About Me

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T/Commodore (H) MDK Wijewardana studied at the Tholangamuwa Dudley Senanayake Central College, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. He joined the Sri Lanka Navy as an officer cadet through General Sir John Kothalawela Defence Academy (KDA) on 08^th November 1992. He underwent his basic training at KDA and the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee. He is specialized in Hydrography.

Some of the key sea appointments he has held during his naval career are Officer In Command of Fast Attack Craft (FACs), Commanding Officer SLNS Abeetha II, Commanding Officer Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS), Commanding Officer SLNS Udara and Commanding officer SLNS Nandimithra. Apart from that he has served as an Executive Officer and Officer In Command of the Hydrography Unit in Western Naval Area, Command Operations Officer, Staff Officer Intelligence and Command Harbour Defence Officer in Eastern Naval Area, Directing Staff at Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka and Deputy Director Naval Training at Naval Headquarters, Commanding Officer 4^th Fast Attack Flotilla and Commanding Officer SLNS Mahasen.

T/Commodore (H) MDK Wijewardana is one of the highly decorated naval officer with gallantry medals in highest order for act of bravery which include Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, Rana Wickrama Padakkama and Rana Sura Padakkama. He has also been awarded with Uththama Sewa Padakkama for his unblemished service and many campaign medals. He is a recipient of the Commander of the Navy’s Commendation Badge for his remarkable performances and he was awarded with FAC Squadron Pin and Surface Warfare Badge for his recommendable and bravery service in the Sri Lanka Navy.

He was graduated with BSc (DS) degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 from Kothalawela Defence University. He has followed his Sub Lieutenant Technical Course at NMA in 2000, Junior Staff Course in Bangladesh in 2004, Staff Course in USA in 2008 and Long Hydrography Course in India in 2010 where he has obtained Master of science degree in Hydrography from University of Goa, India.

He is excellent in sports as an athlete and has held appointment of the Secretary of Sri Lanka Navy Athletic Pool. He was holding an appointment as the Provost Marshal of Sri Lanka Navy at Naval Headquarters Colombo prior departure to India for National Defence College training.

He is married to Nalika and blessed with two sons, Dulneth and Senmith.