Admiral. Jayanath Colombage

 

Non-resident Senior Fellow of RCAS

 

Email: jayanathskc@yahoo.com

 

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Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage is an Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hong Kong Research Center for Asian Studies (RCAS), Hong Kong. He has served the Sri Lanka Navy for a period of 36 years and retired as the Commander of the Navy on 01 July 2014. He is the 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and was decorated for gallantry and commended for exceptional service to the Navy.

He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College in India and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK. He holds a PhD from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Sri Lanka). His doctoral thesis; ‘Asymmetric Warfare at sea: The Case of Sri Lanka’ is now published. He also holds MSc on Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University and MA on International Studies from Kings College, London.

He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo, Defence Services Command and Staff College (Sri Lanka), Kotelawala Defence University and Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute. He is a Fellow of Nautical Institute, London UK. Admiral Colombage is a Guest Professor at Sichuan University and Leshan Normal University in China and an adjunct professor at National Institute of South China Sea Studies, Haikou, China. In addition. He has been a guest lecturer in several key universities and research institutes in Bangladesh, India, Japan and Pakistan. He has also been an editor and reviewer of a number of internationally renowned academic journals. In addition, he has served as the Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka as well. He is currently a PhD examiner for University of Colombo.

Admiral Colombage held the portfolio of Additional Secretary to H.E the President for Foreign Relations. Admiral Colombage was also the Secretary to the Foreign Ministry from August 2020 to May 2022.

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