Sepala Attygalle

General Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle සේපාල ආටිගල LVO
Born	(1921-10-14)October 14, 1921
Died	January 15, 2001(2001-01-15) (aged 79) Colombo
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service / branch	Ceylon Defence Force  Ceylon Army  Sri Lanka Army
Years of service	1942–1946, 1949-1977
Rank	General
Service number	0/50010
Unit	Ceylon Light Infantry Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Commands	Commander of the Sri Lankan Army Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army
Battles / wars	World War II First JVP Insurrection
Awards	Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order War Medal 1939–1945
Other work	Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

General Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO (14 October 1921 – 15 January 2001) was a Sri Lankan army officer, civil servant and diplomat. The longest serving Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967–1977), he went on to serve as the Permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

He is most notable for successfully crushing the 1971 Insurrection in a matter of months and becoming the first Sri Lankan army officer to be promoted to the rank of full general. He is known as the "Father of the Armoured Corps" and was The Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953.