Pankaj Kumar Singh

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Pankaj Kumar Singh
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Deputy National Security Advisor of India
In office
18 January 2023 –31 January 2025
Alma mater (BSc)Hindu College
Delhi University
(M.Phil)Madras University
(LL.B)Delhi University
(MBA)IIM Ahmedabad [1]
Occupation IPS officer
ProfessionCivil Service
Awards IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png Police Medal for Meritorious Service
Military service
Years of service1988–2022
Rank Director General of Police.png Director General of Police

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]

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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.

IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png
Police Medal President's Police Medal

References

  1. ↑ "ipf-members pankaj singh". policefoundationindia.org.
  2. ↑ "27 साल पहले पिता BSF के महानिदेशक...अब उसी कुर्सी पर बैठेगा बेटा, IPS अफसर बाप-बेटे की अनूठी कहानी". Navbharat Times.
  3. ↑ "BSF ex-DG Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed deputy NSA". 17 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "ipf-members pankaj singh". policefoundationindia.org.
  5. ↑ "Pankaj Kumar Singh takes charge as new BSF chief". ANI News. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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