Ausaf Sayeed (born 18 September 1963) is an Indian diplomat, belonging to

Indian Foreign Service The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the ...

of 1989 batch. He is currently serving as the Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs) since March 2022.

Career

Sayeed is a career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), 1989 Batch. He has been appointed as Secretary (CPV & OIA) in the Ministry of External Affairs since March 2022. He previously served as the

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

of India to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...

from April 2019 to March 2022. Before this assignment he served as High Commissioner of India to Seychelles from 17 February 2017 till April 2019.New Resident High Commissioner of India to Seychelles Accredited
''Department of Foreign Affairs, Seychelles''. Earlier in August 2013 he became the first Muslim and first Hyderabadi to be appointed as the Consul General of India in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

.A Hyderabadi chief for Indian Consulate
''The Hindu''. Earlier he served as Ambassador of India to Yemen from September 2010 to July 2013, being the first person of Hadhrami origin to be appointed as India's Ambassador to Yemen.Ausaf Sayeed appointed as India's envoy to Yemen.
Arab News Sayeed has worked on political, economic, consular and cultural issues, besides Hajj management.Mission Accomplished
Arab News. He launched several business groupings during his assignment in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...

countries to promote trade and economic relations between India and Arab states of the Persian Gulf.India Emerging as Vibrant Developing Economy: CG
Arab News. Sayeed has contributed in promoting India’s cultural heritage abroad.An ambassador of Indian culture
The Hindu. He was associated with the inauguration of the ''Maulana Azad Cultural Center'' in Cairo (1992). In 1997, he organized the "''Satyajit Ray: in retrospect''", a one-week film festival of

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs o ...

’s films in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, Literal translation, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi Arabic, Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyad ...

, Saudi Arabia. As Coordinator of the Indian Cultural Center in Qatar, he was instrumental in organizing several cultural and literary events.Previous Executive Committee Details
Indian Cultural Centre, Doha. In 1999, he organized a 9-day festival ''India Week in Qatar'' in association with the National Council of Culture, Art and Heritage in Qatar in which several artists from India participated. During his tenure in Copenhagen, Denmark from 2000-2004, he extended support to a project called `Crosscurrents: The Indo-Danish Painters' meet in which joint painting exhibitions and workshops by Indian and Danish painters were organized in various cities in India and Denmark.
The Hindu. During his tenure as the Consul General of India in Jeddah, he organized the first-ever India Festival in Jeddah (September 2005), followed by the First Asian Festival in Jeddah (October 2006) and the First Asian Film Festival in Saudi Arabia (February 2008). He was closely involved with the formation of the Saudi-India Friendship Society Saudis, Indians Eager to Enroll as SIFS Members.
Arab News in 2006 under the patronage of the Saudi Ministry of Information and Culture. He was also associated with the Saudi-India Civil Society Dialogue. He was instrumental in organizing the visit of First All Women Saudi Student Delegation (from Dar-Al Hekma College Dar Al-Hekma Girls in India on Education Trip.
Arab News) to India in 2007. He formed the ''Asian Consuls General Club'' (ACGC) in Jeddah in 2005, which was composed of Consuls General of thirteen Asian countries. He was instrumental in the publication of the book ''Historic Indo-Arab Ties'' (September 2005) by the Indian Consulate. He was the main architect behind the introduction of external Urdu examinations of MANUU in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the benefit of

Non-resident Indians Overseas Indians ( IAST: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are Indians who live outside of the Republic of India. According to the Government of India, ''Non-Resident Indians'' are citizens of Indi ...

(NRIs). He has advocated extensive use of digital technology to learn, spread the Urdu language, especially among the youth and children.‘Use digital technology to learn, spread Urdu language’.
The Hindu Dr. Ausaf Sayeed launched a revamped Saudi–India Business Network (SIBN) ‘Revamped Saudi-India Business Network relaunched in Kingdom’.
Saudi Gazette in Saudi Arabia in September 2020, initially with chapters in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh. Later a chapter was launched in Dammam. ‘Saudi-India Business Network launches Dammam chapter’
Arab News He also re-launched the Indo-Saudi Medical Forum (ISMF) ‘Saudi, Indian healthcare professionals join hands’
Arab News with chapters in Jeddah and Riyadh to boost cooperation in the healthcare sector between India and Saudi Arabia. Originally, the ISMF was launched in the year 2008 during his tenure in Jeddah as the Consul General of India.‘Saudi, Indian healthcare professionals join hands’
Economic Times He was instrumental in the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Yoga ‘Formal yoga standards in Saudi Arabia soon as country signs MoU with India’.
DNA between India and Saudi Arabia, the first such agreement signed by any Islamic nation with India. The prestigious Yoga Mithra Award ‘Saudi, Indian ministries sign historic MoU on yoga cooperation’.
Saudi Gazette was presented to Dr. Ausaf Sayeed by the S-Vyasa University for his efforts to promote Yoga ‘Yoga in Saudi Arabia’.
Chanakya Forum in Saudi Arabia.

Publications

Dr. Ausaf Sayeed has published three books: # ''Indian Art & Culture'', # ''Trends In Indian Culture And Heritage: For Civil Services (Prelims and Mains) and other Competitive Examinations'' and # ''Trends in Objective Geology For Civil Services & Other Competitive Examinations''. He has also compiled and edited the Urdu book ''Kulliyat-e-Awaz Sayeed'',‘Kulliyat-e-Awaz Sayeed’
Rekhta which consists of the entire Urdu literary works of his father late Awaz Sayeed. The book ''Kulliyat-e-Awaz Sayeed'' was released by Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari on 13 August 2009. He is also working on two other books, ''Haj: an Indian Experience through the Ages'' and ''Indian Rubats, Madarsas and Wakfs in the Holy Cities of

Makkah Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow val ...

and

Madinah Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...

''. He also has to his credit a research paper on ''Petrology and Petrogenesis of Syenites from the Cuddapah Basin,

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

'', Journal, Geological Society of India, Volume 43, March 1994, pp 225–237.Petrology and Petrogenesis of Syenites from the Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh
Journal of Geological Society of India.

References

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