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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Anil Sinha (cropped).jpg
| caption = Anil Kumar Sinha
| office = Central Bureau of Investigation
| order = Director
| term_start = {{start date|2014|12|03|df=y}}
| term_end = {{end date|2016|12|02|df=y}}
| predecessor = [[Ranjit Sinha]]
| successor = [[Alok Verma]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buxar]], [[Bihar]]
| awards = Police medal for meritorious service in 2000 and the President's police medal for distinguished service in 2006. Known for overseeing and directing investigations of several high profile cases with a fair hand, including the arrest of the infamous gangster Chota Rajan and bringing him to India. collegium comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India HL Dattu and the leader of the largest Opposition party or Congress, met for the first time after the anti-corruption Lokpal law was enacted in December.<ref>[http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2013-05-15-1.php/ "SHRI ANIL KUMAR SINHA JOINS AS SPECIAL DIRECTOR, CBI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610070427/http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2013-05-15-1.php |date=10 June 2013 }}, "Cbi.nic.in"</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|JNU]]<ref>[http://www.affairscloud.com/anil-sinha-named-new-cbi-director/ "Anil Sinha Named New CBI Director"],"Affairscloud" , 3 December 2014.</ref>
| module = {{Infobox police officer
| embed = yes
| service = {{flag|India}}
| serviceyears = 1979 - 2016
| rank = 1979: Appointed as an [[Indian Police Service]] officer
| batch = 1979
| cadre = [[Bihar]]
}}
}}

'''Anil Sinha''' or '''Anil Kumar Sinha''' (born 16 January 1956)<ref>{{cite web|title=PRESENT POSTING OF IPS OFFICERS AS ON 26-11-2014|url=http://www.home.bih.nic.in/Document/IPS_BIHAR_CADRE.pdf|publisher=DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVT. OF BIHAR|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> is a Bihar Cadre [[Indian Police Service]] officer of the 1979 batch<ref>{{cite web|title=Anil Sinha named CBI Director|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anil-sinha-named-cbi-director-succeeds-ranjit-sinha/516178-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203005107/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anil-sinha-named-cbi-director-succeeds-ranjit-sinha/516178-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2014|publisher=IBNLive.in|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> and was the Director of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] till 2 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Langa|first1=Mahesh|title=Anil Sinha appointed new CBI director|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/anil-sinha-appointed-new-cbi-director/article1-1292591.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202190414/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/anil-sinha-appointed-new-cbi-director/article1-1292591.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2014|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>
He has earlier served as DIG and IG in [[Special Protection Group]], New Delhi, and Additional Secretary in [[Central Vigilance Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prabhu|first1=Sunil|title=Anil Sinha Will be the New CBI Director|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/anil-sinha-will-be-the-new-cbi-director-629037|publisher=NDTV Convergence|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
Anil Sinha possesses a post-graduate degree in psychology and an MPhil degree in strategic studies. He is an alumnus of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He also attended the National Defence College, India.<ref>[http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2013-05-15-1.php Shri Anil Jumar Sinha joins as Special Director, CBIS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610070427/http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2013-05-15-1.php |date=10 June 2013 }}, "Cbi.nic.in"</ref>

==Career==
Anil Sinha held several positions in his State cadre in Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Administration, Special Branch & other Divisions as SP, DIG, IG & ADG. He has served as Additional Director-General of Police (Law & Order) and thereafter as Additional DG, he also headed the Vigilance Investigation Bureau. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive cases, including a large number of trap cases and Disproportionate Assets Cases against corrupt public servants.<ref>[http://www.affairscloud.com/anil-sinha-named-new-cbi-director/ "Anil Sinha Named New CBI Director"],"Affairscloud" , 3 December 2014.</ref>

He had received the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2000 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ranjit-sinhas-deputy-anil-kumar-sinha-is-new-cbi-chief/|title = 1979-batch IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha takes over as the new CBI chief|access-date = 12 January 2015|publisher = Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni]]
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