Jayantha de S. Jayaratne

Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA (died 1988) was a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J)).

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after graduating from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Ceylon Artillery as a Second Lieutenant. He was the first to become qualified as an Instructor in Gunnery.

Major General Jayaratne was a graduate of the National Defence College, India. He was awarded the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV) in 1987 and died in 1988.