Pavan Kapoor
Honorific suffixIFS
OfficeDeputy National Security Advisor of India
Term start15 July 2024
PredecessorVikram Misri
Prime ministerNarendra Modi
Office 1Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
Term start 14 February 2024
Term end 114 July 2024
Predecessor 1Sanjay Verma
Successor 1Tanmay Lal
Office 2Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation
Term start 221 November 2021
Term end 23 February 2024
Predecessor 2D. Bala Venkatesh Varma
Successor 2Vinay Kumar
Prime minister 2Narendra Modi
Office 3Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates
Term start 3October 2019
Term end 3November 2021
Predecessor 3Navdeep Singh Suri
Successor 3Sunjay Sudhir
Office 4Ambassador of India to Israel
Term start 4March 2016
Term end 4September 2019
Predecessor 4Jaideep Sarkar
Successor 4Sanjeev Singla
Office 5High Commissioner of India to Mozambique
Term start 52004
Term end 52006
Birth date24 December 1966 (age 59)
Birth placeIndia
Alma mater(MBA) IIM Ahmedabad
(MSc) London School of Economics and Political Science
SpouseAradhana Sharma
OccupationDiplomat
Websitehttps://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/

Pavan Kapoor (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian Foreign Service officer who is currently serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India. He has previously served as the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and as the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Israel, UAE and Mozambique.[1]

Career

Pavan Kapoor joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990. In his diplomatic career, he has served in different Indian Missions abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi. He also served as an international civil servant with the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.[1]

Personal life

Pavan Kapoor is married to Aradhana Sharma, who is a freelance journalist.[1] He completed a MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a MSc from London School of Economics.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ambassador of India to The Russian Federation". 7 February 2022.