Pranay Kumar Verma is the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. He is the former Ambassador of India to Vietnam.

Early life

Verma did his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering. He briefly worked at

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. He did his master's degree at the

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Established in 1955, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies, located in Monterey, California, is a Postgraduate education, graduate institute and satellite ...

in Chinese language.

Career

Verma joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994. On 25 July 2019, Verma was appointed the Ambassador of India to Vietnam. He was the previous Director General (DG) of the East Asia Division at the Ministry of External Affairs. Verma was appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh on 29 July 2022. He replaced

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. He presented his credentials to President

Mohammad Abdul Hamid Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1 January 1944) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi retired politician, lawyer and statesman who served as the President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023, making him the longest serving president in the History of Banglad ...

on 28 October 2022.

References

{{reflist Living people High commissioners of India to Bangladesh Ambassadors of India to Vietnam Middlebury College alumni Year of birth missing (living people)