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Nagma Mohamed Mallick, a distinguished Indian Foreign Service officer, has made significant strides in international diplomacy. From serving as India's Ambassador to Tunisia and Poland to her current role in Japan, her journey showcases her commitment and expertise in fostering global relations.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick, a 1991-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, presently Ambassador of India to Japan, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Marshall Islands, with residence in Tokyo, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the ministry said in a statement. The Marshall Islands is an island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean, situated within the Micronesia region roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1991. Mallick holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Sociology. Mallick speaks English, French, Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam, according to her profile on official websites.
India's first woman Deputy Chief of Protocol
Nagma Mohamed Mallick began her diplomatic career in Paris, where she served in the Indian Embassy and in the Indian Mission to UNESCO.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick has also served in New Delhi in various capacities in the Government of India, beginning as Desk Officer in the West Europe Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and then on the personal staff of Prime Minister IK Gujral in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Mallick has also served as the first woman Deputy Chief of Protocol (Ceremonial) after her tenure at the PMO between 1997 and 1998. She served thereafter in India’s diplomatic Missions in Nepal and Sri Lanka as First Secretary and Counsellor, respectively.
She has also been Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi. Besides, she was the then the Director in the Eurasia Division, where she oversaw India’s bilateral relations with Russia and the CIS countries. From July 2010 to September 2012, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Thailand.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick was the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tunisia from October 2012 to November 2015. From December 2015 to December 2018, she served as India's High Commissioner to Brunei, Darussalam.
Education
Mallick was born in New Delhi to Keralite parents from Kasaragod and studied at St Stephen's College and the Delhi School of Economics before cracking the civil services exam.
Mallick was head of the Policy Planning Division of the Ministry from February 2019 till January 2020 and then Additional Secretary (Africa) till August 2021, as Head of Division for relations with Eastern and Southern African nations, with supervisory duties over ties with all of Africa.
Mallick was the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Poland since September 2021 before the Japan assignment in October last year.
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