Ananda Weerasekara

Ananda Weerasekara
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army
Rank	Major General
Unit	Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War
Other work	Rehabilitation Commissioner Deputy Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services

Major General Ananda Weerasekara was the Commanding Officer of the North Central Province.

Ananda was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. While at school he Captained Nalanda soccer team with distinction and was the Goal-Keeper. He was also a member of the college Cadet platoon.

After leaving army Major General Ananda Weerasekara assumed duties as the Rehabilitation Commissioner, and later appointed as Deputy Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services.

Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara is a brother of Buddangala Ananda Thero.

On 1 May 2007, he entered the Buddhist Order by the name of Buddangala Ananda.

General references

• "A very strange transition by Premasara Epasinghe". Sunday Observer. 2007-05-13. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

• "Buddhangala Aranyaya (Hermitage)". Buddhangala Hermitage. Retrieved 16 April 2011.