K. D. Sharma

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | office = | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = [[Indian people|Indian]] [[ambassador]] to [[Pakistan]] | prime_minister1 = | term_start1 = 1982 | term_end1 = 1985 | predecessor1 = [[K S Bajpai]] | successor1 = [[Shilendra Kumar Singh|S K Singh]] | office2 = | prime_minister2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_place = [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|09|06|df=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|04|15|1931|09|06|df=y}} | occupation = [[Diplomat]] [[Civil servant]] [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] | children = | party = | alma_mater = | profession = | sibling = | website = }} '''Krishna Dayal Sharma''' (6 September 1931 – 15 April 2010) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[ambassador]] to [[Pakistan]]. He also served as the Indian High Commissioner in Mauritius, Tanzania and Australia. His final ambassadorial role was as head of mission in Madrid, Spain, from 1985-to 89.

==Positions held== *1970-1971 Head, West Asia & North Africa Division, Ministry of External Affairs. *From August 1971 to August 1974 he was High Commissioner to Mauritius *From September 1974 to July 1978 he was High Commissioner to [[Dar es Salaam]]. [[List of Indian High Commissioners to Tanzania|Tanzania]] *From June 1980 to June 1982 he was High Commissioner to Canberra, Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Governors of Rajasthan |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/government-politics/governors.html |accessdate=10 June 2016 |work=mapsofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pain drove former ambassador to tragic suicide |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/pain-drove-former-ambassador-to-tragic-suicide/article751347.ece |accessdate=10 June 2016 |work=thehindu.com}}</ref> *1982-July 1985 Indian High Commissioner to Islamabad, Pakistan. *July 1985 Ambassador to Madrid.

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