Herbert W. H. Weerasinghe was the 21st Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police (IGP) (April – December 1985).
[2] In 1979 he contested for the position of President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, losing to Manilal Fernando by two votes.
[4] The visit was cut short following the anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Sri Lanka during July.
[5] He was appointed as Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police by President J. R. Jayewardene on 20 April 1985.
[8][9] Weerasinghe was married to Delini, and they had six children: Nelani, Haritha, Ruani, Kshanika, Carini and Roshant.