Natarajan Krishnan

Natarajan Krishnan
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
April 1981 – September 1986
Preceded byBrijesh Mishra
Succeeded byChinmaya Gharekhan
President of the United Nations Security Council
In office
February 1985 – March 1985
Personal details
Born(1928-10-06)6 October 1928
Died15 September 2020(2020-09-15) (aged 91)
Bangalore, India[1]

Natarajan Krishnan (6 October 1928 – 15 September 2020) was an Indian diplomat and negotiator who served in many capacities including as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York from 1981 to 86[2] and the President of the United Nations Security Council in 1985.[3] He also set up the 1987 Africa Fund as Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's Special Envoy and was India's representative on UNESCO's Executive Board.

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  3. ^ "Presidents (1980-1989) : Security Council (SC) : United Nations (UN)". 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-01.