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Ambassador Profile
H.E. Mr. Vipul
Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Vipul joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1998. He has served in Indian Missions in Cairo, Colombo, Geneva, Dubai, and Doha. In his diplomatic career, he has dealt with diverse areas, including political and commercial relations, development, disarmament, international security and media.
Mr. Vipul has taken charge as Ambassador of India to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 12 August 2026. He served as Ambassador of India to Qatar from August 2023 to July 2026. Prior to this assignment, he served as Joint Secretary (Gulf) in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2020 to 2023. Earlier, he was the Consul General of India in Dubai from 2017 to 2020. Between 2014 and 2017, he held the position of Director/Joint Secretary with the External Affairs Minister of India.
Mr. Vipul graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1994. He also holds an MBA degree from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He is married and has two children.
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