Air Chief Marshal Oliver Matthew Ranasinghe, RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc was the 9th Commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force.
[1] Educated at Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya Ranasinghe joined the Royal Ceylon Air Force on 7 February 1968 as a Sergeant Pilot.
He received his Basic Ground Combat training at RCyAF Diyatalawa where he won the trophy for the best marksman.
During his tenure the SLAF acquired the IAI Kfirs, Mil Mi-24s and Antonov An-32s.
On 1 October 2007, he was promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal.