Thisara Samarasinghe
| Thisara Samarasinghe | |
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Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe
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| Born | 16 July 1954 (age 62) |
| Allegiance |
 Sri Lanka
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| Service/branch |
 Sri Lanka Navy
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| Years of service | 1974 - 2011 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit | 4th Fast Attack Flotilla |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
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| Other work | Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia |
Admiral Thisara Sugeeshwara Gunasekara Samarasinghe RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN (born: 16 July 1954) was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy from 15 July 2009 to 15 January 2011. He had a distinguished 36-year career in the Sri Lankan Navy. His career included a wide range of key appointments at sea and ashore, including training in the United Kingdom, India and the United States.
Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe is currently serving as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia, a position he has held since 28 July 2011.
Born to Francis Samarasinghe a civil servant and Umawathie Samarasinghe a teacher, Thisara was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.
He won Royal College Colours in Athletics as a sprinter. In 1970, at Cadetting, he had the distinction of being Lance Corporal in Royal Platoon 1 that won the prestigious Herman Loos Trophy. He achieved the highest position of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka) in 1973. He also won the Best Commander’s Prize in 1972 receiving the award from Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Finally Thisara was selected as a Senior Prefect of Royal College. On leaving school, Thisara joined Lever Brothers as a Trainee Executive. Three months later he left the Company and joined the Sri Lanka Navy as an officer cadet and thus began a voyage that brought him to the pinnacle.
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