List of high commissioners of India to Kenya

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.

Indian High Commissioner to Kenya
Incumbent
Dr. Virandar Paul
since August 2021
Ministry of External Affairs (India)
TypeHigh Commissioner
Reports toMinistry of External Affairs (India)
NominatorRam Nath Kovind
Term length3 to 4 years.
First holderApa Saheb Pant
Websitehttps://hcinairobi.gov.in/eoinrb_pages/MTU2

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

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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 Pant 1948–1954
2. M.G.Menon 1954–1956
3. Prem Kishan 1956–1958
4. I. J.Bahadur Singh 1958–1960
5. K.P.F.Khilnani 1961–1963
6. R.K.Tandon 1963–1965
7. Prem Bhatia 1965–1969
8. Avtar Singh 1969–1970
9. Gurbachan Singh 1970–1972
10. K.C.Nair 1972–1974
11. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1974–1977
12. A. N. D. Haksar 1977–1980
13. V.K. Grover 1980–1983
14. K.K.S.Rana 1984–1986
15. Manorama Bhalla 1986–1989
16. P.P.D'Souza 1989–1992
17. Kiran Doshi 1992–1995
18. T.P.Srinivasan 1995–1997
19. R.K.Bhatia 1998–2002
20. Y.M.Tiwari 2002–2003
21. Surendra Kumar 2003–2006
22. P.S. Randhawa 2006–2010
23. Sibabrata Tripathi 2010–2014
24. Yogeshwar Varma 2014–2015
25. Suchitra Durai[3] 2015–2018
26. Rahul Chhabra[4] November 2018 – June 2020

References

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  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.