Samir Kumar Sinha

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Samir Kumar Sinha
IAS
Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 August 2025
OccupationCivil servant

Samir Kumar Sinha (born 16 November 1969) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1994 batch of Assam cadre. [1] Currently he is serving as Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation. Before that he served as Additional Secretary & Director General (Acquisition) in the Department of Defence. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Samir Kumar was born on 16 November 1969 [5] in Bihar. He holds a Masters degree in History from the Delhi University [6] and also a PG Diploma in Public Management and Policy from IIM Ahmedabad. [7]

Works

Samir Kumar Sinha has been a member of the Indian Administrative Service since 1994. [8] Sinha began his administrative career as an Assistant Commissioner in the Cachar district. Over the years, he has held several key positions across Assam, including Sub-Divisional Officer (Sadar) in Kokrajhar, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) in Bijni, and Staff Officer to the Chief Secretary of Assam. [6] He has also served as Deputy Commissioner in both Tinsukia and Kamrup district. [7]

In addition to these roles, he has held prominent positions in the Government of Assam, such as Finance Secretary, Principal Secretary, Health Secretary, [9] [10] and Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister.

References

  1. ↑ "Finance Ministry gets several new appointees in reshuffle of bureaucrats". The Hindu . 18 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Samir Kumar Sinha appointed as new civil aviation secretary - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Senior bureaucrat Samir Kumar Sinha appointed Director General (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry". The Economic Times . 9 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "IAS Samir Kumar Sinha takes over as DG (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry". Business Standard . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Birthdate and education" (PDF). Government of Assam . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Man on a rural mission". Telegraph India . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 "IAS Samir Kumar Sinha Appointed Secy, Ministry of Civil Aviation - Know More About Him". Indian Masterminds. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Public ER Sheet_Supremo". supremo.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Central team studying Assam's COVID-19 management". The Hindu . 2020-06-07. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  10. ↑ "Assam exempts political leaders and journalists from seven-day home quarantine". The New Indian Express . 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
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