Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha

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Air Marshal

Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha

PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
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Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Air Force
Years of service15 June 1980 - 31 December 2018
RankAir Marshal of IAF.png Air Marshal
Service number16053
Commands heldCentral Air Command
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg Vayu Sena Medal ADC
Spouse(s)Alpana Sinha

Air Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, 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. AVSM, VM.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Sinha is an alumnus of 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.[1][3]

Career[edit]

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.[1][3][4][5][6]

Awards and medals[edit]

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.[7][3] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2018).[8]


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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal General Service Medal - Naga Hills Service Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life[edit]

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.[3][1][9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Air Marshal Sinha to be CAC chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar is the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command". 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ↑ "» Air Marshal SBP Sinha". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  8. ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
  9. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
Military offices
Preceded by
Kulwant Singh Gill 		Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018 		Succeeded by
Rajesh Kumar
Preceded by
Sridharan Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair 		Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
30 April 2014 - 31 December 2015 		Succeeded by
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
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