Daya Sandagiri

Daya W. K. Sandagiri was the 14th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. He has 34 years in the SL Navy. He was Born and bred in Veyangoda, Vice Admiral Sandagiri had his education at St. Mary's Maha Vidyalaya, Veyangoda and Kegalu Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle. He was enlisted in the then Royal Ceylon Navy on 14 November 1966 and was in the first batch of Naval Cadets to join the renowned Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on July 1, 1969.

He was appointed Chief of Defense Staff with the rank of admiral on September 1, 2005.