Abid Hussain

Abid Hussain
Hussain in mid 1980s
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
Succeeded byAmbeyi Ligabo
Personal details
Born26 December 1926
Hyderabad, Hyderabad state, India
Died21 June 2012 (aged 85)
London, England
SpouseTrilok Karki Hussain
OccupationEconomist, civil servant, and diplomat
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1988)

Abid Hussain (26 December 1926 – 21 June 2012) was an Indian economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was India's ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1992 and a member of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1990.

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