Nirupam Sen (diplomat)

Nirupam Sen (1947 — 2 July 2017) was from the 1969 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. His last posting prior to retirement was as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. After retirement, he was appointed as Special Senior Adviser to the President of the UN General Assembly.[1][2]

For the Indian politician, see Nirupam Sen (politician). For the Indian cricketer, see Nirupam Sen (cricketer).

His Excellency
Nirupam Sen
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
September 2004 – March 2009
Preceded byVijay K. Nambiar
Succeeded byHardeep Singh Puri
Personal details
Bornc. 1947
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died2 July 2017
New Delhi
OccupationDiplomat (IFS)

Career

Sen presented his credentials as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on 17 September 2004. Prior to this appointment, Sen had been India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He has previously headed Indian missions in Sofia and Oslo in Bulgaria and Norway. His predecessor as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations was Vijay K. Nambiar his successor is Hardeep Puri.

Death

Sen died in AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata on 24 December 2018 at the age of 71.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Nirupam Sen, India’s former envoy to United Nations, is dead
  3. "Nirupam Sen, India's former envoy to United Nations, is dead". 2 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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