T. S. Tirumurti

T. S. Tirumurti; born 7 March 1962[8][1] is an Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. He is currently appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.[9]

T. S. Tirumurti
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Assumed office
19 May 2020
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded bySyed Akbaruddin
Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs
In office
5 February 2018[1] – 30 April 2020
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale[2]
Succeeded byRahul Chhabra
Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia[3]
In office
20 December 2013[4] – 4 February 2018
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale[5]
Succeeded byMridul Kumar[6]
1st Representative of India to the State of Palestine[7]
In office
1 January 1996 – 1 January 1998
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byP. Harish
Personal details
Born (1962-03-07) 7 March 1962[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Gowri Tirumurti[1]
RelativesRamanathan Krishnan (Father in-law)
OccupationDiplomat

Personal life

Tirumurti was born in Chennai.[10] He is a Bachelor of Commerce and also holds a degree in Law.[1] He is married to Gowri Tirumurti and they have two children- a daughter and a son.[1]

Tirumurti's wife Gowri is the daughter of the retired tennis player Ramanathan Krishnan.[11][12] Gowri was the Indian National Juniors Champion in 1982.[12] Their daughter Bhavani Tirumurti is also a tennis player.[13]

Career

T. S. Tirumurti joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1985. He served in Indian diplomatic missions in Cairo, Geneva, Gaza, Washington, D.C. and Jakarta. He has served at the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in New Delhi as Under Secretary (Bhutan), Director (Foreign Secretary's Office), Joint Secretary (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives) as well as Joint Secretary (United Nations Economic and Social).[1]

Tirumurti was the first Representative of India to the State of Palestine.[14][15][7] He was also the Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta and the Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia.[1] Before being appointed as the Permanent Representative to the UN, he served as the Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs, India. On 30 April 2020, he was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations succeeding Syed Akbaruddin.[16]

Books authored

Tirumurti has authored the following books-

  • Kissing the Heavens: The Kailash - Manasarovar Yatra (1999)[17]
  • Clive Avenue (2002)[18]
  • Chennaivaasi (2012)[19]

References
  1. "MEA - About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (ER)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. http://www.news18.com/news/india/diplomat-t-s-tirumurti-appointed-economic-relations-secretary-1624193.html
  3. "Vijay Gokhale, T S Tirumurti rise on Malaysia experience - Times of India".
  4. "Welcome to High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Know Your Diplomat: India's new ambassador to Germany Vijay Keshav Gokhale". www.babusofindia.com.
  6. https://indianmandarins.com/mridul-kumar-is-next-hc-of-india-to-malaysia/
  7. "Welcome to Representative Office of India, Ramallah, Palestine". www.roiramallah.org.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  9. "T S Tirumurti appointed India's Permanent Representative to the UN". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. "HarperCollinsPublishers India - T.S. Tirumurti". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "Ramanathan Krishnan". prtraveller.blogspot.in.
  12. Frederick, Prince (25 April 2014). "How the Krishnans brought Wimbledon home" – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. "College Tennis Teams - University of Denver - Team Roster - Bhavani Tirumurti". www.collegetennisonline.com.
  14. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/63602/12/12_chapter%204.pdf
  15. "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion". www.telegraphindia.com.
  16. "TS Tirumurthy will permanent representative of India to UN to replace Syed Akbaruddin, | NewsCrab". www.newscrab.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  17. "Book review: T.S. Tirumurti's 'Kissing The Heavens'". India Today. 31 May 1999.
  18. thtyp. "The Hindu : Life on Clive Avenue". www.thehindu.com.
  19. "Tirumurti's 'Chennaivaasi' is a charming read".
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