Pavan Kapoor

His Excellency Pavan Kapoor, IFS
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Vikram Misri
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office 4 February 2024 – 14 July 2024
Preceded by	Sanjay Verma
Succeeded by	Tanmay Lal
Indian Ambassador to the Russian Federation
In office 21 November 2021 – 3 February 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	D. Bala Venkatesh Varma
Succeeded by	Vinay Kumar
Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates
In office October 2019 – November 2021
Preceded by	Navdeep Singh Suri
Succeeded by	Sunjay Sudhir
Personal details
Born	(1966-12-24) 24 December 1966 India
Spouse	Aradhana Sharma
Alma mater	(MBA) IIM Ahmedabad (MSc) London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation	Diplomat
Website	https://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/

Pavan Kapur (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service who is serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India. He previously served as the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and as an Indian Ambassador to Russia, Israel, UAE and Mozambique.

Career

Pavan Kapoor joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990. In his diplomatic career, he has served in different Indian Missions abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi. He also served as an international civil servant with the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.

Personal life

Pavan Kapoor married to Aradhana Sharma, who is a freelance journalist. He completed his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and his MSc from London School of Economics and Political Science.

See also

• Vijay Gokhale
• Dr. S Jaishankar
• Navtej Sarna

External links

• India Ambassador, Official page at Embassy of India, Moscow