General Information

History of Consul General

India’s diplomatic presence in Saudi Arabia goes back to pre-independence period when India had a Vice Consul in the British Embassy in Jeddah to look after Indian pilgrims who came to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj. Independent India’s diplomatic mission was set up in Jeddah in 1948, initially as a Consulate, then as a Consulate General, a Legation, and in 1957 as a full fledged Embassy. In those days, diplomatic Missions were confined to Jeddah where the Foreign Office was located while the King and the other Ministries were located in the capital city of Riyadh. In the early 1980s, the Saudi Government directed diplomatic Missions to shift to Riyadh. The Indian Embassy moved to Riyadh in 1985 and since then Consulate General began functioning in Jeddah.

        The Consulate General of India, Jeddah, has jurisdiction over the Western and South-Western regions of the Kingdom touching the Jordon’s border at the one end and to Yemen’s border on the other, which also includes major cities like Jeddah, Taif, Al-Baha, Khamis Mushayat/Abha, Yanbu, Madinah, Tabuk, Jijan, Najran and Bisha.

A.H.Rizavi 1985-1986	Talmiz Ahmad 1987-1990	S.M.Y Nadeem 1991-1993
M.F. Farooqui 1993-1996	Afzal Amanullah 1996-2000	Syed Akbaruddin 2000-2004
Dr. Ausaf Sayeed 2004-2008	Sayeed Ahmed Baba 2008-2011	Faiz Ahmad Kkidwai 2011-2014
B.S. Mubarak 2014-2016	Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh 2016 - 2020	Mohd Shahid Alam                  2021- 2024