Newly appointed Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies, Professor Charitha L Goonasekara took over the duties as the 7th Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University on 15th May 2023 at a formal ceremony on held with the participation of all the faculty staff.

Dean Faculty of Graduate Studies Professor Charitha L Goonasekara holds a Postdoctoral fellow from University of British Columbia, PhD in Biochemistry from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and BSc (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Special) from University of Colombo.