IPS officer Amar Pratap Singh was appointed the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 30 November 2010 for tenure of two years. He succeeded Ashwani Kumar. Singh, a 1974 batch IPS officer from Jharkhand cadre was previously serving as Special Director of the CBI. He has in the past held post of additional Director General in BSF. He has also been a recipient of Indian Police Medal as well as the President's Police Medal.
The appointment of Amar Pratap Singh as the CBI chief was cleared by the Appointments' Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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