Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka)
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The Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) is one of the
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of the
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. It is responsible for gathering, analyzing and disseminating
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and also for
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.


Regular battalions

*1st Military Intelligence Corps *2nd Military Intelligence Corps *4th Military Intelligence Corps *5th Military Intelligence Corps


Volunteer battalions

*3rd (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 21 April 2004) *6th (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 14 January 2011)


Notable members

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Lionel Balagalle - former Commander of the Army and founder of the Military Intelligence CorpsMIC Colours night held on grand scale
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Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Laksiri Waduge Major General Galwaduge Janaka Laksiri Waduge, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndu ( si, ගල්වඩුගේ ජානක ලක්සිරි වඩුගේ) (born 16 April 1965) is a retired Sri Lankan army general. He was the 10th Commander S ...
RWP RSP VSV USP ndu - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps *
Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
S.D. Thennakoon - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps *
Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
H.K.G. Hendavitharana - former Chief of National Intelligence and Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps *
Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
A.S.P. Zaheer - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps *
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Tuan Nizam Muthaliff Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff, RWP, MI (July 12, 1966 – May 31, 2005) was a Sri Lanka Army officer and intelligence officer who, while serving as the commanding officer, 1 Military Intelligence Corps, was assassinated by the Liberation Tig ...
- former Commanding Officer of the 1st Military Intelligence Corps. *
Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
Tuan Rizli Meedin Colonel Tuan Rizly Meedin (27 July 1966 – 29 October 2005) was a Sri Lanka Army officer and intelligence officer who, while serving as the Senior Staff Officer, RHQ, Military Intelligence Corps, was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers o ...
- former Commanding Officer of the 1st Military Intelligence Corps.


Order of precedence


See also

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Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka) The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (Sinhala language, Sinhala: දිගු දුර විහිදුම් බලකාය ''Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya'') (Tamil language, Tamil:ஆழ ஊடுருவித்தாக்கு ...
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State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka) The State Intelligence Service (SIS) is an intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government. It is the primary civilian intelligence agency of Sri Lanka and is responsible for both internal and external intelligence-gathering. It comes under the ...
* Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)


External links and sources


Sri Lanka Army

Military Intelligence Corps
{{Authority control Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka) Nationstate regiments/corps of military intelligence Military units and formations established in 1990