New Delhi:Â Saurabh Kumar, an IFS officer of 1989 batch, was on Monday appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Iran.Â
The officer is currently posted as a Joint Secretary in the National Security Council Secretariat.Â
He is expected to take up his assignment soon.Â
Notwithstanding US objections, India had earlier this month signed a crucial agreement with Iran for the development of the strategically important Chabahar port which will give India sea-land access route to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.