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Hamid Ali Rao was born in 1954 in [[Meerut, Uttar Pradesh]], India, to [[M. A. Khan|Kunwar Mahmood Ali Khan]], a former [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|governor of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite news |date=26 September 2011 |title=Hamid Ali Rao is new Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/hamid-ali-rao-is-new-indian-envoy-to-saudi-arabia/articleshow/10128856.cms |access-date=26 July 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao |url=https://pmindiaun.gov.in/geneva_error |access-date=26 July 2025 |website=pmindiaun.gov.in}}</ref> |
Hamid Ali Rao was born in 1954 in [[Meerut, Uttar Pradesh]], India, to [[M. A. Khan|Kunwar Mahmood Ali Khan]], a former [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|governor of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite news |date=26 September 2011 |title=Hamid Ali Rao is new Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/hamid-ali-rao-is-new-indian-envoy-to-saudi-arabia/articleshow/10128856.cms |access-date=26 July 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao |url=https://pmindiaun.gov.in/geneva_error |access-date=26 July 2025 |website=pmindiaun.gov.in}}</ref> |
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He holds a [[Master’s degree]] in [[Political science|Political Science]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LLB).<ref name=”:0″ /> |
He holds a [[Master’s degree]] in [[Political science|Political Science]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LLB).<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Indian diplomat
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Hamid Ali Rao |
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| In office August 2004 – December 2007 |
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| In office 18 December 2007 – 10 September 2011 |
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| In office 24 September 2011 – April 2015 |
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| Assumed office July 2015 to December 2018 |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Spouse | Asiya Hamid Rao |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | [Kunwar Mahmud Ali Khan] (father) |
| Education | M.A. in Political Science |
Hamid Ali Rao (born 1954) is a retired Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who served as India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2015, and as Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva from 2007 to 2011. He also held the position of Deputy Director-General at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)from July 2015 to December 2018
Early life and education
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Hamid Ali Rao was born in 1954 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, to Kunwar Mahmood Ali Khan, a former governor of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]
He holds a Master’s degree in [[Political science|Political Science]from Allahabad University ] and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB)from Delhi University .[2]
Rao joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981. Early in his career, he served as Private Secretary to the External Affairs Minister from 1993 to 1995 and held diplomatic postings in Vienna, Dhaka, and Geneva.[2]
As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, he managed portfolios in Disarmament & International Security Affairs and United Nations Economic and Social Affairs.[2]
From 2007 to 2011, Rao was India’s Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, representing India in multilateral disarmament negotiations.[2]
In 2011, he was appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, succeeding Talmiz Ahmad.[1]
During his tenure, Rao addressed consular and labor-welfare issues, notably managing the regularization of 75,000 Indian workers during a 2013 Saudi labor law grace period and resolving passport-related challenges in Jeddah.[3][4]
In 2015, Rao was appointed as the Deputy Director-General of the OPCW, and during this period he conducted capacity-building visits to countries including Algeria, Mexico, Bangladesh, Russia, and Croatia, and spoke at the 23rd Session of the Conference of States Parties in 2018.[5]
Rao is married to Dr. Asiya Hamid Rao, and they have two daughters.[2]
