Tuan Rizli Meedin

Tuan Rizli Meedin
Tuan Rizli Meedin
Born	July 1966; Hambantota
Died	29 October 2005; Colombo General Hospital, Colombo
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army
Rank	Colonel (Posthumously)
Unit	Military Intelligence Corps, ; Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Commands held	1 Military Intelligence Corps
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War

Colonel Tuan Rizli Meedin (July 1966 – 29 October 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 Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the ceasefire and peace process.

Early life

Born in July 1966 in Hambantota to T.F. Meedin and Rameena Meedin, he had three brothers and one sister. His brothers were Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin and Squadron Leader Akram Meedin.[1]

Military career

Following his elder brother, Meedin joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1986 as a cadet officer and received his basic officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa. He was then commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1989. He was then transferred to Military Intelligence Corps following its formation in 1990 and was attached to the Directorate of Military Intelligence. Lieutenant Colonel Meedin went on to serve as the commanding officer of the 1 Military Intelligence Corps.[2]

Assassination

On 29 October 2005, Meedin met two of his informants, Andrahennedige Chaminda Roshan alias Ice Manju and Chamley at his home and draw off in his car. Around 10.15 pm Ice Manju shot Meedin with a 7.62 micro pistol in his car in Kiribathgoda. Chamley called Meedin's wife informing her that he was shot. The wounded and unconscious Meedin was admitted to the Colombo General Hospital by his brother Brigadier Tuan Fadyl Meedin several hours after the shooting where he died at 1:30 am the following day. Ice Manju had been a double agent working for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Trincomalee leader Soosaipillai Joseph Anthonydas, alias Sornam. Following the shooting, Ice Manju had fled to a LTTE controlled area and had reportedly gone missing at the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009. [3] Meedin was buried at the Muslim Burial Ground Makola on 30 October 2005 and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Colonel.[2][4][5]

Family

He was married to Shamina and they had two daughters Rishanya and Shiranya.

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References

"Obituaries". Daily News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
Wijeratne, Ayesha. "Major breakthrough into killing of Lt. Col. Meedin next week". The Nation. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
"A case of mistaken identity Ice Manju still WANTED". The Nation. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
"SLA has no information". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
Edirisinghe, Wijayani. "Gangster shot dead in Trincomalee". Daily News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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[1] "Obituaries". Daily News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[Wijeratne-2] Wijeratne, Ayesha. "Major breakthrough into killing of Lt. Col. Meedin next week". The Nation. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[3] "A case of mistaken identity Ice Manju still WANTED". The Nation. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[4] "SLA has no information". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[5] Edirisinghe, Wijayani. "Gangster shot dead in Trincomalee". Daily News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.