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Akbaruddin is a 1985 [[Civil Services of India|civil servant]]. At the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] in [[Vienna]], he was on deputation for four years and returned to India in 2011. He is considered "expert" on the [[West Asia]] issues in India and has served in various capacities in that region including consul general at [[Jeddah]] from 2000 to 2004. He was the director at Foreign Secretary's Office of the Ministry from 2004 to 2005.<ref name="IndiaToday">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/syed-akbaruddin-takes-over-as-mea-spokesperson/1/163305.html | title=West Asia expert Syed Akbaruddin to be MEA's spokesperson | work=[[India Today]] | date=8 December 2011 | accessdate=25 September 2014 | author=Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy | location=New Delhi}}</ref> |
Akbaruddin is a 1985 batch [[Civil Services of India|civil servant]]. At the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] in [[Vienna]], he was on deputation for four years and returned to India in 2011. He is considered "expert" on the [[West Asia]] issues in India and has served in various capacities in that region including consul general at [[Jeddah]] from 2000 to 2004. He was the director at Foreign Secretary's Office of the Ministry from 2004 to 2005.<ref name="IndiaToday">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/syed-akbaruddin-takes-over-as-mea-spokesperson/1/163305.html | title=West Asia expert Syed Akbaruddin to be MEA's spokesperson | work=[[India Today]] | date=8 December 2011 | accessdate=25 September 2014 | author=Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy | location=New Delhi}}</ref> |
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He was appointed the officer on special duty (OSD) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in December 2011, and later succeeded Vishnu Prakash as the official spokesperson of the MEA.<ref name="IndiaToday" /> |
He was appointed the officer on special duty (OSD) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in December 2011, and later succeeded Vishnu Prakash as the official spokesperson of the MEA.<ref name="IndiaToday" /> |
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Revision as of 13:18, 25 September 2014
Syed Akbaruddin is an Indian Foreign Service officer. He is the incumbent official spokesperson of the the Ministry of External Affairs.[1]
Career
Akbaruddin is a 1985 batch civil servant. At the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, he was on deputation for four years and returned to India in 2011. He is considered "expert" on the West Asia issues in India and has served in various capacities in that region including consul general at Jeddah from 2000 to 2004. He was the director at Foreign Secretary's Office of the Ministry from 2004 to 2005.[2]
He was appointed the officer on special duty (OSD) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in December 2011, and later succeeded Vishnu Prakash as the official spokesperson of the MEA.[2]
References
- ^ "Spokesperson's Office – Personnel". Mea.gov.in. Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (8 December 2011). "West Asia expert Syed Akbaruddin to be MEA's spokesperson". India Today. New Delhi. Retrieved 25 September 2014.