Krzysztof Dębnicki

Krzysztof Dębnicki (born 31 January 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish scientist and diplomat serving as a Poland ambassador to Malaysia (2018–2023), Pakistan (2007–2010) and Mongolia (2001–2005).

Education Krzysztof Dębnicki studied at the University of Ghana (1968–1970). He earned his Master's of Arts degree in history from the University of Warsaw. In 1984, he defended his Ph.D. thesis on political transitions in Nepal between 1950 and 1980. In 2008, he gained post-doctoral degree – habilitation – on political system of India.

Besides Polish, he speaks Russian and English languages.

Apart from scientific publications, he has been also publishing in newspapers, e.g. Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita, Tygodnik Powszechny, National Geographic, The Guardian.

Diplomatic career Dębicki joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1993 and Collegium Civitas. Between 2007 and 1 September 2010 he was an ambassador to Pakistan.

In January 2018, Dębicki was nominated Poland ambassador to Malaysia. He took the post in September. He presented his credentials to Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak on 7 November 2018. He ended his term on 31 May 2023.

Works Nepal, królestwo wśród chmur, Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1981. Royalists and populists: evolution of the political system of Nepal 1950–1980, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 1992. Współczesna historia Królestwa Nepalu, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Akademickie Dialog, 2005. Konflikt i przemoc w systemie politycznym niepodległych Indii, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Akademickie "Dialog", 2000, 2006.