General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC is a retired Sri Lankan army general. He was the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army. During the final Eelam war he was the Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni with overall command of the SLA offensives in the Wanni region during 2008 - 2009 period that led to the final victory of the SLA over the LTTE in the Sri Lankan civil war. In 2015, he was appointed Sri Lanakn Ambassador to Brazil.