Sepala Attygalle

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Don Sepala Attygalle
LVO, SLAC
Born1922
DiedJanuary 2001
AllegianceSri Lanka Sri Lanka
Service/branch
Years of service1942-1977
RankGeneral
Unit
Commands held
Battles/wars awards
Other workPermanent Secretary Ministry of Defence,
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

General Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC (1922 — January 2001) was a Sri Lankan military leader, a civil servant and a diplomat. He became the longest-serving Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967–1977). He went on to serve as the Permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defense and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.