List of high commissioners of India to Kenya
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The high commissioner of the Republic of India to Kenya is India's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Kenya, and in charge of India's diplomatic mission in Kenya.
| Indian High Commissioner to Kenya | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since October 2025Dr. Adarsh Swaika | |
| Ministry of External Affairs (India) | |
| Type | High Commissioner |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs (India) |
| Nominator | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Term length | 3 to 4 years. |
| First holder | Apa Saheb Pant |
| Website | https://hcinairobi.gov.in/eoinrb_pages/MTU2 |
As a Commonwealth country, Indian diplomatic missions in the capital cities of other Commonwealth member states are known as High Commissions. In other cities of Commonwealth countries, India calls some of its consulates "Assistant High Commissions".
List of high commissioners of India to the Republic of Kenya
editThe current high commissioner is Dr. Adarsh Swaika.[1]
| Sr. No | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Apa Pant | 1948–1954 |
| 2. | M.G.Menon | 1954–1956 |
| 3. | Prem Kishan | 1956–1958 |
| 4. | I. J.Bahadur Singh | 1958–1960 |
| 5. | K.P.F.Khilnani | 1961–1963 |
| 6. | R.K.Tandon | 1963–1965 |
| 7. | Prem Bhatia | 1965–1969 |
| 8. | Avtar Singh | 1969–1970 |
| 9. | Gurbachan Singh | 1970–1972 |
| 10. | K.C.Nair | 1972–1974 |
| 11. | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh | 1974–1977 |
| 12. | A. N. D. Haksar | 1977–1980 |
| 13. | V.K. Grover | 1980–1983 |
| 14. | K.K.S.Rana | 1984–1986 |
| 15. | Manorama Bhalla | 1986–1989 |
| 16. | P.P.D'Souza | 1989–1992 |
| 17. | Kiran Doshi | 1992–1995 |
| 18. | T.P.Srinivasan | 1995–1997 |
| 19. | R.K.Bhatia | 1998–2002 |
| 20. | Y.M.Tiwari | 2002–2003 |
| 21. | Surendra Kumar | 2003–2006 |
| 22. | P.S. Randhawa | 2006–2010 |
| 23. | Sibabrata Tripathi | 2010–2014 |
| 24. | Yogeshwar Varma | 2014–2015 |
| 25. | Suchitra Durai[3] | 2015–2018 |
| 26. | Rahul Chhabra[4] | November 2018 – June 2020 |
| 27. | Dr. Virander Kumar Paul[5] | September 2020 — August 2022 |
| 28. | Smt. Namgya C. Khampa | September 2022 — June 2025 |
| 29. | Dr. Adarsh Swaika | October 2025— |
References
edit- ↑ "Dr. Adarsh Swaika appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
- ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India Nairobi, Kenya". hcinairobi.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ PLC, Standard Group. "indian high commissioner to kenya suchitra durai". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Rahul Chhabra appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kenya". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Shri Virander Kumar Paul appointed as the next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya".