Major General Piyal Abeysekera, USP (also known as E P De Z Abeysekera) was a Sri Lankan army general and the former Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army.Gagan Malik Expresses His Thankfulness to Army for Production Assistance GivenBID FAREWELL TO OUTGOING COLONEL COMMANDANT MAJOR GENERAL E P DE Z ABEYSEKERA USP ON 7 MAY 2014Defence Secretary pays last respects to Late Major General Aruna Jayatilake
Early life and 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 (SCOPP).Historical opening of mercury house at diyatalawaCenter CommandantsCommanding Officer
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