The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday announced appointment of Dinesh Bhatia as the Ambassador of India to Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast. Along with that, Azar AH Khan has also been appointed as Ambassador of India to libya.
A 1992-batch Indian Foreign Services officer, Dinesh Bhatia was currently posted as Joint Secretary (Multilateral Economic Relations) in the MEA. He would replace Anil K Sharan as the Indian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire.
As per the official statement issued by MEA, "Dinesh Bhatia currently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Cote d'Ivoire. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly."
Bhatia returned to the ministry from Kuwait after completing a diplomatic assignment as Charge-d-Affaires in the Indian Embassy. Bhatia has done his Bachelor of Engineering in electronics and communication from Delhi College of Engineering.
Meanwhile, Azar AH Khan presently posted as Counsellor in the Embassy of India and the Director of the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Cairo, would now take charge as Ambassador of India to the State of libya.
Masters in Arabic literature, this would be Khan's second stint in libya. He would now replace Anil Kumar Trigunayat as the new Ambassador of India to the State of libya. He has also served as a Diplomat in Saudi Arabia. As per the statement from MEA, Khan is expected to take charge as the new Ambassador, shortly.