| Rasika Fernando | |
| Honorific Suffix: | RSP, ndc |
| Caption: | Major General Rasika Fernando |
| Serviceyears: | 1985-2020 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | Gajaba Regiment |
| Commands: | Security Forces Headquarters – East Sri Lanka National Guard |
| Battles: | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards: | Rana Sura Padakkama |
Major General Rasika Fernando, RSP, ndc was a Sri Lankan army general. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lankan Army, having served as the, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters – East. He is the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka National Guard.[1] [2]
Major General Rasika Fernando enlisted on 6 June 1985 to the Sri Lanka Army, enrolling in the Sri Lanka Military Academy. He was first commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Gajaba Regiment. He was the 221 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-South), Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-West), Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-East), Director Infantry of Army Headquarters, General Officer Commanding, 68 Division, Director General General Staff of the OCDS, and the Commander, Security Forces - East. He subsequently was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Sri Lanka National Guard.