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BIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN (ASW) JPKP KUMARA NRX 1360

Captain (ASW) JPKP Kumara is a proud product of Karandeniya Central College and Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. He joined Sri Lanka navy as an Officer Cadet of 15^th Intake of Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) on 5^th October 1997. After two years of military and academic training at KDU, he joined Naval & Maritime Academy for naval training and was adjudged the best Midshipman at the Commissioning parade.

          He has amply demonstrated his academic and professional credentials in his 24 years naval career being the first in order of merit of the 10^th Sub Lieutenant Technical Course and 3^rd Junior Naval Staff Course at NMA. He is also a recipient of the President’s trophy being the first in order of merit and securing merit grade at the convocation of the 10^th MSc in Management programme at KDU. He was among a few in his batch, who secured a second class upper division (Hons) in Bachelors (Defence) degree in Management and Technical Sciences at the convocation.

          Captain (ASW) JPKP Kumara is specialized in Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) from Indian navy, later appointed as the Officer In Charge of the ASW school at NMA. He obtained ‘pass staff navy’ qualification from Pakistan Navy War College, where he earned his second Masters degree from the prestigious National Defence University, Islamabad. He also holds a Diploma in International Relations from the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies. Furthermore he has completed the Diploma course in Creative Diplomacy at Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. Recently he earned his third Masters degree in Labour Relations and Human Resource Management with a merit from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.

          His last sea command was the Commanding Officer SLNS Wickrama II and earlier he had commanded two Fast Attack Craft namely P 441 and P439. He has been awarded ‘Rana Sura Padakkama’ thrice for the acts of gallantry for the acts of bravery displayed during the battle against Sea Tigers and also commended twice by the Commander of the navy.

          Captain (ASW) JPKP Kumara is a talented leadership trainer, who has contributed immensely in developing leadership skills and Officer Like Qualities among Officer Under Trainees, Sailor Under Trainees and University Entrants. Recently he successfully completed the ‘International Maritime Officers Course’ at United States Coast Guard Training Centre, Yorktown and became the honour graduate bringing glory to Sri Lanka.

          Captain (ASW) JPKP Kumara was appointed as a Justice in Peace for Whole Island by the Ministry of Justice in 2018 and he is also an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Sri Lanka. Presently he is serving as the Director Personnel and Adminstration at Sri Lanka Coast Guard Headquarters, Mirissa and reading for Ph.D at the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Gen. Sir. John Kotelawala Defence University.

          He is married to Tharanga and blessed with daughter and son.

Publications

            Compiled a book on ‘100 great inspirational quotes for future leaders’ and published.

Research Papers

            Presented a research paper on ‘Study on the effectiveness of performance appraisal system of the Sri Lanka Navy’ at Faculty of Graduate Studies, Gen. Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, in 2012.

            Presented a research paper on ‘Maritime interdiction in counter-insurgency; role of SLN in defeating Tamil Tigers’ at Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore in 2013.

            Presented a research paper on ‘Trincomalee harbour and its strategic significance in contemporary geopolitics’ at KDU 12^th International Research Conference, September 2019.

            Presented a research paper on ‘ Leadership behaviour and turnover intention in Navy; A theoretical and empirical discourse’ at Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.

            Presented a research paper on ‘Outbreak of Islamist extremism in Sri Lanka and suggestions for long lasting solution’ at KDU 13th International Research Conference, August 2020.

Articles

            Produced paper on ‘Effective Command and leadership training for Officers of the Sri Lanka Navy’ to the second volume of the Sri Lanka Navy journal, Jul 2016.