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HPS alumnus Akbaruddin is India's envoy to UN
Syed Akbaruddin, who was the chief coordinator of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) held in New Delhi, last month, has been appointed as the new permanent representative of India to the United Nations in New York.
New Delhi: Syed Akbaruddin, who was the chief coordinator of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) held in New Delhi, last month, has been appointed as the new permanent representative of India to the United Nations in New York.
Currently additional secretary in the ministry, Syed Akbaruddin is the son of late Prof S Bashiruddin, former Head of the Dept of Journalism and Communication, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Bashiruddin also served as Indian Ambassador to Qatar.
An alumnus of Hyderabad Public School, Akbaruddin will be replacing Asoke Kumar Mukherjee, who is retiring. Akbaruddin is a 1985 batch civil servant and considered an "expert" on the West Asia issues in India.
After completing a very successful term as the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson in April this year, Akbaruddin was slated to go to Geneva as India's permanent representative to the UN offices there. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handpicked Akbaruddin to be the chief coordinator of the IAFS, a mega event that was attended by all the 54 countries of Africa.
