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Eenam Gambhir Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 4, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth24 July 1983

Age40 Years (as of 2023)

BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

ProfessionDiplomat, IFS Officer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusNot Known

SpouseN/A

FamilyFather - Jagdish Gambhir; Mother - Veena Gambhir; Brother - Gaurav Gambhir; Sister - Megha Gambhir

Eenam Gambhir Biography

Eenam Gambhir is a career Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2005 batch who has served in diplomatic posts at the Ministry of External Affairs, India

Early life and background

Eenam Gambhir was born on 24 July 1983 in New Delhi, where she also grew up. She completed undergraduate studies in Mathematics (Honours) at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and later earned a masters degree in Advanced International Security from the University of Geneva. Her parents are Jagdish Gambhir, who worked as an assistant director at the DDA, and Veena Gambhir. She has a brother, Gaurav Gambhir, and a sister, Megha Gambhir.

Career

Gambhir is an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2005 batch. Over the course of her diplomatic career she has held a range of positions both at headquarters and on overseas postings. Early assignments included work during her probationary period in New Delhi on United Nations economic and social issues.

Her overseas and multilateral roles have included service as Second Secretary at the Embassy of India in Argentina and later as Counsellor at Indias Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. At the UN she has represented India on matters such as Security Council reform, counter-terrorism, cyber security and regional issues that come before the Security Council. She has also served as Senior Adviser on peace and security matters in the Office of the President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

At the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, Gambhir has served as Under Secretary and later as Joint Secretary. In January 2021 she was appointed Joint Secretary at the Ministry, and in 2023 she was Joint Secretary of the G20 process and co-chairperson of the G20 Development Working Group, a role that involved overseeing elements of Indias G20 engagement.

Public profile

Gambhir has attracted attention for her contributions at international fora. In September 2016 she delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that received media coverage. She is multilingual, fluent in Hindi, English and Spanish, and writes poetry in all three languages. Interests outside work include writing poetry and listening to music; she has publicly mentioned a favourite song from a contemporary Indian series.

Her profile also includes routine challenges that can accompany public life: in December 2017 she reported a theft incident in Delhi in which her phone was taken while she was on an evening walk.

Latest updates

Most recently, in 2023 Gambhir held a senior role in Indias G20 secretariat as Joint Secretary and co-chair of the G20 Development Working Group. Her continuing diplomatic responsibilities include multilateral engagement at the United Nations and roles related to Indias security and regional policy work.

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Recent Work

Co-chairperson, G20 Development Working Group

Served as co-chair and Joint Secretary of Indias G20 Development Working Group in 2023, overseeing aspects of the countrys G20 engagement.

2023
Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the UN

Represented India on Security Council reform, counter-terrorism, cyber security and related regional Security Council matters while posted in New York.

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Career Highlights

  1. Indian Foreign Service officer, 2005 batch
  2. Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Argentina
  3. Counsellor at Indias Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York
  4. Under Secretary and Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
  5. Joint Secretary of G20 and co-chairperson of the G20 Development Working Group (2023)
  6. Senior Adviser on peace and security in the Office of the President of the 74th UN General Assembly
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