List of ambassadors of India to Japan
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| Ambassador of India to Japan | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Nominator | Droupadi Murmu |
| Inaugural holder | K. K. Chettur |
| Formation | 7 May 1952 |
| Website | Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan |
The Indian Ambassador to Japan is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Japan.
Head of the Indian Liaison Mission in Tokyo and Political Representative of India with the Supreme Commander Allied Powers in Japan
The chiefs of the Indian diplomatic mission to Japan are:[1]
| S. No. | Name | Date charge assumed | Date charge relinquished | Duration in post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benegal Rama Rau | 1947 | 1948 | 1 year |
| 2 | Birendra Narayan Chakraborty | 1948 | 1949 | 1 year |
| 3 | Krishna Krishna Chettur | 8 March 1950 | 28 April 1952 | 2 years, 1 month and 20 days |
Ambassador of India to Japan
| S. No. | Name | Date charge assumed | Date charge relinquished | Duration in post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna Krishna Chettur | 7 May 1952[2] | August 1952 | 3 months |
| 2 | M. A. Rauf | 16 October 1952[3] | May 1954 | 1 year, 7 months |
| 3 | Binay Ranjan Sen | 17 February 1955 | September 1956 | 1 year, 7 months |
| 4 | Chandra Shekhar Jha | 4 May 1957 | 7 January 1959[4] | 1 year, 8 months and 3 days |
| 5 | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh | 19 February 1959 | 1 February 1960[5] | 11 months and 13 days |
| 6 | Lalji Mehrotra | 19 July 1960 | 21 December 1964 | 4 years, 5 months and 2 days |
| 7 | Badruddin Tyabji | 21 March 1965 | 4 July 1967 | 2 years, 3 months and 13 days |
| 8 | S. K. Banerji | 11 November 1967 | 2 July 1970 | 2 years, 7 months and 21 days |
| 9 | V. H. Coelho | 5 July 1970 | 26 November 1972[6] | 2 years, 4 months and 21 days |
| 10 | S. T. Than | 27 December 1972 | 30 June 1975 | 2 years, 6 months and 3 days |
| 11 | Eric Gonsalves | 11 September 1975 | 17 June 1978 | 2 years, 9 months and 6 days |
| 12 | Avtar Singh | 25 June 1978 | 31 October 1979[7] | 1 year, 4 months and 6 days |
| 13 | V. K. Ahuja | 29 December 1979 | 8 November 1980 | 10 months and 10 days |
| 14 | K. P. S. Menon Jr. | 31 August 1981 | 19 January 1985 | 3 years, 4 months and 19 days |
| 15 | Anantanarayanan Madhavan | 13 April 1985 | 7 May 1988 | 3 years and 24 days |
| 16 | Arjun G. Asrani | 8 June 1988 | 31 July 1992 | 4 years, 1 month and 23 days |
| 17 | Prakash Shah | 28 October 1992 | 31 January 1995 | 2 years, 3 months and 3 days |
| 18 | Kuldip Sahdev | 2 March 1995 | 31 March 1997 | 2 years and 29 days |
| 19 | Siddharth Singh | 4 May 1997 | 14 September 2000 | 3 years, 4 months and 10 days |
| 20 | Aftab Seth | 28 September 2000 | 30 September 2003 | 3 years and 2 days |
| 21 | Mani Lal Tripathi | 16 November 2003 | 30 April 2006 | 2 years, 5 months and 14 days |
| 22 | Hemant Krishan Singh | 1 June 2006 | 31 December 2010 | 4 years, 6 months and 30 days |
| 23 | Alok Prasad | 9 February 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 1 year, 4 months and 21 days |
| 24 | Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa | 8 August 2012 | 30 November 2015 | 3 years, 3 months and 22 days |
| 25 | Sujan R. Chinoy | 3 December 2015 | 30 November 2018 | 2 years, 11 months and 27 days |
| 26 | Sanjay Kumar Verma | 5 May 2019 | 31 October 2022 | 3 years, 5 months and 26 days |
| 27 | Sibi George | 1 November 2022 | 9 September 2025 | 2 years, 10 months and 8 days |
See also
References
- ↑ "Former Ambassadors". Embassy of India, Tokyo. Government of India. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 June 1952. p. 176.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 December 1952. p. 397.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 February 1959. p. 71.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 March 1960. p. 151.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 January 1973. p. 24.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 February 1980. p. 139.
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