List of ambassadors of India to Myanmar
| Ambassador of India to Myanmar | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since April 2024Abhay Thakur | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Ambassador |
| Member of | Indian Foreign Service |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Seat | Embassy of India, Yangon |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | No fixed tenure |
| Website | Indian Ambassador to Myanmar |
The ambassador of India to the Myanmar is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Myanmar. The embassy is located at 545-547 Merchant St, Kyauktada Township, Yangon.[1]
The embassy is headed by the Ambassador, while two consulates located in Mandalay and Sittwe are headed by a Consulate general. And the India Liaison Office in Nay Pyi Taw is headed by Liaison Officer.
List of Indian ambassadors
The following people have served as Ambassadors to the Myanmar.[2]
| S. No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. A. Rauf | 8 November 1946 | 1952 |
| 2 | K. K. Chettur | September 1952 | 30 August 1954 |
| 3 | R. R. Saksena | 19 December 1954 | 1955 |
| 4 | Lalji Mehrotra | 17 September 1956 | 1958 |
| 5 | R. S. Mani | 4 November 1960 | 30 September 1963 |
| 6 | R. D. Katari | 1 June 1964 | 25 November 1969 |
| 7 | Baleshwar Prasad | 9 February 1970 | 31 January 1971 |
| 8 | Ralegnao Khathing | 10 January 1972 | 9 January 1975 |
| 9 | N. P. Alexander | 26 February 1975 | 27 March 1978 |
| 10 | A. N. Bose | 27 June 1978 | 17 July 1980 |
| 11 | G. G. Swell | 11 November 1980 | 30 July 1984 |
| 12 | I. P. Singh | 12 August 1985 | 28 August 1989 |
| 13 | P. M. S. Malik | 25 August 1990 | 24 September 1992 |
| 14 | G. Parthasarathy | 12 November 1992 | 27 May 1995 |
| 15 | L. T. Pudaite | 22 September 1995 | 21 December 1996 |
| 16 | Shyam Saran | 20 April 1997 | 4 July 2001 |
| 17 | Vivek Katju | 8 August 2001 | 12 February 2002 |
| 18 | R. K. Bhatia | 28 June 2002 | 24 August 2005 |
| 19 | Bhaskar K. Mitra | 1 September 2005 | 30 September 2008 |
| 20 | Aloke Sen | 6 October 2008 | 30 June 2010 |
| 21 | V. S. Seshadri | 5 July 2010 | 28 February 2013 |
| 22 | G. Mukhopadhaya | 14 June 2013 | 31 May 2016 |
| 23 | Vikram Misri | 31 August 2016 | 19 December 2018 |
| 24 | Saurabh Kumar | 30 January 2019 | 29 December 2021 |
| 25 | Vinay Kumar | 24 February 2022 | 12 April 2024 |
| 26 | Abhay Thakur | 29 April 2024 | Incumbent |
References
- ^ "Contact Us". Embassy of India, Yangon, Myanmar. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". Embassy of India, Yangon, Myanmar. Retrieved 11 March 2026.