Major General Ubaya Medawela RSP, VSV, USP, ndu, psc, MSc was a Sri Lankan army general; he was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.Major General Ubaya Medawela Appointed New Chief of Staff
Education Ubaya received his education from Nalanda College Colombo (where he was a Senior Cadet) alongside peers such as Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala, Major General Ajith Wickramasinghe, Udaya Ranawaka and former Sri Lanka test cricketer Sanath Kaluperuma.Nalanda College Alumni (Sri Lanka Army) He is a graduate of the New Zealand Defence College and the University of Madras, holding a MSc in Defence and Strategic Studies with an Instructor Grading.‘Winning the war of minds’ is more important than ‘winning the war of arms’
Military career
Ubaya has also been military attaché in the Sri Lankan mission to the United Nations in New York, and the army's Security Force Commander (Central & West) and a military spokesman.Maj Gen Medawela appoints as military adviser to SL mission in UNMaj Gen Medawela appointed military adviser to SL mission in UN
References
Damages caused by recent riots Rs 400 M – Azath Salley Rajitha’s Lone Battle Against BBS Share, Like And Honor Our Heroes! CHAMPIONS AT HERMAN LOOSE CAMP '13 Nalanda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka