Lekhan Thakkar

Lekhan Thakkar is an Indian career civil servant and diplomat who currently serves as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the National Security Council secretariat.

He previously served as Counsellor (Economic and Commerce) and is the Commercial Representative of India in Embassy of India at Beijing at People's Republic of China.

He is a 1995 batch Central Secretariat Service officer.

Early life and education Thakkar was born to a Gujarati family. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from South Gujarat University in 1991. He also is a qualified Chartered accountant by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He recently served as Director to Government of India in the Department of Economic Affairs at Ministry of Finance. of Gujarat Urban Development Mission in Gandhinagar at Gujarat.

In 2020, Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Thakkar as Counsellor in Embassy of India at Beijing at People's Republic of China.

Recognition He is a non Indian Foreign Service officer to be appointed on a diplomatic rank to a diplomatic missions of India.