekara RSP, VSV, USP, ndu, psn, MSc. (DS) Mgmt, DISS, DIDSS (born 22 August 1959) was a commissioned officer of the Sri Lanka Navy.^[1] He was the highest ranked senior officer of the Sri Lanka Navy at the time he was overlooked for the position of Commander of the Navy, leading to his subsequent retirement.^[2] A committee appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena found that he was politically victimised by the previous government and he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral in October 2015.^[3]