The Indian Ambassador to France is the chief diplomatic representative of India to France, housed in the Embassy of India, Paris.[2] The current ambassador is Jawed Ashraf.[3] who succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra in August, 2020 following Kwatra's appointment as Indian ambassador to Nepal.
| Ambassador of India to France | |
|---|---|
 | |
since August 2020 | |
| Nominator | President of India |
| Appointer | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Term length | No fixed tenure |
| Inaugural holder | H.S. Malik |
| Formation | October 1949 |
| Deputy | K M Praphullachandra Sharma |
| Website | Embassy of India, Paris, France |
List of Indian Ambassadors to France
editThe following persons have served as the Ambassador of India to France and Principality of Monaco.[4]
| # | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Commander. Sardar H.S. Malik | 4 October 1949[5] | 1954 |
| 2 | Y.K. Puri | December 1954 | 1955 |
| (1) | Wing Commander. Sardar H.S. Malik | April 1955 | 1956 |
| 3 | K.M. Panikkar | February 1956 | 1959 |
| 4 | N. Raghavan | June 1959 | 1961 |
| 5 | Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur | February 1961 | 1965 |
| 6 | Rajeshwar Dayal | June 1965 | 1967 |
| 7 | Chandra Shekhar | August 1967 | 1969 |
| 8 | Dwarka Nath Chatterjee | February 1969 | 1976 |
| 9 | Ramchandra Dattatraya Sathe | July 1976 | November 1978 |
| 10 | Maharajakrishna Rasgotra | February, 1979 | March, 1982 |
| 11 | Narendra Singh | March 1982 | 1985 |
| 12 | I.H. Latif | April, 1985 | 1988 |
| 13 | Soonu Kochhar | August 1988 | April 1991 |
| 14 | C. V. Ranganathan | June 1991 | September 1993 |
| 15 | Ranjit Sethi | November 1993 | October 1997 |
| 16 | Kanwal Sibal | March 1998 | April 2002 |
| 17 | Savitri Kunadi | April 2002 | September 2003 |
| 18 | Dalip Lahiri | May 2004 | July 2005 |
| 19 | T.C.A. Rangachari | August 2005 | October 2006 |
| 20 | Ranjan Mathai | January 2007 | July 2011 |
| 21 | Rakesh Sood | August 2011 | March 2013 |
| 22 | Arun Kumar Singh | April 2013 | April 2015 |
| 23 | Dr. Mohan Kumar | May 2015 | July 2017 |
| 24 | Vinay Mohan Kwatra | July 2017 | February 2020 |
| 25 | Jawed Ashraf | 13 July 2020 | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Current Ambassador, Jawed Ashraf. "Jawed Ashraf Current Ambassador". eoiparis.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Mission to France, Indian. "Indian Mission to France". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ the Man Who Saw Off IAF's Rafales from France, Jawed Ashraf (19 July 2020). "Meet Ambassador Jawed Ashraf, the man who saw off IAF's Rafales from France". The Economics Times. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Official List, Indian Ambassadors. "Indian Ambassadors, Official List". eoiparis.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Part I-Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 November 1949. p. 1569.