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'''President's Security Division''' (PSD) is a unit of the [[Sri Lanka Police]] charged with the [[Protective security units|close protection]] of the [[President of Sri Lanka]]. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). Until 2008 the unit was controlled by army personnel assigned to President's protection, later these were absorbed into an independent unit named the [[President's Guard]] (dissolved in 2015).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/30779/army-personnel-removed-from-presidential-guard- | title=Army personnel removed from Presidential Guard }}</ref> The unit consists of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers who provide close protection and guard Presidential residences.<br />
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It is not to be confused with the [[Sri_Lanka_Corps_of_Military_Police#Ceremonial_duties|President’s Ceremonial Guard Company]] of the [[Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police|Corps of Military Police]] assigned to ceremonial duties.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[President's Guard]] <br />
* [[Prime Minister's Security Division]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081106105522/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20081101_04 President's Security now Comes Under New Army Unit] <br />
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[[Category:Sri Lanka Police units]]<br />
[[Category:Protective security units]]<br />
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