Piyal Abeysekera


Piyal Abeysekera USP, MSc was the former Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army.

Early life &; education

Piyal received his education from Nalanda College Colombo. He holds a MSc from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Military Science.

Military career

Abeysekera joined Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet in 1980 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Force. Piyal has held key appointments such as Master-General of ordinance branch, Colonel commandant of Sri Lanka Signals Corps, Commander Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Chief Signal Officer, Adjutant General, Director Operations at Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process.