Manpreet Vohra Explained

Office:High Commissioner of India to Australia
Term Start:25 April 2021
Term End:31 December 2023
Office2:Ambassador of India to Mexico
Term End2:21 March 2021
Term Start2:7 July 2019
Predecessor2:Muktesh Pardeshi
Office3:Ambassador of India to Afghanistan
Successor3:Vinay Kumar
Predecessor:A. Gitesh Sarma
Birth Date:1963 12, df=y
Alma Mater:Panjab University
Successor:Gopal Baglay

Manpreet Vohra (born 28 December 1963) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as the High Commissioner of India to Australia and various other nations.[1]

Early life and education

He graduated with a BA in economics, and later obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Trade, both from Panjab University.[2]

Career

He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. After serving in various capacities at the Indian diplomatic missions in Hong Kong, China, Mongolia and United Kingdom, he was appointed as the Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya in 2005. In 2007, he was appointed the Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, where he served till 2009.

Between 2009 and 2011, he served in the project office to establish the South Asian University.

He served as the Indian Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia between 2011 and 2015. In 2015, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Afghanistan.[3]

Between 2019 and 2021, he served as the Indian ambassador to Mexico, concurrently serving as the High Commissioner to Belize.[4]

In 2021, he was appointed the Indian High Commissioner to Australia and served there till December 2023. He was succeeded by Gopal Baglay.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Naseem Vohra. They have two children, a daughter and a son.

Notes and References

  1. News: PTI . 2021-03-01 . Manpreet Vohra appointed India’s High Commissioner to Australia . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-08 . 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: High Commissioner Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321170843/https://www.hcicanberra.gov.in/page/amb-profile/ . 2023-03-21 . 2023-10-08 . High Commission of India, Canberra.
  3. News: 2015-11-02 . Manpreet Vohra appointed India's new envoy to Afghanistan . The Economic Times . 2023-10-08 . 0013-0389.
  4. Web site: Khan . Neha . 2019-06-08 . Manpreet Vohra concurrently accredited as India's next High Commissioner to Belize . 2023-10-08 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
  5. Web site: Indian envoy to EU tipped for Sri Lanka as Gopal Baglay goes to Canberra . 2023-12-06 . www.adaderana.lk . en.