George Jacob Koovakad (born 11 August 1973) is an Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church who is prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.

George Koovakad was born in Chethipuzha, an urban district in the municipality of Changanacherry, Kerala, on 11 August 1973.

[5] He was ordained a priest of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanacherry on 24 July 2004 by Archbishop Joseph Powathil.

[4] After completing the preparatory program at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 2006.

[8] In July 2020 he joined the staff of the Secretariat of State[a] and since 2021 has organized several papal trips, including visits to Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan, as well as a lengthy trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore.

[13] Koovakad received his episcopal consecration on 24 November 2024 in Changanassery Cathedral from Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil.