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{{Short description|Civil Aviation Secretary of India}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Samir Kumar Sinha
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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| office = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| term_start = 18 August 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Vumlunmang Vualnam
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age text|16 November 1969}}
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], India
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| occupation = Civil servant
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]) [[Hindu College, Delhi]]<br>[[Delhi University]]<br>([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) [[IIM Ahmedabad]]}}
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'''Samir Kumar Sinha''' (born 16 November 1969) is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer of the 1994 batch of [[Assam]] cadre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Finance Ministry gets several new appointees in reshuffle of bureaucrats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arvind-shrivastava-appointed-revenue-secretary-in-centres-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle/article69464759.ece |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 April 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Currently he is serving as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]. Before that he served as [[Additional Secretary to the Government of India|Additional Secretary]] & Director General (Acquisition) in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Department of Defence]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Samir Kumar Sinha appointed as new civil aviation secretary - ET Infra |url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/samir-kumar-sinha-appointed-as-new-civil-aviation-secretary/120409790 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=ETInfra.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Senior bureaucrat Samir Kumar Sinha appointed Director General (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/senior-bureaucrat-samir-kumar-sinha-appointed-director-general-acquisition-in-defence-ministry/articleshow/106656898.cms?from=mdr |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IAS Samir Kumar Sinha takes over as DG (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/ias-samir-kumar-sinha-takes-over-as-dg-acquisition-in-defence-ministry-124010900236_1.html |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Samir Kumar was born on 16 November 1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthdate and education |url=https://personnel.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/personnel_webcomindia_org_oid_3/this_comm/ias_civil_list_feb2022_0.pdf |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=[[Government of Assam]]}}</ref> in [[Bihar]]. He holds a Masters degree in History from the [[Delhi University]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Man on a rural mission |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/man-on-a-rural-mission/cid/1551861 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=[[Telegraph India]]}}</ref> and also a [[Postgraduate diploma|PG Diploma]] in Public Management and Policy from [[IIM Ahmedabad]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=IAS Samir Kumar Sinha Appointed Secy, Ministry of Civil Aviation - Know More About Him |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/news/ias-samir-kumar-sinha-appointed-secy-ministry-of-civil-aviation-know-more-about-him-113073/ |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=Indian Masterminds}}</ref>

==Works==

Samir Kumar Sinha has been a member of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] since 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public ER Sheet_Supremo |url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=MTU1NTU=&PageId= |website=supremo.nic.in |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> He has also served as Deputy Commissioner in both [[Tinsukia]] and [[Kamrup district]].<ref name=":1" />

In addition to these roles, he has held prominent positions in the [[Government of Assam]], such as Finance Secretary, Principal Secretary, Health Secretary,<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-06-07 |title=Central team studying Assam's COVID-19 management |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/central-team-studying-assams-covid-19-management/article31775251.ece |access-date=2025-06-02 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-05-01 |title=Assam exempts political leaders and journalists from seven-day home quarantine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/May/01/assam-exempts-political-leaders-andjournalists-from-seven-day-home-quarantine-2297338.html |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> and Additional Chief Secretary to the [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]].

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