Natarajan Krishnan (6 October 1938 15 September 2020) was an Indian diplomat and negotiator who served as the 5th

permanent representative of India to the United Nations The Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations is India's foremost diplomat, diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The permanent Representative (UN ambassador)"History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United N ...

from 1967 to 71 and the

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in 1985. He also headed the Africa Fund as the prime minister's special envoy and also served as dean at

Pondicherry University Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a collegiate public central university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Edu ...

for the department of

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Biography

Prior to joining the

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on 17 July 1951, he obtained a degree in economics. He also qualified

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interview and subsequently topped 1951 batch of

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Role in Iran–Iraq War

When the war between Iran and Iraq broke out, the two countries failed to reach to peace deal. Krishnan formulated a peace deal and conducted negotiations, and the two countries agreed to that formulation on October 1984.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnan, Natarajan 1938 births 2020 deaths Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations Academic staff of Pondicherry University Place of birth missing