{"id":90088,"date":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?p=90088"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:00:29","slug":"vipul-appointed-indias-ambassador-to-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/06\/03\/vipul-appointed-indias-ambassador-to-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Vipul appointed India\u2019s ambassador to Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Vipul named India\u2019s ambassador to Riyadh<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>India<\/strong><strong> has appointed veteran diplomat Vipul (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vipulifs\/\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong>) as its next ambassador to Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, placing a seasoned Gulf hand in one of New Delhi\u2019s most strategically important diplomatic postings, as per an External Affairs Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases?dtl\/41255\/Shri_Vipul_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. Vipul currently serves as India\u2019s ambassador to Qatar and is expected to assume his new role shortly. The appointment caps nearly a decade of MENA-focused assignments, including his time as India\u2019s Consul General in Dubai from 2017 to 2020 and as Joint Secretary (Gulf) in the foreign ministry from 2020 to 2023. His diplomatic career has also included postings in Cairo, Colombo, and Geneva.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Nilesh Ved appointed to UAE-India Business Council<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Nilesh<\/strong><strong> Ved (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nilesh-ved-37a90a157\/\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong>) has been named the chairman of the UAE-India Business Council\u2019s UAE Chapter<\/strong>, succeeding founding chairman Faizal Kottikollon, as per a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apparelgroup.com\/en\/news\/nilesh-ved-appointed-chairman-of-the-uaeindia-business-council-uae-chapter\/\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. Ved is the founder and chairman of AppCorp Holding Global and the owner of Apparel Group, which operates more than 2.5k stores across 14 countries. The Dubai-based retail entrepreneur founded Apparel Group in 1996 and has built massive consumer businesses in the GCC spanning fashion, food and beverage, e-commerce, logistics, and real estate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Nilesh Ved will head UAE-India Business Council\u2019s Emirati 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