Salman Haidar

Salman Haidar is a former Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of India. His tenure was from 1 March 1995 to 30 June 1997. He also served as high commissioner of India to the United Kingdom from January to July, 1998.

Personal life
Haidar graduated from Sherwood College, Nainital, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and Cambridge University.

He is married to Kusum Haider, a threatre and movie artist. He has a son, Nadeem Haidar (SOAS alumnus) and a daughter, Navina Najat Haidar, author and art curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Nadeem's wife Sushasini is a daughter of politician Subramanian Swamy.