Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)
The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera. It is a position equivalent to that of First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.
| Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy | |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාපති | |
Incumbent Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera since 19 December 2022 | |
| Sri Lanka Navy | |
| Abbreviation | CofN |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Reports to | Ministry of Defence Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Seat | Naval Headquarters, SLNS Parakrama, Flagstaff street, Colombo 1 |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Constituting instrument | Navy Act (Chapter 358) |
| Formation | 1 February 1938 as Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force |
| First holder | Captain W. G. Beauchamp (as Commander CNVF) |
| Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Navy |
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By convention, serving Navy commanders have a rank of vice admiral, and will be promoted to the rank of admiral on retirement or if appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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