T. S. Tirumurti | |
|---|---|
 Tirumurti in 2018 | |
| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office 19 May 2020 – 30 June 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Syed Akbaruddin |
| Succeeded by | Ruchira Kamboj |
| Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 5 February 2018[2] – 30 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Keshav Gokhale[3] |
| Succeeded by | Rahul Chhabra |
| High Commissioner of India to Malaysia [5] | |
| In office 20 December 2013[4] – 4 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Keshav Gokhale[6] |
| Succeeded by | Mridul Kumar[7] |
| 1st Representative of India to the State of Palestine[8] | |
| In office 1 January 1996 – 1 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | P. Harish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1962[2] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Gowri Tirumurti[2] |
| Relatives | Ramanathan Krishnan (Father in-law) |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
T. S. Tirumurti (born 7 March 1962) is a retired Indian civil servant (Ambassador) of the Indian Foreign Service cadre.[9] His diplomatic career spanned 37 years (1985-2022). He served as the Secretary to Government of India and later as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York when India became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 8th time.[10] He was also the President of the UN Security Council for August 2021.[11]
After his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, Tirumurti has been appointed as Distinguished Professor in Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai.[12] He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar.[13]
- ^ "H. E. Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti". United Nations.
- ^ a b c "MEA - About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (ER)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Diplomat T S Tirumurti Appointed Economic Relations Secretary News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021
- ^ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Vijay Gokhale, T S Tirumurti rise on Malaysia experience". The Times of India.
- ^ "Know Your Diplomat: India's new ambassador to Germany Vijay Keshav Gokhale". www.babusofindia.com.
- ^ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate".
- ^ "Welcome to Representative Office of India, Ramallah, Palestine". www.roiramallah.org.
- ^ Indian Foreign Service [@indiandiplomats] (1 July 2022). "IFSA bid fond farewell to Mr T S Tirumurti, PR at UN, New York..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "T S Tirumurti appointed India's Permanent Representative to the UN". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti (India) on the programme of work for the month of August - Security Council Media Stakeout | UN Web TV". webtv.un.org. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, India". IIT Madras. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Board of Governors | Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology". www.daiict.ac.in. Retrieved 7 March 2024.