Pavan Kapoor

His Excellency
Pavan Kapoor, IFS
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 July 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byVikram Misri
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
4 February 2024 – 14 July 2024
Preceded bySanjay Verma
Succeeded byTanmay Lal
Indian Ambassador to the Russian Federation[1]
In office
21 November 2021 – 3 February 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byD. Bala Venkatesh Varma
Succeeded byVinay Kumar
Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates
In office
October 2019 – November 2021
Preceded byNavdeep Singh Suri
Succeeded bySunjay Sudhir
Personal details
Born (1966-12-24) 24 December 1966
India
SpouseAradhana Sharma
Alma mater(MBA) IIM Ahmedabad
(MSc) London School of Economics and Political Science[2]
OccupationDiplomat
Websitehttps://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/

Pavan Kapoor (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who is currently serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India. He previously served as the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and as an Indian Ambassador to Russia, Israel, UAE and Mozambique.[3]

Career

Pavan Kapoor joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990. In his diplomatic career, he has served in different Indian Missions abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi. He also served as an international civil servant with the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.[3]

Personal life

Pavan Kapoor married to Aradhana Sharma, who is a freelance journalist.[3] He completed his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and his MSc from London School of Economics and Political Science.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shri Pavan Kapoor appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation". 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pavan Kapoor to India's ambassador to Israel, NDTV, retrieved 26 April 2025
  3. ^ a b c "Ambassador of India to The Russian Federation". 7 February 2022.


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