Anton Muttukumaru Military person

Major General Anton M. Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC, CLI (6 July 1908 - 2001) was the first Ceylonese Army officer to serve as Commander of the Ceylon Army (now Sri Lankan Army), a post he held from 1955 to 1959. He also served as Ceylon's High Commissioner to Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Ambassador to Egypt.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 06, 1908
Birth place	Sri Lanka
Date of death	January 01, 2001
Place of death	Australia

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Military person

allegiance	Sri Lanka
award	War Medal 1939–1945 Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal Order of the British Empire Efficiency Decoration
military operations	World War II
military branch	Sri Lanka Army
military command	Chief of Staff of the Ceylon Army Commander of the Ceylon Army
military unit	Sri Lanka Light Infantry
service start	1934
service end	1959