| Arthur Jaysena (A.J.) Ranasinghe | |
| Office: | State Minister of Media |
| Term Start: | 1989 |
| Term End: | 1994 |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Madampe, Sri Lanka |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: |  Sri Lankan |
| Party: | United National Party |
| Occupation: | Politics |
| Spouse: | Seetha Ranasinghe |
| Children: | Apsara Ranaweera, Asela Ranasinghe, Hasitha Ranasinghe, Nayesha Dunisinghe |
| Alma Mater: | Sivali Central College, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
Arthur Jayasena Ranasinghe (4 January 1927 - 4 May 2022) (known as A. J. Ranasinghe) was a Sri Lankan politician, State Minister[1] and diplomat. In the third 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election he was an Independent candidate and polled 22,752 votes.[2] Ranasinghe was the first Director General of Tower Hall Theatre Foundation also he served as the Sri Lanka Deputy High Commissioner to Canada and later served as State Minister of Media under President R. Premadasa's Government.
On May 4, 2022, A. J. Ranasinghe died in his home surrounded by his loved ones. His Pansukulaya was held on May 5, 2022.