List of high commissioners of India to Kenya

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Indian High Commissioner to Kenya
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Incumbent
Dr. Virandar Paul
since August 2021
Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Type High Commissioner
Reports to Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Nominator Ram Nath Kovind
Term length 3 to 4 years.
First holderApa Saheb Pant
Website https://hcinairobi.gov.in/eoinrb_pages/MTU2

This is a list of Indian high commissioners to Kenya. India has a relatively large diplomatic network, reflecting its links in the world and particularly in neighboring regions: Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. There are also far-flung missions in the Caribbean and the Pacific, locations of historical Indian diaspora communities.

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".

List of high commissioners of India to the Republic of Kenya

The current high commissioner is Dr. Virandar Paul. [1]

Previous high commissioners of India to the Republic of Kenya [2]
Sr. NoNameTenure
1. Apa Pant 1948–1954
2.M.G.Menon1954–1956
3.Prem Kishan1956–1958
4.I. J.Bahadur Singh1958–1960
5.K.P.F.Khilnani1961–1963
6.R.K.Tandon1963–1965
7. Prem Bhatia 1965–1969
8.Avtar Singh1969–1970
9.Gurbachan Singh1970–1972
10.K.C.Nair1972–1974
11. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1974–1977
12. A. N. D. Haksar 1977–1980
13.V.K. Grover1980–1983
14.K.K.S.Rana1984–1986
15.Manorama Bhalla1986–1989
16.P.P.D'Souza1989–1992
17.Kiran Doshi1992–1995
18.T.P.Srinivasan1995–1997
19.R.K.Bhatia1998–2002
20.Y.M.Tiwari2002–2003
21.Surendra Kumar2003–2006
22.P.S. Randhawa2006–2010
23.Sibabrata Tripathi2010–2014
24.Yogeshwar Varma2014–2015
25.Suchitra Durai [3] 2015–2018
26.Rahul Chhabra [4] November 2018 – June 2020

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References

  1. ↑ "Shri Virander Kumar Paul appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India Nairobi, Kenya". hcinairobi.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ↑ PLC, Standard Group. "indian high commissioner to kenya suchitra durai". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Rahul Chhabra appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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