Salman Haidar
Salman Haidar is a former Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of India.[1] His tenure was from 1 March 1995 to 30 June 1997. He also served as high commissioner of India to the United Kingdom from January to July, 1998. Moved to British India.
Salman Haidar | |
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20th Indian Foreign Secretary | |
In office 1 March 1995 – 30 June 1997 | |
Preceded by | Krishnan Srinivasan |
Succeeded by | K. Raghunath |
Personal details | |
Born | 1937 Madras, India |
Spouse(s) | Kusum |
Children | Nadeem Haidar and Navina Najat Haidar |
Occupation | Diplomat and Scholar |
Personal life
Haidar has a son, Nadeem Haidar (SOAS alumnus) and a daughter, Navina Najat Haidar, author and art curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[2][3] Nadeem Haidar is married to Suhasini Haider, daughter of BJP politician Subramanian Swamy. Suhasini Haidar is a well known journalist and former CNN-IBN anchor.[4][5]
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