He received the Padma Shri award in 2019 for his contributions to public service.

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is a prominent Indian diplomat and politician. He is popularly known as S. Jaishankar. He was born on January 9, 1955. He was born in New Delhi, India. His father was K. Subrahmanyam, a well-known strategic affairs analyst. He completed his graduation from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. He earned a master's degree in Political Science. He also completed an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. He has served India as a diplomat for several decades. He worked as India's Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He also served as India's High Commissioner to Singapore. He served as India's Ambassador to China from 2009 to 2013. He served as India's Ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2015. He became India's Foreign Secretary in 2015. He served as Foreign Secretary until 2018. He became India's Minister of External Affairs on May 30, 2019. He represents Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of India's Parliament.