5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office 1 April 2008 – 31 March 2016
Head
Elizabeth II
Chair
See list
Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) Patrick Manning (Trinidad & Tobago) Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Trinidad & Tobago) Julia Gillard (Australia) Kevin Rudd (Australia) Tony Abbott (Australia) Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka) Maithripala Sirisena (Sri Lanka) Joseph Muscat (Malta)
Preceded by
Don McKinnon
Succeeded by
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
9th Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
In office 10 December 2009 – 25 April 2015
Preceded by
George J. Mitchell
Succeeded by
Thomas J. Moran
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office 7 August 1997 – 27 May 2002
Secretary General
Kofi Annan
President
Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Preceded by
Prakash Shah
Succeeded by
Vijay K. Nambiar
Personal details
Born
(1941-09-30) 30 September 1941 (age 82) Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)[1]
Children
2
Alma mater
St. Stephen's College, Delhi King's College, Cambridge
Profession
Diplomat
Kamalesh SharmaGCVO (born 30 September 1941)[2] is an Indian diplomat. He was the fifth Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016, having previously served as the High Commissioner for India in London.[3] He has served as the Chancellor Emeritus of Queen's University Belfast.
^"World Citizen". Queens University Belfast. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^"New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials". United Nations. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^"Kamalesh Sharma is new Commonwealth Secretary-General". Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
KamaleshSharma GCVO (born 30 September 1941) is an Indian diplomat. He was the fifth Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016...
Indian cricketer player Jyotirmaya Sharma, Indian political scientist K. V. Sarma, Indian science historian KamaleshSharma, Indian diplomat and 5th Secretary-General...
extravagance at all" and explained that the spending was agreed by KamaleshSharma, the Commonwealth's secretary-general from 2008 to 2016. In January...
Kamlesh Reddy, Fijian politician KamaleshSharma (born 1941), Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations Kamalesh Sirkar, professor of chemical engineering...
January 2008 to February 2009, Stephen served as special advisor to KamaleshSharma while he was the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Stephen, was...
Asthal, from Dominica, who took office on 1 April 2016, succeeding KamaleshSharma of India (2008–2016). The first secretary-general was Arnold Smith...
Retrieved 3 October 2023. "Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General KamaleshSharma on The Gambia". The Commonwealth. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October...
President of India from 2007 to 2017 Prakash Shah February 1995 July 1997 KamaleshSharma August 1997 May 2002 Served as the 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth...
Commonwealth of Nations 2000 Haitham bin Tariq GCMG, GCVO Sultan of Oman 2010 KamaleshSharma GCVO Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations 2016...
Fellow of the British Academy in 2023. Sharma is the daughter of former Commonwealth Secretary-General KamaleshSharma.[citation needed] (ed. with Hundt)...
has 20 Member States. In June 2013, Commonwealth Secretary-General KamaleshSharma announced that former President Jagdeo would lead a high-level team...
current Secretary-General is Dominica's Patricia Scotland, who replaced KamaleshSharma as secretary-general on 1 April 2016. The secretary-general is assisted...
next generation of leaders. He received the Commonwealth Charter from KamaleshSharma during the Commonwealth Day Reception on 11 March 2013. The Commonwealth...
July 2011 it was reported that the Commonwealth Secretary General, KamaleshSharma, had spoken out against discrimination towards people who were gay...
rights, copyright and political corruption. Following the proposal, KamaleshSharma, Commonwealth Secretary General, met with Yahya Jammeh and other top...
Development Community." Commonwealth of Nations – Secretary-General KamaleshSharma: "He was deeply devoted in particular to the Commonwealth's goals of...
(Malta) Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) Preceded by Emeka Anyaoku Succeeded by KamaleshSharma 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand In office 2 November 1990 –...
November Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Port-of-Spain Patrick Manning KamaleshSharma 2011 28–30 October Australia Perth Kings Park Julia Gillard 2013 15–17...
Almighty God" The Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, KamaleshSharma eulogised Atta Mills by describing him as "an inspiring leader, a strong...
Mahatma too great a soul? Pulling Gandhi off his pedestal". 2006: KamaleshSharma. "Encounters with Gandhi". 2007: Bhikhu Parekh. "Why is Gandhi still...
South Africa we see today". Commonwealth of Nations Secretary General KamaleshSharma said: "Nelson Mandela was an inspirational Commonwealth leader of the...
Resolution 1373 (2001), United States Department of State Statement by Mr. KamaleshSharma, Permanent Representative on Threats to International Peace and Security...
Singapore's Education Minister (2003–2008) and Finance Minister (2007–) KamaleshSharma (King's), Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations (2008–)...
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