List of ambassadors of India to Egypt
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The ambassador of India to the Egypt is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Egypt. The embassy is located at 5, Aziz Abaza Street, Zamalek, Cairo.[1] The current ambassador is Suresh K. Reddy.
| Ambassador of India to Egypt | |
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Incumbent since 23 May 2025Suresh K. Reddy | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Ambassador |
| Member of | Indian Foreign Service |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Residence | India House, Cairo |
| Seat | Embassy of India, Cairo |
| Appointer | |
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| Website | Embassy of India, Cairo, Egypt |
List of Indian ambassadors
The following have served as Indian ambassadors to Egypt.[2]
| S. No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
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| Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Egypt (1947–1953) | |||
| 1 | Syud Hossain | 1947 | 1949 |
| 2 | A. A. Fyzee | 1949 | 1952 |
| Ambassador of India to the Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) | |||
| 3 | K. M. Panikkar | 1952 | 1954 |
| 4 | Nawab Ali Yawar Jang | 1954 | 1958 |
| Ambassador of India to the United Arab Republic (1958–1971) | |||
| 5 | R. K. Nehru | 1958 | 1960 |
| 6 | Mohammed Azim Hussein | 1960 | 1964 |
| 7 | S. N. Haksar | 1964 | 1966 |
| 8 | Apa Saheb Pant | 1966 | 1969 |
| 9 | I. J. Bahadursingh | 1969 | 1972 |
| Ambassador of India to the Arab Republic of Egypt (since 1971) | |||
| 10 | A. B. Bhadkamkar | 1972 | 1976 |
| 11 | Ashok Sen Chib | 1976 | 1979 |
| 12 | K. P. S. Menon | 1979 | 1981 |
| 13 | Alfred Gonsalves | 1981 | 1985 |
| 14 | S. K. Bhutani | 1985 | 1989 |
| 15 | P. A. Nazareth | 1989 | 1992 |
| 16 | Arundhati Ghose | 1992 | 1995 |
| 17 | Kanwal Sibal | 1995 | 1998 |
| 18 | S. S. Mukherjee | 1998 | 2000 |
| 19 | S. J. Singh | 2001 | 2003 |
| 20 | R. S. Rathore | 2004 | 2005 |
| 21 | A. Gopinathan | 2005 | 2008 |
| 22 | R. Swaminathan | 2009 | 2012 |
| 23 | Navdeep Suri | 2012 | 2015 |
| 24 | Sanjay Bhattacharyya | 2015 | 2018 |
| 25 | Rahul Kulshreshth | 2018 | 2021 |
| 26 | Ajit Gupte | 2021 | 2024 |
| 27 | Suresh K. Reddy[3] | 23 May 2025 | |