Syed Akbaruddin | |
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| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 19 May 2020 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Asoke Kumar Mukerji |
| Succeeded by | T. S. Tirumurti |
| Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 7 December 2011 – 18 April 2015 Serving with Vishnu Prakash (7 Dec 2011 – 7 Jan 2012) | |
| Preceded by | Vishnu Prakash |
| Succeeded by | Vikas Swarup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1960 Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Spouse | Padma Akbaruddin |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Civil Servant (IFS) |
Syed Akbaruddin is a retired Indian diplomat from 1985 batch of the Indian Foreign Service and served as India's permanent representative at the United Nations at New York from January 2016 to April 2020. He had previously served as official spokesperson of India's Ministry of External Affairs from January 2012 to April 2015 and was Indian representative at IAEA from 2006 to 2011.[1][2] He is currently serving as the dean of Kautilya School of Public Policy.[3][4]
- ^ "India's New UN Envoy Meets His Pakistani Counterpart". NDTV Convergence Limited. Press Trust Of India. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Syed Akbaruddin made India's permanent representative to the UN in major MEA rejig". Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "About Us - Kautilya". 20 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Ex-UN envoy Syed Akbaruddin joins Kautilya School of Public Policy as dean". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.