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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal]]
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	\| allegiance = {{IND}}		\| allegiance = {{IND}}
	\| branch = {{air force\|India}}		\| branch = {{air force\|India}}
	\| serviceyears = 15 June 1980 - 31 December 2018		\| serviceyears = 15 June 1980 – 31 December 2018
	\| rank = [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png\|20px]] [[Air Marshal]]		\| rank = [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png\|20px]] [[Air Marshal]]
	\| servicenumber = 16053		\| servicenumber = 16053
	\| commands = [[Central Air Command]]<br>[[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]		\| commands = [[Central Air Command (India)\|Central Air Command]]<br>[[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]
	\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]		\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]
	\| spouse = Alpana Sinha		\| spouse = Alpana Sinha
	}}		}}

	[[Air Marshal]] '''Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a retired officer of [[Indian Air Force]] who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[Central Air Command]] from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. He assumed office from Air Marshal [[Kulwant Singh Gill]] and was succeeded by Air Marshal [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)\|Rajesh Kumar]]. [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Air-Marshal-Sinha-to-be-CAC-chief/articleshow/50402476.cms\|title=Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-air-marshal-rajesh-kumar-is-the-new-commanding-in-chief-of-air-force-central-command-18809207.html\|title=Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar is the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command\|date=2019-01-01\|accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>		[[Air Marshal]] '''Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a retired officer of [[Indian Air Force]] who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[Central Air Command (India)\|Central Air Command]] from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. He assumed office from Air Marshal [[Kulwant Singh Gill]] and was succeeded by Air Marshal [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)\|Rajesh Kumar]]. [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Air-Marshal-Sinha-to-be-CAC-chief/articleshow/50402476.cms\|title=Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-air-marshal-rajesh-kumar-is-the-new-commanding-in-chief-of-air-force-central-command-18809207.html\|title=Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar is the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command\|date=2019-01-01\|accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Sinha was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980. He has clocked over 3700 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of fighters. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including the Commanding Officer of a MiG-21 Squadron; Commandant of Electronic Warfare Range; Team Leader of AWACS Project Team in Israel; Air Officer Commanding of a front line Su-30 MKI Base; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans); Principal Director Plans, Principal Director C4ISR; Principal Director Acquisitions; Deputy Director of Operations (Electronic Warfare); Chief Flying Instructor of Basic Flying Training School; Air Force Examiner in Aircrew Examining Board and the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015). He is a Category A Flying Instructor, Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He was also the Commodore Commandant of No. 7 Squadron.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109296\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=136742\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/air-marshal-sbp-sinha/\|title=» Air Marshal SBP Sinha\|website=www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>		Sinha was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980. He has clocked over 3700 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of fighters. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including the Commanding Officer of a MiG-21 Squadron; Commandant of Electronic Warfare Range; Team Leader of AWACS Project Team in Israel; Air Officer Commanding of a front line Su-30 MKI Base; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans); Principal Director Plans, Principal Director C4ISR; Principal Director Acquisitions; Deputy Director of Operations (Electronic Warfare); Chief Flying Instructor of Basic Flying Training School; Air Force Examiner in Aircrew Examining Board and the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (30 April 2014 – 31 December 2015). He is a Category A Flying Instructor, Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He was also the Commodore Commandant of No. 7 Squadron.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109296\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=136742\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/air-marshal-sbp-sinha/\|title=» Air Marshal SBP Sinha\|website=www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com\|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

	== Awards and medals ==		== Awards and medals ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	{{s-mil}}{{Succession box		{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
	\| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Central Air Command]]		\| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Central Air Command (India)\|Central Air Command]]
	\| years = 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018		\| years = 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2018
	\| before = [[Kulwant Singh Gill]]		\| before = [[Kulwant Singh Gill]]
	\| after = [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)\|Rajesh Kumar]]		\| after = [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)\|Rajesh Kumar]]
	}}{{Succession box		}}{{Succession box
	\| title = [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]		\| title = [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]
	\| years = 30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015		\| years = 30 April 2014 – 31 December 2015
	\| before = [[S R K Nair\|Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]]		\| before = [[S R K Nair\|Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]]
	\| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]		\| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]
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	[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
	[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]]
			[[Category:Defence Services Staff College alumni]]
			[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
			[[Category:Deputy chiefs of Air Staff (India)]]

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	\| rank = [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png\|20px]] [[Air Marshal]]		\| rank = [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png\|20px]] [[Air Marshal]]
	\| servicenumber = 16053		\| servicenumber = 16053
	\| commands = [[Central Air Command]]<br>Deputy Chief of Air Staff		\| commands = [[Central Air Command]]<br>[[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]
	\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]		\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]
	\| spouse = Alpana Sinha		\| spouse = Alpana Sinha
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	\| title = Deputy Chief of Air Staff		\| title = [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]
	\| years = 30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015		\| years = 30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015
	\| before =		\| before = [[S R K Nair\|Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]]
	\| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]		\| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal]]
| name = Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| image = S B P Sinha DCAS.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{air force|India}}
| serviceyears = 15 June 1980 - 31 December 2018
| rank = [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png|20px]] [[Air Marshal]]
| servicenumber = 16053
| commands = [[Central Air Command]]<br>Deputy Chief of Air Staff
| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| spouse = Alpana Sinha
}}

[[Air Marshal]] '''Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a retired officer of [[Indian Air Force]] who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[Central Air Command]] from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. He assumed office from Air Marshal [[Kulwant Singh Gill]] and was succeeded by Air Marshal [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)|Rajesh Kumar]]. [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Air-Marshal-Sinha-to-be-CAC-chief/articleshow/50402476.cms|title=Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-air-marshal-rajesh-kumar-is-the-new-commanding-in-chief-of-air-force-central-command-18809207.html|title=Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar is the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command|date=2019-01-01|accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sinha is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Pune and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also taken the Operational Electronic Warfare course in France and the Executive course on Security Studies in United States.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=104956|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sinha was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980. He has clocked over 3700 hours of flying and has experience on many different types of fighters. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including the Commanding Officer of a MiG-21 Squadron; Commandant of Electronic Warfare Range; Team Leader of AWACS Project Team in Israel; Air Officer Commanding of a front line Su-30 MKI Base; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans); Principal Director Plans, Principal Director C4ISR; Principal Director Acquisitions; Deputy Director of Operations (Electronic Warfare); Chief Flying Instructor of Basic Flying Training School; Air Force Examiner in Aircrew Examining Board and the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015). He is a Category A Flying Instructor, Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He was also the Commodore Commandant of No. 7 Squadron.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109296|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=136742|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/air-marshal-sbp-sinha/|title=» Air Marshal SBP Sinha|website=www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

== Awards and medals ==
During 38 years of his career, he has been awarded several medals: two Presidential medals, the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2011), the [[Vayu Sena Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=71678|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> and the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2018).<ref>{{cite web|title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875}}</ref>



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|[[Vayu Sena Medal]]
|[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal - Naga Hills Service]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

== Personal life ==
He is married to Alpana Sinha and they have a son. His brother B B P Sinha was also an Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=121092|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}{{s-start}}

{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Central Air Command]]
| years = 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018
| before = [[Kulwant Singh Gill]]
| after = [[Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)|Rajesh Kumar]]
}}{{Succession box
| title = Deputy Chief of Air Staff
| years = 30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015
| before =
| after = [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]
}}{{s-end
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force air marshals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]]