ORBAT
24 DIVISION
HQ Complex
HISTORY OF 24 DIVISION
24 Division is the youngest division in the Sri Lanka Army and was initially raised as Task Force 3 at Mallavi Madya Maha Vidyalaya at Mullaitivu District with 14 officers and 36 Other Ranks in order to provide support to Humanitarian Operation - North on 2008.10.25. It was redesigned as 24 Division on 27 November 2013 and re-established at the present location Malwatta, Ampara on 27 January 2014. HQ 24 Div Renamed As HQ 24 Inf Div on 11 Aug 2020. Headquarters 24 Division will function under command to security force Headquarters (East) and following brigades are placed under command to 24 Division. 241 Bde, 242 Bde Presently it has been covering the entire Ampara District with 20 AGA Divisions. Moreover, it has been covering 4415 SQ Km and 112 km of coastal line with famous beach of Arugambay. Total population in the area is 764065 with majority of 45.73 per Muslims, 37.6 per of Sinhala, 15.8 per of Tamils and 0.82 per of others.
Maj Gen AC Lamahewa WWP RWP RSP
Genaral Officer Commanding
24 Division
PROFILE
Past GOCs
| RANK | NAME | FROM | TO |
| Task Force 3 | |||
| Brig | SDT Liyanage RWP psc | 25.10.2008 | 06.06.2009 |
| Col | KLAS Wijesinghe RSP psc IG | 10.06.2009 | 12.08.2009 |
| Brig | KLAS Wijesinghe RSP psc IG | 12.08.2009 | 10.02.2010 |
| Brig | RA Nugera WWV RWP RSP | 10.02.2010 | 08.02.2011 |
| Brig | SHFP Perera RSP | 09.02.2011 | 27.11.2013 |
| 24 Division | |||
| Brig | SHFP Perera RSP | 27.11.2013 | 06.01.2014 |
| Brig | HKP Peiris USP | 07.01.2014 | 25.08.2014 |
| Brig | PMR Bandara WWV USP ndu psc | 26.08.2014 | 30.12.2014 |
| Maj Gen | PMR Bandara WWV USP ndu psc | 30.12.2014 | 08.08.2016 |
| Brig | LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu | 08.08.2016 | 30.03.2017 |
| Maj Gen | LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu | 30.03.2017 | 09.07.2019 |
| Brig | A I Marasinghe RWP RSP | 11.07.2019 | 15.08.2019 |
| Maj Gen | A I Marasinghe RWP RSP | 15.08.2019 | 01.11.2019 |
| Brig | J C Gamage ndc psc | 01.11.2019 | 08.11.2019 |
| Maj Gen | J C Gamage ndc psc | 08.11.2019 | 06.11.2020 |
| Maj Gen | T D Weerakoon RWP RSP USP | 08.08.2020 | 07.02.2021 |
| Maj Gen | A C Lamahewa WWP RWP RSP | 08.02.2021 | Up to now |
Contact Details of Div HQ
| Postal Address | :- | Headquarters, 24 Division, Army Camp, Malwatta, Ampara. |
| Email Address | :- | 24div@army.lk |
| Telephone Numbers | : | 0632051574 / 0779028867 |
| Fax Numbers | : | 0632051575 |
