Raveesh Kumar

Not to be confused with Ravish Kumar, an Indian TV journalist.

Raveesh Kumar
IFS
Ambassador of India in Czech Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 June 2024[1]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byHemant H. Kotalwar
Ambassador of India in Finland and Estonia
In office
17 July 2020[2] – 26 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byVani Rao
Succeeded byHemant H. Kotalwar
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs
In office
21 July 2017[3] – 6 April 2020[4]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopal Bagalay
Succeeded byAnurag Srivastava
Personal details
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53)
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
NationalityIndia
SpouseRanjana Raveesh
Children2
Alma materMount Assisi School
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
Hansraj College
OccupationIFS
ProfessionDiplomat

Raveesh Kumar ( born 26 January 1961) is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service of 1995 batch. Currently, he is an Indian ambassador to the Czech Republic. Previously, he served as Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia, residing in Helsinki.[5] He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA.

  1. ^ "Embassy of India, Prague, Czech Republic : Ambassador Profile".
  2. ^ "Shri Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland".
  3. ^ "Raveesh Kumar to Replace Gopal Baglay as MEA Spokesperson". 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ @raveesh_kumar (6 April 2020). "Time to pass the baton. After 33 months of an incredible opportunity to serve the nation, my best wishes to Anurag…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Shri Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2020.