Prasanna Payoe
Air Vice Marshal M. D. A. Prasanna Payoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 Bandarawela Uva Province |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Service |  Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Years of service | 1985 - 2022 |
| Rank |  Air Vice Marshal |
| Service number | 01557 |
| Commands | Chief of Staff |
| Awards |  Rana Wickrama Padakkama  Rana Sura Padakkama  Uththama Seva Padakkama |
Air Vice-Marshal M. D. A. Prasanna Payoe (also known as AVM Prasantha Payoe) is a retired Air officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force who served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force.[1] Prior to this appointment, he served as Director Training and the Director Air Operations. He also served as Base Commander of Sri Lanka’s largest air force base, Katunayake.[2]
Early life and education
Payoe completed his education at S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela. Then he join Sri Lankan Air Force in 1985 at General Duties Pilot Branch. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka and completed NDC from the National Defence University, Pakistan.[3]
Air Force career
He also served as Defence Attaché to the Russia Federation. After being promoted to AVM he became Director General of the Centre for Defence Research.[4] He retired from active service on 12 September, 2022 while serving as Chief of Staff of the SLAF.
References
- ^ "SLAF's new Chief of Staff appointed". Times Online. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Building a strong base in Sri Lanka".
- ^ "New Air Force Chief of Staff". Daily News. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Locally produced security devices for Parliament security". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-06-23.