Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations


The permanent representative of India to the United Nations is India's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The permanent representative is the head of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York City.
The permanent representative of India to the UN is Parvathaneni Harish, who took charge of the post from September 1, 2024.

List

This is a list of Indian permanent representative to the United Nations.
NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officeNotes
Feroz Khan Noon19451946-
Samar Sen19461948Permanent liaison officer to the UN
B. N. RauMarch 19481952
Rajeshwar Dayal1952August 1954
Arthur S. LallSeptember 1954December 1959
Chandra Shekhar JhaJanuary 19591962
B. N. ChakrvarthyAugust 1962July 1965
G. ParthasarathyAugust 1965December 1968Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
Samar SenJanuary 1969July 1974Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
Rikhi JaipalJuly 1974May 1979Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
Brajesh MishraJune 1979March 1981
  • Served as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
  • 1st National Security Advisor of India
    • Natarajan KrishnanApril 1981September 1986Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
    Chinmaya Rajaninath GharekhanOctober 1986December 1992
  • Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
  • Also served as the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
    • Mohammad Hamid AnsariJanuary 1993January 1995Later also served as Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017
    Prakash ShahFebruary 1995July 1997
    Kamalesh SharmaAugust 1997May 2002Served as the 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
    Vijay K. NambiarMay 2002May 2004
  • Served as the Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations
  • Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations
    • Nirupam SenSeptember 2004March 2009
    Hardeep Singh PuriMay 2009February 2013
  • Currently serving as Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • formerly served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and as Minister of state in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    • Asoke Kumar MukerjiApril 2013December 2015
    Syed AkbaruddinJanuary 2016April 2020
    T. S. TirumurtiMay 2020June 2022Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
    Ruchira KambojAugust 202231 May 2024
  • Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council
  • First female appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
    • Parvathaneni HarishSeptember 2024Incumbent