Srilal Weerasooriya

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General Srilal Weerasooriya RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
Native name	ශ්‍රීලාල් වීරසූරිය
Birth name	Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya
Nickname(s)	Lal
Born	(1943-12-22) 22 December 1943 (age 81) Karawanella, Ceylon
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service / branch	Sri Lanka Army
Years of service	1963–2000
Rank	General
Service number	O/50417
Unit	Sri Lanka Artillery
Commands	Commander of the Sri Lankan Army
Wars/Battles	1971 JVP Insurrection 1987–1989 JVP insurrection Eelam War I-III Riviresa Sathjaya I-III Jayasikuru Leap Forward
Awards	Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama Sitara-e-Pakistan
Alma mater	S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Pakistan Military Academy National Defense College
Spouse(s)	Dilhani Weerasooriya
Relations	Tilak Weerasooriya David Paynter Arnolis Weerasooriya
Other work	Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (2000-2007)

General Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya (Sinhala :චන්ද්‍රිකා ශ්‍රීලාල් වීරසූරිය) or 'C.S. Weerasooriya', RWP, RSP, VSV, USP is a retired Sri Lankan Army General. He was the 15th Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1998-2000) and a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (2000-2007) ^[1]