Pavan Kapoor

Pavan Kapoor
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
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Aradhana Sharma
Occupation	Diplomat
Website	https://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/

Pavan Kapoor (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian diplomat and former Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Ambassador to Russia. Currently, he is serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council secretariat. He previously served as India's High Commissioner to Mozambique and the Kingdom of Swaziland from January 2014 to early 2016, Ambassador to Israel from March 2016 to September 2019, and Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from October 2019 to November 2021.

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 is married to Aradhana Sharma, who is a freelance journalist.

See also

• Vijay Gokhale
• Dr. S Jaishankar
• Navtej Sarna

External links

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