Anish Dayal Singh | |
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Deputy National Security Advisor of India | |
Assumed office 25 August 2025 | |
Preceded by | Pankaj Kumar Singh |
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force | |
In office 1 January 2024 –31 December 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sujoy Lal Thaosen |
Succeeded by | Gyanendra Pratap Singh [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh,India | 9 December 1964
Occupation | Retired IPS officer |
Profession | Civil servant |
Awards | ![]() Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004) ![]() President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2012) |
Anish Dayal Singh is a retired 1988- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Manipur cadre and served as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force of India from 1 January 2024 till 31 December 2024. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He was appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India from August 2025 onwards. [7]
Singh was born in 1964 in Prayagraj city of Uttar Pradesh,India and He hails from Rajput family and It was from here that he completed his primary and higher education. [8]
After being selected for the Indian Police Service in 1988,he completed training as a police officer at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy located in Hyderabad,Telangana. [9]
After completion of training,he was allotted Manipur cadre on 21 August 1989 and his brother Saumitra Dayal Singh is a judge in Allahabad High Court. [10]
Singh previously held an important position in his career,He served as the Director general (Additional Charge) of ITBP and SSB and served as the Director general of CRPF from 1 January 2024 and served there till 31 December 2024. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Singh was awarded to Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004-2012) for his special service by the central government of India. [10]