A. F. Lafir


Aslam Fazly Laphir  

Born1958
Kandy, Sri Lanka
DiedJuly 19, 1996(1996-07-19) (aged 37–38)
Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Service/branch Sri Lanka Army
Rank Colonel
Service number(O/50981)
UnitSpecial Forces Regiment
Commands held1st Special Forces Regiment
Battles/warsSri Lankan civil war
Awards

Colonel Aslam Fazly Laphir, PWV, RWP, RSP, SF (last name also spelled Laffeer) (1958 – 19 July 1996) was a Sri Lankan Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (PWV). He was awarded the PWV for his actions leading the 1st Special Forces Regiment during the Battle of Mullaitivu in which he was killed. Colonel Laphir played a major role in the formation and development of the Special Forces Regiment from the original Combat Tracker Team.


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