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Syed Akbaruddin is an Indian foreign affairs officer who has been India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2017.
Wiki/Biography
Syed Akbaruddin was born on Wednesday, April 27, 1960 (Age 59; same as 2019) in Hyderabad. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
He attends Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet. He is a graduate of Nizam College, Hyderabad, and holds a master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6β²
eye color: Black
hair color: salt and pepper
Family, Caste and Wife
He belongs to an educated Muslim family. His father, Professor Syed Bashruddin, was an Indian diplomat. His mother, Dr. Zeba Bashiruddin, is a professor of English at Sri Sathya Sai University.
He is married to Padma Akbaruddin and the couple has two sons.
Profession
Syed Akbaruddin joined the Indian Foreign Office (IFS) in 1985. Since joining IFS, Syed has held various positions in the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1995 to 1998, he was the First Secretary of the Indian Mission to the United Nations, mainly responsible for the reform of the United Nations Security Council and peacekeeping. He also served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) from 1997 to 1998. He is fluent in Arabic and has served as a consultant to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Saeed also served as Consul General of India in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2000 to 2004. Before that, he served as First Secretary in Riyadh and as Second and Third Secretary in Cairo, Egypt. From 2006 to 2011 he was a representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. During this period, he also served as Head of the External Relations and Policy Coordination Department and Special Assistant to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Saeed was spokesman for India’s foreign ministry from 2012 to 2015. He is also a member of the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly as well as various multilateral and bilateral meetings at the summit and ministerial level. He effectively uses social media tools to expand the reach of public diplomacy.
In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India. Saeed was appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2017.
favorite things
- poet: Tagore
salary
His salary as India’s ambassador to the United Nations is Rs. 240,000 plus other allowances.
fact
- Said enjoys playing outdoor games and listening to music.
- Said was reportedly very popular during his college days and was active in student politics.
- Said’s father was the head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Osmania. His father served as ambassador to Qatar. In addition to this, his father was also the Vice-Chancellor of the Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University and the Director of the Research Department of the Film and Television Research Institute in Pune.
- Said’s father was a diplomat, which naturally influenced Said to become a diplomat.
- In 2015, Syed was succeeded by Vikas Swaroop as the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India.
- During Sushma Swaraj’s tenure as India’s foreign minister, Syed and Sushma played key roles in implementing several policies that benefited India on many international platforms.
- Said played a decisive role in the United Nations’ declaration in May 2019 of Jaish-e-Mohammad Sheikh Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Speaking of this achievement, Syed said:
This is an important result, we have been doing it for several years, and today this goal has been achieved. “Thanks to the many countries that supported us, namely the US, UK and France, as well as several others both inside and outside the Council; thanks to the Permanent Representative of Indonesia.”
- On August 16, 2019, he tweeted out a “hand of friendship” to the Pakistani journalist and reportedly claimed that Article 370 was an internal matter for the country during closed UN Security Council consultations on Kashmir , and is therefore highly appreciated.
#Watch: Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin to a Pakistani journalist: “So, let me first come over and shake hands with you. You three,” when asked “When are you Start a dialogue with Pakistan?” he said. pic.twitter.com/0s06XAaasl
β ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2019
- Said is said to have popularized “Yoga”; made it an international event; after the United Nations proclaimed June 2nd as “International Yoga Day” in 2015. The event has been celebrated every year since then.
- People familiar with Said describe him as “focused”, “articulate”, “soft-spoken” and “without enemies”.
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