Kamalesh Sharma ( born Kamalesh Sharma ) (born September 30, 1941) is the current Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations since 2008 [1] , and before that was the High Commissioner of India in London [2] . Kamalesh Sharma is a graduate of the Modern School on Barakhamba Street in New Delhi , St. Stephen's College in Delhi and King's College in Cambridge [3] . Sharma was an officer in the Indian diplomatic service from 1965 to 2001. He served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations until his retirement. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in East Timor . He was appointed High Commissioner of India to the UK in 2004. He is also the rector of Queen's University Belfast since July 2009. [4] [5]
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| Kamalesh sharma | |
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| Date of Birth | September 30, 1941 (aged 77) |
| Place of Birth |  India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | , |
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Commonwealth Secretary General
Sharma was elected Secretary-General after Michael Frendo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta, during the two-year Commonwealth Summit in Kampala , Uganda , from November 22 to November 24, 2007 [6] . He took over from Sir Don MacKinnon of New Zealand on April 1, 2008. [7]
Rector, Queen's University of Belfast
On July 9, 2009, Sharma was appointed rector of Queen's University in Belfast after the resignation of Senator George J. Mitchell [8] . Queen's College says he is responsible for building relationships between Northern Ireland and India, which led to investments in Northern Ireland enterprises [8] . This post is largely an honorary title, and Sharma said that he was extremely proud that he was given a job at Queen's University of Belfast [8] .
Notes
- ↑ New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials , United Nations (August 4, 1997). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.
- ↑ Kamalesh Sharma is new Commonwealth Secretary-General (Link unavailable) . Commonwealth Secretariat. Date of treatment January 4, 2010. Archived November 25, 2007.
- ↑ Kamalesh Sharma, Indian High Commissioner . Judge Business School, Cambridge. Date of treatment January 4, 2010. Archived November 27, 2007.
- ↑ New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials , Queen's University Belfast (July 9, 2009). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.
- ↑ India to field Kamalesh Sharma for C'wealth job , The Hindu (June 7, 2007). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.
- ↑ Kamalesh Sharma is new C'wealth Secy Gen , The Indian Express (November 24, 2007). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.
- ↑ Indian diplomat to be new head of Commonwealth , Reuters, India (November 24, 2007). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Queen's appoints new chancellor , BBC News (July 9, 2009). Date of treatment January 4, 2010.