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Brigadier Ranjith Samarasinghe, RSP, USP of Corp of Engineers Sri Lanka Army (December 22, 1958) is a Sri Lankan Army officer, who was the former Brigade Commander of 592 Brigade, Mullaitivu (2011-2013). Later part of his career he served as the Project Director of the Urban Regeneration Project of the Urban Development Authority which involved resettlement of families residing in the undeserved settlements within the City of Colombo. He retired from the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army on December 2018. Samarasinghe was commissioned into the 1st Field Engineer Regiment, Sri Lanka Engineers on 20 September 1980 as a Second Lieutenant after winning the Commandants Cane for the Best All Round Cadet in his batch in Officers Training School, Mangla, Pakistan. He has several important command and staff appointments such as Brigade Commander - 592 Brigade, Centre Commandant - Corp of Engineers , Commanding Officer - 6 Field Engineer Regiment, Commanding Officer - 9 Field Engineer Regiment. He has also served as Colonel General Staff - 11 Division and Colonel General Staff -22 Division. He has undergone training at Sri Lanka Military Academy, Kotelawela Defence Academy, School of Infantry and Tactics , Quetta , Pakistan; College of Military Engineering, India; Military College of Engineering, Pakistan; Peace Keeping Training School, Bangladesh; Army War College, India; Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii, USA. Brigadier Ranjith Samarasinghe has received the Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP), Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP), United Nations Service Medal and other 11 Service/ Operations Medals.