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Rajan Kadirgamar

MVO
Born1922
Died2002
AllegianceSri Lanka
Service/branch
  • Royal Ceylon Navy (1950–1970)
  • Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force (1941–1950)
Years of service1941–1970
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCaptain of the Royal Ceylon Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards
  • Member of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Burma Star

Rear Admiral Rajanathan Kadiragamar, MVO (born 1922, date of death unknown) was a Ceylonese flag officer. He was the second Ceylonese Captain of the Royal Ceylon Navy from 1960 to 1970 and as such the longest serving Commander of the Navy.

Kadiragamar died prior to 2002.[1]

  1. ^ "Shock waves in Navy: Sandagiri's extension sinks six seniors". Sunday Times. 18 August 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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