Saurabh Kumar (ambassador)
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Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySantosh Jha
Succeeded byPranay Kumar Verma
Preceded byRiva Ganguly Das
Saurabh Kumar | |
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| Indian Ambassador to European Union | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Santosh Jha |
| Succeeded by | Pranay Kumar Verma |
| Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 18 November 2021 – 29 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riva Ganguly Das |
| Succeeded by | Jaideep Mazumdar |
| Ambassador of India to Myanmar | |
| In office 21 January 2019 – 17 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vikram Misri |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Kumar |
| Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
| In office 25 August 2015 – 24 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | D. P. Srivastava |
| Succeeded by | Gaddam Dharmendra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 |
| Alma mater | IIT Kanpur IIT Delhi |
| Occupation | Civil servant IFS |
| Profession | diplomat |
Saurabh Kumar (born 1 January 1966) is an Indian diplomat currently serving as Ambassador of India to European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg.[1] Before this assignment he was Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. He also served as Ambassador of India to Myanmar[2] and to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2][3]
Saurabh Kumar was born on 1 January 1966 in Lucknow, India. He completed his schooling from La Martinière College, Lucknow. An engineer by training, he obtained his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and M.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[4][5]