India on Wednesday appointed Pawan Kapoor as the next Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He will replace 1990 cadre IFS officer Navdeep Singh Puri, who has been Commanding the Indian Mission in the UAE since October 2016.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement, 'Pawan Kapoor (IFS officer of 1990 batch) has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Ministry of External Affairs said that he will take over soon.

Indian Foreign Ministry has appointed Pawan Kapoor as the next Ambassador of India to the UAE on Wednesday. He is a 1990 batch IFS officer.

During his diplomatic career, Kapoor has served in various capacities at Indian missions in Moscow, Kiev, London and Geneva. The diplomat has also served as ambassador to Israel over the past three years and a new representative has been appointed in his place last month. He has also worked in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi. Kapoor was also appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs of India from 2010 to 2013.