| Honorific Prefix: | Major General |
| Milinda Peiris මිලින්ද පීරීස් | |
| Honorific Suffix: | RWP RSP USP VSV LOM ndc psc |
| Allegiance: | Sri Lanka |
| Serviceyears: | 1980 - 2016 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Branch: | Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corps |
| Commands: | Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka) Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Armoured Corps and Colonel of the Regiment - Mechanized Infantry Regiment General Officer Commanding of 22 Division during the period of liberation of the East by the Security Forces |
| Unit: | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
| Battles: | Sri Lankan Civil War Omanthai and Valachchainai |
| Awards: | Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama |
| Laterwork: | Vice Chancellor of KDU |
Major General (retd) Milinda Peiris RWP RSP USP VSV LOM ndc psc was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.[1] [2] [3] Major General Milinda served as Vice Chancellor (VC) of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) from January 16, 2020 to August 2023 for second occasion. Milinda's previous tenure as Vice Chancellor of KDU from December 2008 to February 2016. [4] [5] [6]
Major General Peiris also commanded the 5th Regiment of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps with distinction.
Presently he serves as the CEO / Vice Chancellor at Saegis Campus, Sri Lanka. Other than that HE the President has appointed Major General Peiris as a member of the Advisory Council of the Institute of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka (INSSSL)
Milinda received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo and was a Senior Cadet and Scout at school. Some of his contemporaries at Nalanda are Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala, Major General Ubaya Madawela, Major General Janaka Walgama, Consultant Neurologist Udaya Ranawaka & former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.[7]
Major General Milinda Peiris also served as the Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association.[8] [9] [10]