Brigadier Tuan Samayraan Buhary Sally, SLSR was a Sri Lankan military leader, he was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Born and educated in Kandy, Sally joined the Ceylon Defence Force during World War II in 1942 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, Ceylon Light Infantry. He specialized as a 3" mortar platoon commander and was demobilized after the war with the rank of Lieutenant. In 1947, he joined the Royal Military Police (Ceylon) serving in Singapore and Malaya. In 1948 he was promoted to Captain.