Mukul Arya, India's representative in Palestine, passes away

Mukul Arya, India's representative at the Palestinian city of Ramallah, has passed away, according to external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday. The Palestinian foreign ministry said it received with "great astonishment and shock" the news of the death of Ambassador Arya. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki extended his heartfelt condolences to his Indian counterpart Jaishankar, and through him to the Indian government as well as to Arya's family.

Deeply shocked to learn about the passing away of India’s Representative at Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya.

He was a bright and talented officer with so much before him. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.
Om Shanti.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 6, 2022

Arya, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, had served in the Indian embassies in Kabul and Moscow. He also served at the Permanent Delegation of India to the Unesco in Paris. Arya also had a stint at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. He studied economics at Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University before joining the Indian Foreign Service.