Pranay Kumar Verma | |
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High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh | |
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]
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]
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]