Moazzam Malik (diplomat)

Moazzam Malik
CMG
British Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
October 2014 – June 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byMark Canning
Succeeded byOwen Jenkins
Personal details
Born
Moazzam Tufail Malik

North West London, London, England
SpouseRachel Malik
Children3
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BSc (Hons))
University of Oxford

Moazzam Tufail Malik CMG is a former British civil servant and diplomat. He is Managing Director at the World Resources Institute, a leading international NGO and think tank focused on climate and development issues,[1] and Chair at the Muslim Charities Forum,[2] an umbrella NGO for faith based charities in the UK.

Malik served as Director-General Africa in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from the date of its creation in September 2020. As well as overseeing the Embassy network across Africa, his thematic responsibilities included international finance, conflict, good governance and human rights, and the Commonwealth. Malik's resignation became public in March 2022 drawing wide coverage on the state of the merger between the Foreign Office and Department for International Development.[3] He commented on the need to reform the UK's approach to international affairs on leaving the FCDO.[4]

Malik was previously Director-General for Country Programmes at the UK Department for International Development (October 2019 to September 2020). He was the United Kingdom Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste from October 2014 to July 2019.[5]

Malik is an Honorary Fellow at Hertford College, Oxford University[6] and was appointed an Honorary Professor at University College London in February 2023.[7] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[8]

  1. ^ "RELEASE: Moazzam Malik to Join World Resources Institute as Managing Director; Rounding out Leadership Team". 12 September 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ mcf (15 November 2022). "MCF appoints new Chairman". Muslim Charities Forum. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: FCDO undergoes major personnel reforms, gets second top official".
  4. ^ "https://twitter.com/MoazzamTMalik/status/1534185033124270080". Twitter. Retrieved 8 March 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ "UK appoints new ambassador to Indonesia". The Jakarta Post. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "New Honorary Fellows elected". Hertford College | University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ UCL (28 February 2023). "Moazzam Malik becomes Honorary Professor at UCL Policy Lab". UCL Policy Lab. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B4.