List of high commissioners of India to Malaysia

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High Commissioner of India to Malaysia
Emblem of India.svg
Incumbent
B. N. Reddy
since September 2021
Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Type High Commissioner
Member of Indian Foreign Service
Reports to Ministry of External Affairs
Appointer President of India
Term length No fixed tenure
Website Indian High Commissioners to Malaysia

The High Commissioner of India to Malaysia is the head of the High Commission of India to Malaysia. The High Commission is located at Level 1, Wisma HRIH Lotus, 442, Jalan Pahang, Setapak, 53000 Kuala Lumpur. [1]

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As a Commonwealth country, Indian diplomatic missions in the capital cities of other Commonwealth member states are known as High Commissions. In other cities of Commonwealth countries. India calls some of its consulates "Assistant High Commissions".

The High commission is headed by the High Commissioner. The following people have served as High Commissioners to Malaysia. [2]

List of Indian High Commissioners

S. No.NameTenure
1S. K. BanerjiNovember 1959
2Y. K. PuriOctober 1960
3M. K. Kidwai1964
4M. A. Rahman1967–1969
5K. C. Nair1969–1972
6A. K. DarMay 1972–July 1973
7S. J. S. ChhatwalOctober 1975–August 1979
8Prakash ShahMay 1980–June 1983
9Ranjit SethiAugust 1983–August 1986
10P. M. S MalikOctober 1986–August 1990
11R. S. RathoreAugust 1990–December 1992
12V. K. NambairJanuary 1993–June 1996
13P. S. SahaiOctober 1996–August 2000
14Veena SikriSeptember 2000–December 2003
15R. L. NarayanJanuary 2004–February 2007
16Ashok K. KanthaApril 2007–November 2009
17Vijay GokhaleJanuary 2010–October 2013
18T. S. TirumurtiDecember 2013–February 2018
19Mridul KumarFebruary 2018–July 2021
20B. N. ReddySeptember 2021–

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References

  1. "Location/Map". hcikl.gov.in. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. "High Commissioners of India to Malaysia". hcikl.gov.in. Retrieved 7 July 2024.