13 Facts About Romesh Bhandari

Romesh Bhandari was an Indian diplomat and administrator.

Romesh Bhandari was born in Lahore, Punjab Province, British India on 29 March 1928.

Romesh Bhandari's mother was Padma Bhandari, and he had two siblings.

Romesh Bhandari joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1950 as the Vice-Consul at the consulate in New York.

Romesh Bhandari was minister in the Indian Embassy at Moscow from 1970 to 1971.

Romesh Bhandari was the Indian ambassador to Thailand, Permanent Representative to UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East from 1971 to 1974 and the Indian ambassador to Iraq from 1974 to 1976.

Romesh Bhandari then returned to the Ministry of External Affairs as Additional Secretary from February 1977 to July 1979.

Romesh Bhandari was promoted as Secretary on 1 August 1979 and was appointed Foreign Secretary on 1 February 1985.

In 1984, Romesh Bhandari brought back to India the extradited hijackers of the Indian Airlines Flight 421 from Dubai in 1984.

Romesh Bhandari was the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 4 August 1988 to December 1989 and of the Andaman and Nicobar islands from December 1989 to 24 February 1990.

Romesh Bhandari was the Governor of Tripura from 15 August 1993 to 15 June 1995, Governor of Goa from 16 June 1995 to 18 July 1996 and Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 19 July 1996 to 17 March 1998.

Romesh Bhandari was married to Kumudesh Romesh Bhandari, daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.

Romesh Bhandari died on the night of 7 September 2013 after a prolonged illness.