Lieutenant colonel (Sri Lanka)

Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel;
Country	Sri Lanka
Service branch	Sri Lanka Army
Abbreviation	Lt Col
Next higher rank	Colonel
Next lower rank	Major
Equivalent ranks	Sri Lanka Navy – Commander ; Sri Lanka Air Force – Wing commander

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is an officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel.^[1] The equivalent Sri Lanka Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Sri Lanka Air Force is wing commander.

Lieutenant colonels command battalions/regiments in the army.

Notable Lieutenant Colonels

Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe - a special forces officer who was awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya.
Lieutenant Colonel Gotabaya Rajapaksa - Former President of Sri Lanka.