Pankaj Kumar Singh
Indian Police Service Officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pankaj Kumar Singh PSM MSM IPS (born 19 December 1962) is an Indian police officer. Singh is an Indian Police Service (BSF) officer of the 1988 batch and he served as the 29th Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force. He is the son of Ex BSF DG, Prakash Singh.[2] He was appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India in January 2023 for a period of 2 years.[3]
Pankaj Kumar Singh | |
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Deputy National Security Advisor of India | |
Assumed office 18 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dattatray Padsalgikar |
Director General of BSF | |
In office 31 August 2021 – 31 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Surjeet Singh Deswal |
Succeeded by | Sujoy Lal Thaosen |
ADG Traffic, Rajasthan | |
In office 24 December 2018 – February 2020 | |
ADG Crime, Rajasthan | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Uttar Pradesh | 19 December 1962
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Nupur Singh |
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Alma mater | Bsc Physics from Hindu College Delhi University, M.Phil. from Madras University LL.B from Delhi University MBA IIM Ahmedabad[1] |
Occupation | IPS officer |
Profession | Civil Service |
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Years of service | 1988–2022 |
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Education
Pankaj Kumar Singh holds degrees of BSc (Hons.) Physics from Hindu College, Delhi affiliated with Delhi University, M.Phil. from Chennai University, LL.B from Delhi University, and PG Diploma in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad.[4]
Personal life
He is the son of former Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force, Prakash Singh, who served as the DG of BSF from 1993 to 1994.[5]
Awards
He has been decorated with several DG's Discs and commendations. He also got awarded with UN Peace Medal (Bar), Police Medal for Meritorious Service and President Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
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Police Medal | President's Police Medal |
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