Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (born 4 October 1958) is a retired Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. He is the former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019. He was elevated to the post of Chief Information Commissioner on 7 November 2020 and served till 3 October 2023.

Personal life Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from Bihar. Born in a Kayastha family of Patna, he was schooled at Chesham and at the St. Michael's High School, Patna. He holds a B.A. (Honours) degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Delhi. He also has an advanced diploma in Arabic from the American University in Cairo.

Career Sinha is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 batch.

Awards Sinha is a recipient of the Distinguished Xaverian Award conferred by the St. Xavier's High School Patna Alumni Association in 2018. He was also awarded the Bharat Nirman Award in February 2020 by Bharat Nirman, an NGO. He was conferred the HRPC Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Human Rights Award in December 2025.