List of high commissioners of India to Kenya explained

Post:Indian High Commissioner to Kenya
Insignia:Emblem of India.svg
Incumbent:Dr. Virandar Paul
Incumbentsince:August 2021
Department:Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Type:High Commissioner
Reports To:Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Nominator:Ram Nath Kovind
Termlength:3 to 4 years.
First:Apa 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. No!Name!Tenure
1.Apa Pant1948–1954
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 Bhatia1965–1969
8.Avtar Singh1969–1970
9.Gurbachan Singh1970–1972
10.K.C.Nair1972–1974
11.Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh1974–1977
12.A. N. D. Haksar1977–1980
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

Notes and References

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