Rear Admiral AR Amarasinghe | |
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| Born | 17 November 1959 |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service | Sri Lanka Navy |
| Years of service | 1980-2014 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Service number | NRX 0183 |
| Commands | Commander Eastern Naval Area,[1] Commander Western Naval Area, Commandant Volunteer Naval Force,[2] Commander North Central Naval Area,[3] Director General Personnel and Training, Commander Southern Naval Area, Director Naval Operations, Director Naval Rapid Action Boat Squadron, Director Naval Intelligence, Director Naval Land Operations, Director Naval Weapons, Commanding Officer SLNS Sayura, Naval Media Spokesman |
| Battles / wars | Sri Lankan Civil War Operation Thrividha Balaya |
| Awards | Rana Sura Padakkama, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama |
| Alma mater | De Mazenod College |
Anthony Rohan Amarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, MNI, SLN was a distinguished Sri Lankan admiral. He served as the Director of Naval Rapid Action Boat Squadron,[4] Director Naval Operations, Commander Southern Naval Area (ComSouth), Director General Personnel and Training,[5] Commander North Central Naval Area (ComNorCen),[6] Commander Western Naval Area (ComWest)[7] and Commander Eastern Naval Area (ComEast).[8] He retired from active service in 2014 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 55 for Sri Lankan Armed Forces personnel. At the time of his retirement, he was the third most senior executive officer behind Commander of the Navy and the Chief of Staff.
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