Cyril Dissanayake

C.C. Dissanayake
Born	Ceylon
Died	Sri Lanka
Other names	Jungle
Police career
Department	Ceylon Police Force
Allegiance	Ceylon
Years of service	19?? - 1963
Rank	Deputy Inspector-General of Police

Cyril Cyrus "Jungle" Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan senior police officer. He was one of the leaders of the attempted military coup of 1962.

Dissanayake was educated at Royal College, Colombo and at Ceylon University College where he was active sportsmen.

After graduating from University joined the Ceylon Police Force as a Probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police. During World War II Dissanayake along with Captain (later Colonel) F. C. de Saram were selected by British Intelligence to serve with their underground resistance should Ceylon fall to the Japanese in 1942, after the fall of Burma, Malaya and Singapore in 1942. He was Superintendent of Police of Colombo during the Hartal 1953 and during riots of 1958 he was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Range I.