Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958^[9]) is a retired Indian diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who served as the Deputy National Security Adviser of India. He previously served as an Indian Ambassador to Russian Federation and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.^[10]

Pankaj Saran
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
In office 29 May 2018[1] – 31 December 2021[2] Serving with Rajinder Khanna, R. N. Ravi (till July 2019), Dattatray Padsalgikar
Preceded by	Arvind Gupta
Succeeded by	Vikram Misri
Indian Ambassador to Russia
In office January 2016[3] – 2018[4]
Preceded by	P. S. Raghavan[5]
Succeeded by	D. B. Venkatesh Varma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
In office March 2012[6] – December 2015[6]
Preceded by	Rajeet Mitter[7]
Succeeded by	Harsh Vardhan Shringla[8]
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-22) 22 November 1958 (age 66)[9]
Spouse	Preeti Saran
Children	2 sons[3]
Alma mater	(B.A.) Hindu College, Delhi (M.A.) Delhi School of Economics Delhi University
Profession	Civil servant retired IFS Diplomat

Personal life

Saran holds a B.A. (Honours) degree and Master of Arts degree in economics from the Hindu College and Delhi School of Economics respectively.^[3] His interests include tennis, golf, bridge and reading.^[3] He is married to Preeti Saran, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.^[3]

Career history

Pankaj Saran joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982.^[9] He has served at Indian missions in Moscow, Washington, D.C., Cairo and Dhaka.^[3] He was the Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi from 2007 to 2012.^[11]

Saran was the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh in 2015 when the historic India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was ratified by the Parliament of India.^[12][13]

On 29 May 2018, Pankaj Saran was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India and served their till 31 December 2021.^[13]