List of ambassadors of India to France

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Ambassador of India to France
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Incumbent
Jawed Ashraf [1]
since August 2020
Nominator President of India
Appointer Ministry of External Affairs
Term length No fixed tenure
Inaugural holderH.S. Malik
FormationOctober 1949
DeputyK M Praphullachandra Sharma
Website Embassy of India, Paris, France
Embassy of India in Paris Indian embassy Paris 6311.JPG
Embassy of India in Paris

The Indian Ambassador to France is the chief diplomatic representative of India to France, housed in the Embassy of India, Paris. [2] The current ambassador is Sanjeev Singla.

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List of Indian Ambassadors to France

The following persons have served as the Ambassador of India to France and Principality of Monaco. [3]

#NameTerm startTerm end
1 Wing Commander. Sardar H.S. Malik 4 October 1949 [4] 1954
2Y.K. PuriDecember 19541955
(1) Wing Commander. Sardar H.S. Malik April 19551956
3 K.M. Panikkar February 19561959
4N. RaghavanJune 19591961
5 Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur February 19611965
6 Rajeshwar Dayal June 19651967
7Chandra ShekharAugust 19671969
8Dwarka Nath ChatterjeeFebruary 19691976
9Ramchandra Dattatraya SatheJuly 1976November 1978
10 Maharajakrishna Rasgotra February, 1979March, 1982
11Narendra SinghMarch 19821985
12 I.H. Latif April, 19851988
13Soonu KochharAugust 1988April 1991
14 C. V. Ranganathan June 1991September 1993
15Ranjit SethiNovember 1993October 1997
16 Kanwal Sibal March 1998April 2002
17Savitri KunadiApril 2002September 2003
18Dalip LahiriMay 2004July 2005
19T.C.A. RangachariAugust 2005October 2006
20 Ranjan Mathai January 2007July 2011
21 Rakesh Sood August 2011March 2013
22 Arun Kumar Singh April 2013April 2015
23Dr. Mohan KumarMay 2015July 2017
24 Vinay Mohan Kwatra July 2017February 2020
25Jawed Ashraf13 July 2020December 2024
26 Sanjeev Singla January 2025Incumbent

See also

References

  1. Current Ambassador, Jawed Ashraf. "Jawed Ashraf Current Ambassador". eoiparis.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. Mission to France, Indian. "Indian Mission to France". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. Official List, Indian Ambassadors. "Indian Ambassadors, Official List". eoiparis.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 November 1949. p. 1569.