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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian journalist and diplomat (1937–2026)}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = H. K. Dua<br />
| office = [[List of nominated members of Rajya Sabha|Nominated member]] of the [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| term_start = 18 November 2009<br />
| term_end = 17 November 2015<br />
| predecessor = [[K. Kasturirangan]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|7|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sargodha]], Punjab Province, British India<br/>(present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan)<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2026|3|4|1937|7|1|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Delhi]]<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|diplomat|politician}}<br />
| spouse = {{Married|Aditi Dua|2000}}<br />
| children = Prashant Dua<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hari Krishan Dua''' (1 July 1937 – 4 March 2026) was an Indian journalist and diplomat who was a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Dua was born on 1 July 1937.<ref name="india.gov.in">{{cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri H.K. Dua |url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2126 |website=[[India.gov.in]] |access-date=31 October 2018 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101055213/https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2126 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the editor of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' from 1987 to 1994, editor-in-chief of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' from 1994 to 1996, and editor of ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' from 2003 to 2009. During his time at the ''Indian Express'', Dua was adjudged the 'media person for 1994' by ''India Media'', an organization to promote mass communication.<ref>{{cite news |title=H.K. Dua is mediaperson of the year |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=21 October 1994 |page=10}}</ref> From 10 May 2001 to 26 May 2003, he served as India's Ambassador to Denmark. From February 2008 to November 2009, he was member of the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]].<ref name="india.gov.in"/><br />
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He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091119/main2.htm "HK Dua nominated to Rajya Sabha"], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 18 November 2009.</ref> He was nominated by the [[UPA Government]] to the Rajya Sabha in November 2009, with his term expiring in November 2015.<br />
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Dua died on 4 March 2026, at the age of 88, after having been admitted to hospital three weeks earlier for an unspecified illness.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/hk-dua-former-editor-in-chief-of-the-tribune-passes-away/ HK Dua, former Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune, passes away]</ref><br />
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