Jagjit Pavadia has been elected president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
She is the former Narcotics Commissioner of India and a retired officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs).
She is the first Indian to be heading the Vienna-based organization and the second woman to hold this office.
INCB monitors the compliance of UN Member States with the three international drug control conventions and the functioning of the international drug control system.