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.
Salman Haidar | |
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 Ambassador Haider is lighting the lamp | |
| 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 | Kusum |
| Relations | Sheikh Abdullah (grandfather) Ismat Chughtai (aunt) Rashid Jahan (aunt) Begum Khurshid Mirza (aunt) Zohra Sehgal (aunt) Uzra Butt (aunt) Kiran Segal (cousin) Khawar Mumtaz (grand-aunt) Samiya Mumtaz (grand-cousin) Ayesha Raza Mishra (cousin) Subramanian Swamy (co father in law) |
| Children | Nadeem Haidar and Navina Najat Haidar |
| Occupation | Diplomat and scholar |
Personal life
editHaidar graduated from Sherwood College, Nainital, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and Cambridge University.[citation needed]
He is married to Kusum Haider, a threatre and movie artist. He 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's wife Sushasini is a daughter of politician Subramanian Swamy.
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