Wasantha Karannagoda
Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Kumar Jayadeva Karannagoda RSP, VSV, USP, MBA, MSc, ndc, psc, DISS, MRIN, MNI, SLN (born November 22, 1952) was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy and former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan. Before serving as the Commander of the Navy he commanded four Operational Naval Commands on seven occasions. He has the distinction of being the only officer to be considered to the highest seating of the Commander of the Navy straight from a Naval Area Command. On 9 December 2021, he was appointed as the Governor of the North-Western Province