Know about Syed Akbaruddin who slayed Pakistani, Chinese media over Kashmir at UN Security Council

New York / New Delhi, August 17, 2019 : The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convening an indoor meeting over abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, had been an uneasy for Indians. However, just after the meeting on Friday night (Indian Standard Time), internet has been set on fire by Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representative at the UN since , for answering international media especially Pakistani and Chinese media over the the issue. Indians have been all praise for Akbaruddin. He made it clear that Kashmir is an internal affair.

Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin is  a senior Indian diplomat with  considerable multilateral  experience. Since joining the  Indian Foreign Service in 1985 he  has represented India’s interests in various capacities, promoting  friendly ties across the globe.

Prior to his assignment as the  Permanent Representative of  India to the United Nations,  Akbaruddin was the Chief Coordinator of the India-Africa Forum Summit held in October 2015 in New Delhi. All 54 African States who are members of the United Nations participated along with the African Union in this milestone event.

As the Official Spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs during 2012-2015 he  was a member of Indian delegations to the UNGA and various other multilateral and bilateral meetings at the Summit and Ministerial level. He effectively used social media tools to considerably expand public diplomacy outreach.

Akbaruddin also served as an international civil-servant at the  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna from 2006-2011. During this period he worked as Head of the External Relations and Policy Coordination Unit and also as the Special Assistant to the Director-General of the IAEA.

Akbaruddin had previously served at the Indian Mission to the United Nations as First Secretary during 1995-98 and focused on UN Security Council Reform and Peace-Keeping. He was a member of the Advisory Committee on Administrative & Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) during 1997-98.

Akbaruddin has also served as Counsellor at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. He is proficient in Arabic. During 2000-2004 he was the Consul General of India, Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and prior to that was First Secretary in Riyadh and Second Secretary/Third Secretary in Cairo, Egypt.

Ambassador Akbaruddin has a Master’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations. He is married to Mrs. Padma Akbaruddin and they have two sons. He is an avid and passionate sports enthusiast.

Syed Akbaruddin is an alumnus of The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Hyderabad. He is the son of S Bashiruddin, formerly the head of the department of Journalism and Communication at Osmania University, who headed the department for many years and served as Indian ambassador to Qatar, vice chancellor of Dr B R Ambedkar Open University and director of the research wing of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, and Dr Zeba Bashiruddin, who was a member of the English department at Sri Sathya Sai University.