Jeddah, Jan. 30 -- Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri, a young and dynamic diplomat, has been appointed as Consul General of India in Jeddah.

Fahad, a 2014-batch IFS officer, is currently serving in the ministry of commerce in New Delhi where he handles India's trade deals with Middle East and Northern African countries, mostly Arab nations.

A former banker in London and graduate of business management and engineering, he is native of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and hailing from one of reputed business family. His late father Jamal Khan was known as a leading businessman of the city.

The new consul is known to the Gulf region and Diaspora, as he had earlier worked in Kuwait where he won hearts of the community. He was actively involved in repatriatio...