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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Nalin Seneviratne<br />
|image = Nalin Seneviratne.jpg<br />
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1931|08|25|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place= <br />
|death_place= {{Death date and age|2009|08|12|1931|08|25|df=y}}<br />
|caption= Seneviratne in the 1980s<br />
|nickname=<br />
|allegiance= Sri Lanka<br />
|serviceyears=1953 -1988 <br />
|rank= [[General (Sri Lanka)|General]] <br />
|branch={{army|Sri Lanka}}<br />
|commands= [[Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Army]] <br />
|unit=[[Sri Lanka Engineers]]<br />
|battles= [[1971 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)|1971 Insurrection]], <br/>[[Sri Lankan Civil War]]<br />
|awards= [[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg|23px]] [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]] <br />
|laterwork= [[Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka|Governor]] of the [[North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|North East Province]]<br />
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[[General (Sri Lanka)|General]] '''Ganegoda Appuhamelage Don Granville Nalin Seneviratne''', [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]] (August 25, 1931 – August 12, 2009) was a [[Sri Lankan Army]] [[commissioned officer|officer]]. He was the [[Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lankan Army]] from 1985 to 1988 and first [[Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka|Governor]] of the [[North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|North East Province]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born to Irwin Seneviratne and Irene Seneviratne ''[[née]]'' Rodrigo from Sapugaskanda, Heiyantuduwa in [[Gampaha District]]. He had three brothers. The eldest two were Tissa Seneviratne, an Engineer and [[Ana Seneviratne]], a police officer who served as [[Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)|Inspector General of Police]] from 1978 to 1982; the youngest was [[Gamini Seneviratne]], a diplomat who was Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand and Republic of Korea. Educated at [[Royal College Colombo]], Seneviratne excelled in sports and academics. He took part in athletic and rugby, and was a [[Regimental Sergeant Major]] of the [[National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)|College Cadet Corps]].<br />
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== Military career ==<br />
=== Early career ===<br />
Seneviratne joined the [[Ceylon Army]] after completing his schooling on 1 October 1951 as a [[cadet officer]] and received his basic training at [[Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst]] from 12 January 1952 to 2 July 1953. On completion of his training at Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] on 30 July 1953 and posted to the 1st Field Engineer Regiment, [[Ceylon Engineers]]. He thereafter attended the Young Officers course at the [[Royal School of Military Engineering]] in [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] before returning to Ceylon. He received promotions to the ranks of [[Lieutenant]] in 1955, [[Captain (land)|Captain]] in 1958 and [[Major]] in 1963. He received promotions to the ranks of [[Lieutenant]] in 1955, [[Captain (land)|Captain]] in 1958 and [[Major]] in 1963. During this time he had served as a [[staff officer|General Staff Officer (Grade III)]] at [[Army Headquarters (Sri Lanka)|Army Headquarters]] and Staff Officer - II at the HQ, [[Task Force Anti Illicit Immigration]]. He was the first officer from the Ceylon Army to attend the Engineering Officers' Construction, Planning and Operation Course at the [[United States Army Engineer School]] at [[Fort Belvoir]] in the 1960s.<ref name="army1">{{cite web |title=GENERAL G.D.G.N. SENEVIRATNE (RETD) VSV NDC |url=https://www.army.lk/news/general-gdgn-seneviratne-retd-vsv-ndc |website=army.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Army |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="DN1">{{cite news |last1=Fernando |first1=Lalin |title=General Nalin Seneviratne VSV 1931-2009 |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/08/29/fea21.asp |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Daily News}}</ref><br />
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=== Field command ===<br />
He was appointed [[commanding officer]] of the 1st Field Engineer Regiment on 6 December 1970, serving till 16 May 1977.<ref name="army2">{{cite web |title=History Of The 1 Field Engineer Regiment |url=https://alt.army.lk/sapper/1sle |website=army.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Army |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in December 1971 and [[Colonel]] in January 1977. During this time he served as an Extra [[Aide-de-camp]] to the President. He was the Commander Engineer Group from 1977 to 1980. Whilst serving in the Army, he was seconded to the Ceylon Shipping Corporation for two years and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tractor Corporation from 1977 to 1980. He was appointed as Director Engineer Services and later Director Designated Budget and Financial Management before being promoted to the rank of [[Brigadier]] on 31 December 1981. He served as Commander - Support Force, [[Panagoda]]; [[Overall Operational Commander|Commander - Security Force, Jaffna]] and Coordinating Officer of [[Jaffna]] and [[Kilinochchi]]. He attended the National Security and Strategic Study course at the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="army1"/><ref name="DN1"/><br />
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=== Higher command ===<br />
On 11 February 1985, he was appointed as the 10th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and promoted to the rank of [[Major General]]. The following year he was promoted to [[Lieutenant General]]. Commanding the army for over three years where he oversaw the largest military operation undertaken to that date, the [[Vadamarachchi Operation]] and carried out a rapid expansion of the army. He retired on 16 August 1988.<ref name="army1"/><ref name="DN1"/><br />
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=== Decorations ===<br />
He had been awarded the [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]] (VSV) for over 25 years of distinguished service in the army, his other medals include the [[Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal]], [[Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal]], [[Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal]], [[Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal]], [[President's Inauguration Medal]] and the [[Purna Bhumi Padakkama]].<ref name="army1"/><ref name="DN1"/> <br />
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[[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg|110px]]<br />
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[[File:Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal ribbon bar.svg|110px]]<br />
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[[File:President's Inauguration Medal.svg|110px]]<br />
[[File:Purna Bhumi Padakkama ribbon bar.svg|110px]]<br />
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==Later life==<br />
On retirement from the Army, Lieutenant General Seneviratne was appointed as the first [[Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka|Governor]] of the North East Province from 30 November 1988 and served until 30 November 1993. In 2007 he was promoted to the rank of [[General]] along with nine other former service chiefs.<ref name="promo">[http://sundaytimes.lk/071111/News/news00022.html Former service chiefs promoted]</ref> He died August 12, 2009, aged 78 and last rites carried out with full military honours at the [[Kanatte Cemetery|Borella General Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/13/news35.asp |title=General Nalin Seneviratna passes away |access-date=2009-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816095951/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/13/news35.asp |archive-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
He was married to Mala Seneviratne, their only child Dushyanthi was the principal [[cellist]] of the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka and is married to Khavan Perera, son of [[General]] [[Denis Perera]].<br />
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/comcork.html rootsweb.com]<br />
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