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The Parama Weera Vibhushanaya is Sri Lanka's highest military award. Since its establishment in 1981, it has been awarded 23 times.

Distribution of medals[edit]

Distribution by service
Service	Number of awards
Army	20
Navy	2
Air Force	1

Distribution by unit
Unit	Number of awards
9th Squadron	1
Commando Regiment	1
Fast Attack Flotilla	1
Gajaba Regiment	2
Gemunu Watch	3
Light Infantry	4
Sinha Regiment	3
Special Boat Squadron	1
Special Forces	5
Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment	2

Distribution by conflict
Conflict	Number of awards
Eelam War I	1
Eelam War II	1
Eelam War III	1
Eelam War IV	1

Key[edit]

Key
Symbol	Meaning
Name	Name of the recipient
Rank	Rank held by the recipient at the time of action.^{[note 1]}
Unit	The military unit the recipient was serving with at the time of action
Service	The service branch of the Sri Lankan military the recipient served in
Date of Action	The date(s) when the action for which the recipient recieved the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya took place
(V)	Indicates a volunteer unit

Recipients[edit]

Name	Rank	Unit	Service	Date of Action
S. U. Aladeniya	Second Lieutenant	3rd Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (V)	Army	1 April 1991
G. Kularatne	Lance Corporal	6th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment	Army	14 July 1991
K. W. T. Nissanka	Second Lieutenant	3rd Gajaba Regiment	Army	1 April 1991
H. B. P. Gunasekara	Staff Sergeant	10th Gajaba Regiment	Army	29 November 1995
A. F. Lafir	Lieutenant Colonel	1st Special Forces Regiment	Army	1 April 1991
W. I. M. Seneviratne	Lance Corporal	7th Sri Lanka Light Infantry	Army	4 July 1996
J. L. Wijethunge	Lieutenant	4th Fast Attack Flotilla	Navy	30 March 1996
G. S. Jayanath	Captain	2nd Commando Regiment	Army	4 December 1997
J. A. L. Jayasinghe	Major	3rd Special Forces Regiment	Army	26 November 2008
K. A. Gamage	Major	1st Special Forces Regiment	Army	19 April 2009–20 April 2009
U. G. A. S. Samaranayake	Captain	9th Gemunu Watch	Army	1 April 1991
H. G. M. H. I. Megawarna	Captain	9th Gemunu Watch	Army	1 April 1991
H. G. S. Bandara	Sergeant	4th Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment	Army	17 May 2009
P. N. Suranga	Corporal	1st Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment	Army	1 April 1991
D. M. S. Chandrasiri Bandara	Corporal	2nd Special Forces Regiment	Army	3 February 2009
P. M. N. Pushpakumara	Corporal	7th Gemunu Watch	Army	1 April 1991
K. Chandana	Lance Corporal	3rd Special Forces Regiment	Army	June 2008^{[note 2]}
A. M. I. M. P. Abesinghe	Lance Corporal	8th Sri Lanka Light Infantry	Army	1 April 1991
E. G. D. R. Dayananda	Private	8th Sri Lanka Light Infantry	Army	1 April 1991
R. M. D. M. Rathnayake	Recruit	6th Sri Lanka Light Infantry	Army	1 April 1991
A. M. B. H. G. Abeyrathnebanda	Recruit	21st Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment	Army	29 January 2009
K. G. Shantha	Petty Officer	Special Boat Squadron	Navy	1 November 2008
T. D. S. Silvapulle	Squadron Leader	No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron	Air Force	17 December 1999

Notes[edit]

^ Note on ranks
^ The exact date of Chandana's action and death are unclear, as his citation or other sources make no mention of it.

References[edit]

[note_ranks-1] Note on ranks

[note_chandana-2] The exact date of Chandana's action and death are unclear, as his citation or other sources make no mention of it.

[note 1]

[note 2]