222 Infantry Brigade initially designated as 17 Infantry Brigade at Nilaweli TCO. Later, it was re-designated as 222 Infantry Brigade on 15 August 1997.
On 15 November 1999, the Brigade was temporary disbanded and re-established at Sugar factory Kantale on 10 January 2005.
At the completion of operation in Eastern theatre, Brigade Headquarter was re-located at Jayanthigama on 22 May 2007.
The first Bde Comd was Brig Prasad Samarasinghe (then) and the Bde has been commanded by 21 Brigade Commanders to date.
COMMANDER OF 222 BDE
| OFFR NO | RANK | NAME | FROM | TO |
| O/50878 | Brig | SAPP Samarasinghe RSP psc | 10.01.05 | 21.12.05 |
| O/50997 | Brig | SAAL Perera RWP RSP USP IG | 21.12.05 | 08.02.06 |
| O/60367 | Lt Col | KLAS Wijesinghe RSP psc IG | 08.02.06 | 08.05.07 |
| O/60575 | Lt Col | KGD Perera RWP RSP IG | 08.05.07 | 01.07.07 |
| O/60367 | Lt Col | KLAS Wijesinghe RSP psc IG | 01.07.07 | 05.07.07 |
| O/60367 | Col | KLAS Wijesinghe RSP psc IG | 05.07.07 | 08.10.08 |
| O/60728 | Lt Col | SP Seneviratne | 08.10.08 | 02.08.09 |
| O/60728 | Col | SP Seneviratne | 03.08.09 | 10.03.10 |
| O/60261 | Brig | DDUK Hettiarrachchi RSP USP ndu psc | 11.03.10 | 09.02.11 |
| O/60405 | Brig | BHMA Wijesinghe psc | 10.02.11 | 02.06.12 |
| O/60552 | Brig | PI Pathiratne | 03.06.12 | 16.12.12 |
| O/60649 | Col | KHPP Fernando RSP USP | 17.12.12 | 20.03.13 |
| O/60649 | Brig | KHPP Fernando RWP RSP USP | 20.03.13 | 20.02.14 |
| O/60930 | Col | MRKWB Pinnawala RWP RSP USP | 21.02.14 | 05.03.16 |
| O/61120 | Brig | DMKDB Pussella RWP RSP | 05.03.16 | 20.02.19 |
| O/60839 | Brig | HMTB Hangilipola RWP RSP | 21.02.19 | 10.09.19 |
| O/62191 | Col | TC Peiris RSP USP | 11.09.19 | 02.10.19 |
| O/62205 | Col | MGW Wimalasena RSP | 04.10.19 | 18.05.21 |
| O/62205 | Brig | MGW Wimalasena RSP | 18.05.21 | 13.10.21 |
| O/62509 | Brig | KMN Kulasekara RWP RSP psc | 14.09.21 | 26.06.22 |
| O/62313 | Col | SJ Kariyakarawana RWP RSP USP | 28.06.22 | 06.12.22 |
| O/62220 | Brig | NH Malsingha RWP RSP PSC | 06.12.22 | 05.03.23 |
| O/62326 | Brig | NSS Dias RSP | 08.03.23 | 04.11.23 |
| O/63257 | Col | RKARP Rathnayaka RSP USP PSC | 06.11.23 | 26.11.23 |
| O/62781 | Brig | HKS Thilakarathna | 27.11.23 | 08.12.24 |
| O/63007 | Brig | JMWK Jayalath RWP RSP USP | 09.12.24 | Up to date |
