Reuven Azar

Reuven Azar (Hebrew: ראובן עזר) is an Israeli diplomat who is currently serving as the Ambassador to India since August 2024.After serving in Washington he returned to Israel and served as deputy adviser for national security and foreign policy with the National Security Council and a foreign policy adviser for the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.[2] Azar was appointed Ambassador of Israel to Romania in January 2022[3] and assumed office in August 2022.[2] Azar met George Simion, head of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians, an act that drew criticism from the Yad Vashem Holocaust center.[5] On 6 September 2024, he along with ambassadors of four other nations presented their credentials to President of India Droupadi Murmu.
Ambassador of Israel to India, Sri Lanka and BhutanIncumbentBenjamin NetanyahuNaor GilonIsrael Ambassador to RomaniaYair LapidDavid SarangaArgentinaAlma materHebrew UniversityHebrewIsraelidiplomatAmbassador to IndiaAmbassador of Israel to RomaniaJerusalemParatroopers BrigadeEmbassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.National Security Councilprime minister of IsraelGeorge SimionAlliance for the Union of RomaniansYad VashemIsraeli governmentPresident of IndiaDroupadi MurmuPrime Minister's OfficeThe Times of IsraelThe Hindu