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{{Short description|Director General of BSF and an Indian Police Service Officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| name = Pankaj Kumar Singh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pankaj-kumar-singh-appointed-as-bsf-director-general/articleshow/85631409.cms|title=Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed as new BSF director general | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=25 August 2021 }}</ref>
| image = File:Pankaj Kumar Singh DG BSF.jpg
| office = Deputy [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor of India]]
| termstart = 18 January 2023
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = Director General of [[Border Security Force|BSF]]
| preceded1 =
| successor1 = Sujoy Lal Thaosen
| termstart1 = 31 August 2021
| termend1 = 31 December 2022
| office2 = [[Additional director general of police|ADG]] Traffic, [[Rajasthan]]
| preceded2 =
| termstart2 = 24 December 2018
| termend2 = February 2020
| office3 = [[Additional director general of police|ADG]] Crime, [[Rajasthan]]
| preceded3 =
| termstart3 = 2014
| termend3 = 2018
| succeeded3 =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| profession = Civil Service
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service<br>[[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] Police Medal for Meritorious Service
| rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director General of Police]]
| serviceyears = 1988–2022
| education = B.SC(Hons) Physics, MBA, M.Phil, LLB,
| spouse = Nupur Singh
| father = [[Prakash Singh]]
|mother = Savitri Singh
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]]
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|IIM Ahmedabad]]
| website = https://bsf.gov.in/
}}

'''Pankaj Kumar Singh''' (born 19 December 1962) was the 29th Director General of [[Border Security Force|BSF]], and an [[Indian Police Service]] officer of 1988 batch. He is the son of Ex BSF DG [[Prakash Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jaipur/ips-officer-pankaj-singh-appointed-new-dg-bsf-almost-27-years-ago-his-father-also-gets-this-responsibility/articleshow/85652854.cms|title=27 साल पहले पिता BSF के महानिदेशक...अब उसी कुर्सी पर बैठेगा बेटा, IPS अफसर बाप-बेटे की अनूठी कहानी|website=Navbharat Times}}</ref> He has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India in Jan 2023 for a period of 2 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bsf-ex-dg-pankaj-kumar-singh-appointed-deputy-nsa-1182051.html | title=BSF ex-DG Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed deputy NSA | date=17 January 2023 }}</ref>

== Education ==
Pankaj Kumar Singh holds degrees of BSc (Hons) Physics from Hindu College, Delhi University, M.Phil. from Chennai University, LL.B Delhi University, and PG Diploma in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pankaj-kumar-singh-takes-charge-125229718.html|title=Pankaj Kumar Singh takes charge as new BSF chief|website=sg.news.yahoo.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is the son of former [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[Border Security Force]], [[Prakash Singh]], who served as the DG of BSF from 1993 to 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pankaj Kumar Singh takes charge as new BSF chief |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pankaj-kumar-singh-takes-charge-as-new-bsf-chief20210831182229/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=ANI News}}</ref>

== 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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|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png|width=106}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[President's Police Medal]]
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.theweek.in/theweek/current/2021/11/06/bsf-wont-be-a-parallel-police-force.html 'BSF won’t be a parallel police force': DG Pankaj Kumar Singh]
*[https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pankaj-kumar-singh-appointed-new-bsf-dg/20210825.htm Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed new BSF DG]
*[https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/pankaj-kumar-singh-became-the-new-dg-of-bsf-and-sanjay-arora-took-charge-of-itbp नियुक्ति: पंकज कुमार सिंह बने बीएसएफ के नए डीजी, संजय अरोड़ा ने संभाला आईटीबीपी का पदभार]
*[https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/jaipur/rajasthan-cadre-senior-ips-became-dg-of-bsf-1988-batch-ips-pankaj-singh/972909 Rajasthan केडर के वरिष्ठ IPS Pankaj Singh बने BSF के नए DG, जयपुर के महानिरीक्षक के रूप में भी किया है काम]
*{{Twitter| pks_ips | Pankaj K Singh}}

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