P Kumaran, a 1992-batch Indian International Service officer, has been appointed as India’s subsequent Excessive Commissioner to United Kingdom, ministry of exterior affairs confirmed on Thursday. He’s anticipated to take up the project shortly.
Presently serving as Secretary (East) within the ministry of exterior affairs, Kumaran brings important diplomatic expertise, having beforehand served as India’s ambassador to Singapore and Qatar.
Kumaran holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication from IIT Madras and is a profession diplomat with intensive expertise throughout areas and roles. He’s married to Ritu Kumaran and the couple has two sons, in line with overseas ministry’s official web site.
He started his diplomatic profession as third secretary on the Indian Embassy in Cairo (1994–1997), adopted by postings in Tripoli as second secretary (1997–2000) and Brussels as first secretary (2000–2003). He later served as deputy secretary (Europe West) within the ministry of exterior affairs from 2003 to 2005.
Kumaran went on to function regional passport officer in Bengaluru (2005–2007), after which he was posted to Islamabad as counsellor (2007–2009), adopted by a stint in Washington in the identical function (2009–2011). He then served as deputy excessive commissioner in Colombo from 2011 to 2014.
He returned to New Delhi as joint secretary within the Consular, Passport and Visa Division (2014–2016) earlier than taking over his first ambassadorial project in Doha, the place he served as ambassador to Qatar from 2016 to 2020. He was subsequently appointed excessive commissioner to Singapore (2020–2023).
In July 2023, he took over as extra secretary (Financial Relations and Growth Partnership Administration) within the MEA and was later elevated to Particular Secretary in the identical division. He assumed cost as Secretary (East) on April 1, 2025.
