Pujitha Vithana Explained

Pujitha Vithana is a Sri Lankan admiral and incumbent 7th Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.^[1] Prior to that, he served as Deputy Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG). He also served as Director Naval Administration at Navy Headquarters.^[2]

Early life

Vithana studied at S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela. He joined Sri Lanka Navy as an Officer Cadet in 1988 for the 18th Intake in the executive branch of the Sri Lanka Navy.

Career

He was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1990. Then he completed his Sub Lieutenant Technical Course at the Naval and Maritime Academy in 1991 and has specialized Torpedo and Anti-Submarine from Underwater Warfare School, PNS Bahadur, Karachi, Pakistan. He was Deputy Area Commander Eastern Naval Area of Sri Lanka. Vithana promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 9 July 2022.^[3]

Personal life

Pujitha is married to Mrs Rasika. The couple has two children.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doloswala . Lahiru . 2022-10-29 . Sri Lanka Coast Guard gets new chief . 2022-11-09 . Newscutter.lk . en-US.
2. Web site: Mohamed . Hazari . 2022-10-29 . Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana appointed new DG of Sri Lanka Coast Guard . 2022-11-09 . NewsRadio - English . en-US.
3. Web site: bugsbunny . 2022-10-30 . Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana appointed Sri Lanka Coast Guard Director General . 2022-11-09 . Colombo Gazette . en-US.
4. Web site: Director General Vithana .