Anthony Rohan Amarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, MNI, SLN was a distinguished Sri Lankan admiral.

Rear Admiral Anthony Rohan Amarasinghe joined the Sri Lanka Navy on 1 November 1980 as an officer cadet of the 9th Intake at the Naval & Maritime Academy Trincomalee.

He followed International Principal Warfare Officer (IPWO) Course at the School of Maritime Operations, HMS Dryad in United Kingdom (1988).

He successfully completed the Naval Intelligence International Officer Practical Course at the Fleet Intelligence Training Center Pacific and International Combat Information Officer Course at the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific, San Diego in United States of America in 2002.

He represented the Commander of the Navy at the RAN Seapower Conference 2013 & International Fleet Review in Sydney organized by the Royal Australian Navy and was a guest speaker at the Offshore Patrol Vessels conference (2014) in Dublin, organized by the Defence Forces of Ireland.

His team consisted of sub-lieutenants Noel Kalubowila, U S R Perera, H R P Gunawardena, W D E M Sudarshana, Pujitha Vithana and A S L Gamage.

In preparation for the mission, the Air Force continued bombing these areas using SIAI Marchetti SF.260's and fast attack craft (FAC) of the Navy kept hovering around Gurunagar Jetty to create a diversion.

The operation was carried out in 2 waves, 10 boats comprising 120 troops each, with the break of dawn under the cover of Heavy weaponry located from Mandativ island.

The Rapid Action Boat Squadron was one of the decisive factors that turned tables for the Sri Lanka Navy at Sea.

Under his direction the Sri Lanka Navy football team achieved success in the years 2010 and 2012, winning the FA Cup.