Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, PVSM, ADC (January 7, 1926 – November 17, 2016) was an Indian Army General who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. After his retirement, he served as Governor of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, and Assam.
S K Sinha | |
|---|---|
| 8th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 4 June 2003 – 25 June 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Preceded by | Girish Chandra Saxena |
| Succeeded by | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| 19th Governor of Assam | |
| In office 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Tarun Gogoi |
| Preceded by | Lokanath Misra |
| Succeeded by | Arvind Dave |
| Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India) | |
| In office 1 January 1983 – 1 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | A M Sethna |
| Succeeded by | G S Rawat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1926 Patna, Bihar |
| Died | 17 November 2016 (aged 90) |
| Children | Mrinalini Sinha Manisha Sinha Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1944 – 1983 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 6/9 Jat Regiment |
| Commands | Western Army I Corps 10 Infantry Division 23 Mountain Division 71 Mountain Brigade 3/5 Gorkha Rifles |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Service number | IC-1536 |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
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