Satinder Kumar Lambah

Satinder Kumar Lambah
Ambassador of India to Hungary
In office
1986–1989
High Commissioner of India to Pakistan
In office
1992–1995
Ambassador of India to Germany
In office
1995–1998
India's special envoy for Afghanistan
In office
2001–2002
Prime Minister of India's Special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
In office
2004–2005
Personal details
Born16 July 1941
Peshawar, British India
Died30 June 2022(2022-06-30) (aged 80)
New Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationDiplomat
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Satinder Kumar Lambah (16 July 1941[1] – 30 June 2022), also known as Sati Lambah, was an Indian civil servant of 1964 batch of Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as the Prime Minister of India's Special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan between 2005 and 2014. He is also known for building a Strategic partnership agreement with Russia when he was an envoy in Moscow between 1998 and 2001.[2][3][4][5]

Satinder Lambah was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for promoting Germany–India relations in December 2015.[6]

  1. ^ Rothermund, Dietmar; Lambah, Satinder Kumar; Kämpchen, Martin (2011). Rabindranath Tagore and Germany. Allied Publishers. ISBN 9788184246575.
  2. ^ "Sati Lambah: A rare diplomat for all seasons". The Economic Times. July 2, 2022. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Singh, Jaibans (May 22, 2014). "A justifiable, righteous and honourable approach to the Kashmir issue". DefenceInfo.
  4. ^ Sharma, Pranay (February 5, 2022). "'India Is Required For All Solutions In Afghanistan'". Outlook India. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Swami, Praveen (October 8, 2015). "On way out, Manmohan gave PM Modi file on hush-hush Kashmir talks with Pakistan". Indian Express. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Amb. Satinder Lambah recvd Cross of the Order of Merit for furthering Indo-German relations". German Embassy India. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.