Ravindra Wijegunaratne

Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne WV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP
Nickname(s)	Ravi
Born	(1962-02-22) 22 February 1962 (age 62)[1]
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Navy
Years of service	1980 – 2019
Rank	Admiral
Service number	NRX0176[1]
Unit	Special Boat Squadron
Commands held	Chief of Defence Staff Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Chief of Staff Director General Coast Guard Eastern Naval Command Northern Naval Area Western Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War
Awards	Weerodara Vibhushanaya Rana Wickrama Padakkama (x2) Rana Sura Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal, Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Other work	Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan

Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP and Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, NI(M), ndc, psn, is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, and former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.^[2] He has also served as the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and held, at various times, four of the seven Naval Commands of the SLN.^[3][4][5][6] Wijegunaratne has also served as Director Naval Operations, and is a recipient of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya.^[7]