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Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (born 4 October 1958)[9] Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service . He is the former[5] High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom . He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 served the until 3 October 2023. [11]
Personal life
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Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from Bihar . Born in a Kayastha family of Patna, he was schooled at Chesham and at the St. Michael's High School, Patna . He holds a B.A. (Honours) degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Delhi . He also has an advanced diploma in Arabic from the American University in Cairo.[6] [6] Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha , PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam , and former Ambassador of India to Nepal .[12]
Career
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Sinha is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 batch.[9] Chief Information Commissioner of India on 7 November 2020 and served the office till October 3, 2023.[13]
References
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^ Bureau, The Hindu (6 November 2023). "Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner" . The Hindu . ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 7 November 2023 .
^ "Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha" . 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
^ a b "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK" . www.hcilondon.gov.in . Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK" . 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
^ a b "Welcome to High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka" . 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
^ "Seasoned Sri Lanka hand Taranjit Sandhu to be India's next envoy- The New Indian Express" . 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
^ a b c "Civil List of the Indian Foreign Service" (PDF) . 1 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2023 .
^ "Indian high commissioner to UK presents credentials to Queen - PTI feed News" . 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
^ Jeabraj, Priscilla; Phukan, Sandeep (29 October 2020). "Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner" . The Hindu . Retrieved 31 October 2020 .
^ "J&K ex-Guv Lt Gen Sinha passes away" .
^ "Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner" . The Indian Express . 7 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021 .
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