Kamalesh Sharma
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Kamalesh Sharma GCVO |
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| 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
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In office 1 April 2008 – 31 March 2016 |
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| Head | Elizabeth II |
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| Preceded by | Don McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal |
| Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast | |
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In office 10 December 2009 – 25 April 2015 |
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| Preceded by | George J. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Moran |
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Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations |
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In office 7 August 1997 – 27 May 2002 |
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| Secretary General | Kofi Annan |
| President | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Prakash Shah |
| Succeeded by | Vijay K. Nambiar |
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| Born |
30 September 1941 Benares, Benares State, British Raj (now Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Cambridge Modern School (New Delhi) |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Kamalesh Sharma, GCVO (born 30 September 1941) is an Indian diplomat. He was the 5th Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016, having previously served as the High Commissioner for India in London.
Kamalesh Sharma is an alumnus of the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College in Delhi and King's College, Cambridge.
Sharma was an officer in the Indian Foreign Service from 1965 to 2001. He served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, from Aug 1997 to May 2002, before his retirement from IFS. From 2002 to 2004, he served as UN Secretary General's special representative to East Timor. He was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Britain in 2004. He is a Vice-President of the Royal Commonwealth Society. He has also been the Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast since July 2009.
Sharma was elected to the position of secretary-general over Michael Frendo, foreign minister of Malta, during the biennial Commonwealth summit in Kampala, Uganda held from 22 to 24 November 2007. He took over from Sir Don McKinnon of New Zealand on 1 April 2008.
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