| Indian High Commissioner to Kenya | |
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| Incumbent Dr. Virandar Paul since August 2021 | |
| Ministry of External Affairs (India) | |
| Type | High Commissioner |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs (India) |
| Nominator | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Term length | 3 to 4 years. |
| First holder | Apa Saheb Pant |
| Website | https://hcinairobi.gov.in/eoinrb_pages/MTU2 |
This is a list of Indian high commissioners to Kenya. India has a relatively large diplomatic network, reflecting its links in the world and particularly in neighboring regions: Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. There are also far-flung missions in the Caribbean and the Pacific, locations of historical Indian diaspora communities.
As a Commonwealth country, Indian diplomatic missions in the capital cities of other Commonwealth member states are known as High Commissions. In other cities of Commonwealth countries. India calls some of its consulates "Assistant High Commissions".
List of high commissioners of India to the Republic of Kenya
The current high commissioner is Dr. Virandar Paul.
| Sr. No | Name | Tenure |
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| 1. | Apa Pant | 1948–1954 |
| 2. | M.G.Menon | 1954–1956 |
| 3. | Prem Kishan | 1956–1958 |
| 4. | I. J.Bahadur Singh | 1958–1960 |
| 5. | K.P.F.Khilnani | 1961–1963 |
| 6. | R.K.Tandon | 1963–1965 |
| 7. | Prem Bhatia | 1965–1969 |
| 8. | Avtar Singh | 1969–1970 |
| 9. | Gurbachan Singh | 1970–1972 |
| 10. | K.C.Nair | 1972–1974 |
| 11. | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh | 1974–1977 |
| 12. | A. N. D. Haksar | 1977–1980 |
| 13. | V.K. Grover | 1980–1983 |
| 14. | K.K.S.Rana | 1984–1986 |
| 15. | Manorama Bhalla | 1986–1989 |
| 16. | P.P.D'Souza | 1989–1992 |
| 17. | Kiran Doshi | 1992–1995 |
| 18. | T.P.Srinivasan | 1995–1997 |
| 19. | R.K.Bhatia | 1998–2002 |
| 20. | Y.M.Tiwari | 2002–2003 |
| 21. | Surendra Kumar | 2003–2006 |
| 22. | P.S. Randhawa | 2006–2010 |
| 23. | Sibabrata Tripathi | 2010–2014 |
| 24. | Yogeshwar Varma | 2014–2015 |
| 25. | Suchitra Durai | 2015–2018 |
| 26. | Rahul Chhabra | November 2018 – June 2020 |
References
- "Shri Virander Kumar Paul appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- "Welcome to High Commission of India Nairobi, Kenya". hcinairobi.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- PLC, Standard Group. "indian high commissioner to kenya suchitra durai". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- "Rahul Chhabra appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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