Major General Jagath Dias, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP (born December 26, 1960) was a Sri Lankan general, who served as the Chief of Staff[1][2] of the Sri Lanka Army.

Dias enlisted in the army after completing his schooling on 11 August 1980 undergoing officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy at Diyatalawa; and commissioned to the 1 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment as a Second Lieutenant on 27 February 1982.

In 2001 he was appointed Officiating Inspector Infantry, Army Headquarters till 2003.

Foreign assignments reported by the military include: Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, US, India, Czech Republic, Turkey, China, Russian Federation, Australia, Germany & South Korea.

If a nation forgets its past it is certainly not focused to face the future General Jagath Dias led the 57 Division; he did a tremendous task because it was his responsibility to regain Kilinochchi.