Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (born 4 October 1958) is a retired Indian

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who belongs to the

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. He is the former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 served their till 3 October 2023.

Personal life

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from

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. Born in a

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family of Patna, he was schooled at

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and at the St. Michael's High School, Patna. He holds a B.A. (Honours) degree in

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from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a

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degree in

from the

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. He also has an advanced diploma in Arabic from the American University in Cairo. He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons. He is the son of

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Srinivas Kumar Sinha Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, PVSM, ADC (7 January 1926 – 17 November 2016) was an Indian Army General who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. After his retirement, he served as Governor of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, ...

, PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and

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, and former Ambassador of India to

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Career

Sinha is an

officer of the 1981 batch. After retiring from

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, he was first appointed as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 and was subsequently sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner of India on 7 November 2020 and served the office till 3 October 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Yashvardhan Kumar 1958 births People from Patna Indian Foreign Service officers Living people St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Delhi University alumni Ambassadors of India to Nepal Ambassadors of India to Venezuela High commissioners of India to Sri Lanka High commissioners of India to the United Kingdom