Sharat Sabharwal is an Indian civil servant and career diplomat. He served for some years as the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Sharat Sabharwal | |
|---|---|
| Indian ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Satyabrata Pal |
| Succeeded by | TCA Raghavan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Civil servant IFS |
Career
editSabharwal is a covenanted Civil servant and a career diplomat, and a member of the 1975 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. As a civil servant and career diplomat, he held several positions of responsibility, including as:
- Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva (1999-2002)
- Ambassador to Uzbekistan.[4]
- High Commissioner to Pakistan, appointed in March 2009.[5]
- Member of the Central Information Commission. This position has little or no connection with foreign affairs or diplomacy. He was nevertheless appointed in November 2013 and held office for nearly four years, until September 2017.[6]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sharat Sabharwal next High Commissioner to Pakistan". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "India names Sharat Sabharwal as new envoy to Pakistan". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Sharat Sabharwal is new High Commissioner to Pakistan". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Sharat Sabharwal, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Appointment as High Commissioner to Pakistan
- ^ Central Information Commission