Pranay Kumar Verma

His Excellency Pranay Kumar Verma IFS
High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2022
Preceded by	Vikram Doraiswami
Ambassador of India to Vietnam
In office 25 July 2019 – 29 July 2022
Preceded by	Parvathaneni Harish
Succeeded by	Sandeep Arya
Personal details
Occupation	Indian Foreign Service

Pranay Kumar Verma is the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.[1][2] He is the former Ambassador of India to Vietnam.[3]

Early life

Verma did his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering.[4] He briefly worked at Tata Steel.[4] He did his master's degree at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in Chinese language.[4]

Career

Verma joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994.[5]

On 25 July 2019, Verma was appointed the Ambassador of India to Vietnam.[4] He was the previous Director General (DG) of the East Asia Division at the Ministry of External Affairs.[6]

Verma was appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh on 29 July 2022.[7] He replaced Vikram Doraiswami.[5] He presented his credentials to President Mohammad Abdul Hamid on 28 October 2022.[8]

References

1. "Pranay Verma, new Indian High Commissioner arrived Dhaka". www.kalerkantho.com. September 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
2. "IFS officer Pranay Kumar Verma appointed Indian envoy to Bangladesh". ThePrint. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
3. "Shri Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as new Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka". The Business Standard. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
4. "Pranay Kumar Verma appointed next Indian envoy to Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
5. "IFS officer Pranay Verma appointed India's new ambassador to Bangladesh". ThePrint. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
6. "Pranay Kumar Verma appointed new Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh". Retrieved 2024-08-03.
7. "Pranay Verma next Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka, reports say". The Daily Star. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
8. "New Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma presents credentials to President Hamid". New Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma presents credentials to President Hamid. Retrieved 2024-08-03.