Asif Ahmad CMG
Biography
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- British High Commissioner to Jamaica, August 2017 to August 2021
- British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, July 2013 to July 2017
- British Ambassador to Thailand and Laos, 2010 to 2012
- Head of South East Asia and Pacific Group, February 2008 to November 2010
- Director Asia, UK Trade and Investment, May 2004 to January 2008 .
- Head of Communication and Information Centre, Prime Minister’s Office, Sept 2002 to March 2003
- Head of Department, Commonwealth Coordination 2002
- Deputy Head of Department 2000- Resource Budgeting Department
- Joined as First Secretary in 1999 – Resource Planning Department
Business Link London (Department of Trade & Industry agency)
- Team Leader and Business Adviser 1996-99 ##National Westminster Bank
Career spanning 1977-96 in international corporate finance, corporate planning, office of the Group Chief Executive, international private banking (Coutts) and Senior Manager of a network of London branches.
Education
- Graduate American Community High School, Tehran, Iran
- A’ levels at Carlisle Technical College, Cumbria, UK
- University of Durham, BA Hons Economics
- INSEAD, France, International Executive Programme
Personal details
Lived in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Japan, China, Poland, Russia,Thailand and the Philippines
Foreign Languages: Bengali, Urdu, Filipino (Rudimentary Farsi, Kutchee and French)
Awarded CMG in the 2017 Birthday Honours for service in South East Asia