Dampath Fernando

Major General Dampath Fernando is a retired Sri Lankan army general. He was the 52nd Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and a former Colonel of the Regiment of the Gemunu Watch.

Education and military career On finishing his schooling at De Mazenod College Kandana, Fernando enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army through its 18th Officer Cadet Intake on 27 April 1983. Completing basic training at Diyatalawa, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 7 November 1984 and posted to the Gemunu Watch. General Officer Commanding, 65 Division General Officer Commanding, 54 Division He has also held a number of staff appointments, having been General Staff Officer II at the Directorate of Training, Army Headquarters, Brigade Major of 521 Brigade, Director Psychological Operations, Director Sports, Director General Operations & Systems at the office of the Chief of the Defence Staff, Officer Instructor at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Commanding Officer at KDU and Commandant of the Army Training School in Maduruoya.

Personal life Fernando has represented Sri Lanka in basketball, and played squash for the Defence Services.