Lekhan Thakkar is an Indian career civil servant and diplomat who currently serves as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the National Security Council secretariat.[3][4]
Lekhan Thakkar | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1970[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Neeru Thakkar[2] |
He previously served as Counsellor[5] (Economic and Commerce) and is the Commercial Representative of India[6] in Embassy of India at Beijing at People's Republic of China.[7] He formerly served as Director to Government of India in Ministry of Finance and Executive Director for National Financial Reporting Authority.[8]
He is a 1995 batch Central Secretariat Service officer.[1]
Early life and education
editThakkar was born to a Gujarati family. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from South Gujarat University in 1991. He also is a qualified Chartered accountant by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also Institute of Cost Accountants of India.[1]
He also earned Executive Masters in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in 2003 and Master of Arts from Institute of Development Studies at University of Sussex in 2013.
Career
editLekhan joined the Central Secretariat Service in 1995[1] after qualifying through the Civil Services Examination. He served as Under Secretary to Government of India in Ministry of Corporate Affairs.[9] He recently served as Director to Government of India in the Department of Economic Affairs at Ministry of Finance.[1] He also served as Director and later Vice President [10] of Gujarat Urban Development Mission in Gandhinagar at Gujarat.
In 2020, Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Thakkar as Counsellor in Embassy of India at Beijing at People's Republic of China.[11][7]
Recognition
editHe is a non Indian Foreign Service officer to be appointed on a diplomatic rank to a diplomatic missions of India.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Year 2017 Civil List of Group A officers of CSS" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Gandhi Jayanti celebration returns to China's Chaoyang Park after 2 years". India Today. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Roundtable on India – US iCET". Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "India, US, South Korea explore cooperation in tech sector including AI". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Officers of Embassy of India at Beijing, PRC". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Commercial Representative of India - Embassy of India, Beijing PRC". Embassy of India, Beijing. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Govt's six major appointments to handle commercial activities in US, China". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "National Financial Reporting Authority: NFRA 2020". National Financial Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Office Order - Ministry of Corporate Affairs" (PDF). Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Implementing Integrated Solid waste management systems in India" (PDF). National Solid Waste Association of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Foreign Captive Posts under Ministry of Finance 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
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- Embassy of India, Beijing MEA India (2020)
- Appointments Economic Times (2020)