List of Indian High Commissioners to Pakistan

The following people have served as High Commissioners or Ambassadors from India to Pakistan. Pakistan vacated its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations from January 1972 until August 1989. From 1999 until 2004, and during 2007-2008, Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. During those periods, India and Pakistan exchanged Ambassadors instead of High Commissioners.

List of Indian Ambassadors to Pakistan

High Commissioner of India to the Dominion of Pakistan (1947-1956)

Name Entered office Left office
Sri Prakash 1947 1949
Sita Ram 1949 1951
C.C.Desai 1955 1956

High Commissioner of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956-1971)

Name Entered office Left office
C.C.Desai 1956 1958
Rajeshwar Dayal 1958 1962
G Parthasarathi 1962 1965
Kewal Singh 1965 1966
S.SEN 1968 1969
B K Acharya 1969 1971

(Suspension of diplomatic relations following the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War)

Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1976-1989)

Name Entered office Left office
K S Bajpai 1976 1980
K. D. Sharma 1982 1985
S K Singh 1985 1989
J N Dixit April 1989 August 1989

High Commissioner of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1989-1999)

Name Entered office Left office
J N Dixit August 1989 November 1991
Satinder Kumar Lambah January 1992 July 1995
Satish Chandra August 1995 December 1998
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy February 1999 October 1999

Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1999-2004)

Name Entered office Left office
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy October 1999 May 2000
Vijay K. Nambiar August 2000 December 2001

(Suspension of diplomatic relations until 2003)

Name Entered office Left office
Shivshankar Menon July 2003 May 2004

High Commissioner of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2004-2007)

Name Entered office Left office
Shivshankar Menon May 2004 September 2006
Satyabrata Pal September 2006 November 2007

Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2007-2008)

Name Entered office Left office
Satyabrata Pal November 2007 May 2008

High Commissioner of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2008-present)

Name Entered office Left office
Satyabrata Pal May 2008 February 2009
Sharat Sabharwal April 2009 June 2013
TCA Raghavan[1][2] July 2013 December 2015
Gautam Bambawale[3][4][5] December 2015 Incumbent

Ambassadors to Pakistan

References

  1. ↑ "Gautam Bambawale replaces TCA Raghavan, to be next envoy to Pakistan". firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Outgoing Indian envoy TCA Raghavan visits PM Nawaz". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gautam Bambawale appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan". business-standard.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gautam Bambawale appointed High Commissioner of India to Pakistan". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gautam Bambawale made envoy to Pakistan in major MEA rejig". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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