National
Minister of Defence
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Held automatically by the President of Sri Lanka
- Exact method
- The President is the Minister in charge of the subject of Defence (Constitution, Article 44(3)).
- Held by
- President of Sri Lanka
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake Report Source: defence.lk, checked
Sources
- parliament.lk · checked Constitution Art. 44(1)-(3), read 2026-10-12; ministry headings 01 Defence and 02 Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2412/08 (25 Nov 2024) as amended by No. 2458/65 (18 Oct 2025). For: Minister of Defence
- defence.lk · checked Ministry of Defence (defence.lk), site navigation "President / Minister of Defence", read 2026-10-12; Constitution Art. 44(3) makes the President the Minister of Defence. Start date not stated, left empty. For: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, current term