Kamalesh Sharma

Kamalesh Sharma
Sharma in 2015
5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office
1 April 2008 – 31 March 2016
HeadElizabeth II
Chair
See list
Preceded byDon McKinnon
Succeeded byThe Baroness Scotland of Asthal
9th Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
In office
10 December 2009 – 25 April 2015
Preceded byGeorge J. Mitchell
Succeeded byThomas J. Moran
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
7 August 1997 – 27 May 2002
Secretary GeneralKofi Annan
PresidentKocheril Raman Narayanan
Preceded byPrakash Shah
Succeeded byVijay K. Nambiar
Personal details
Born (1941-09-30) 30 September 1941 (age 83)
Benares, Benares State, British India
(present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)[1]
Children2
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi
King's College, Cambridge
ProfessionDiplomat

Kamalesh Sharma (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.

  1. ^ "World Citizen". Queens University Belfast. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ "New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials". United Nations. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Kamalesh Sharma is new Commonwealth Secretary-General". Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.