Admiral D. A. Mohan R. Samarasekara, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLN was the 13th Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy.
Rear Admiral Samarasekara was serving as Chief of Staff of the navy when commander of the navy, Vice Admiral Clancy Fernando was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber on 16 November 1992.
That day, Samarasekara took over as acting commander of the navy and was confirmed in the post and promoted to Vice Admiral.
As such when the LTTE and the newly elected government started peace negotiations in 1994, the LTTE withdrew from the peace talks a few months later by attacking larger fleet elements of the navy in Trincomalee.
[2][3] Following his retirement he served as the Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority.