Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
In office
29 May 2018  31 December 2021
Serving with Rajinder Khanna, R. N. Ravi (till July 2019), Dattatray Padsalgikar
Preceded byArvind Gupta
Succeeded byVikram Misri
Indian Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 2016  2018
Preceded byP. S. Raghavan
Succeeded byD. B. Venkatesh Varma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
In office
March 2012  December 2015
Preceded byRajeet Mitter
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla
Personal details
Born (1958-11-22) 22 November 1958
SpousePreeti Saran
Children2 sons
Alma mater(B.A.)
Hindu College, Delhi
(M.A.) Delhi School of Economics
Delhi University
ProfessionCivil servant
retired IFS Diplomat

Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958) is a retired Indian diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who served as the Deputy National Security Adviser of India. He previously served as an Indian Ambassador to Russian Federation and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.