D-8 Commissioners

Ambassador Tareq Ahmed
Director General (International Organizations)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bangladesh

Mr. Tareq Ahmed is the Director-General of International Organizations Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. He has served in various capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh including as Chargé d’Affaires, a.p. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the Republic of the Sudan and Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Canberra, Australia concurrently accredited to New Zealand and Fiji.
He has also served in Bangladesh Permanent Mission in New York as Counsellor.

Mr. Tareq Ahmed holds B.Sc and M.Sc in Soil Science from University of Dhaka.

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Ambassador Ragui El-Etreby
Assistant Minister for Multilateral International and Regional Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Egypt

Ambassador Ragui El-Etreby has been the Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for International and Regional Economic Relations since August 2022. Prior to that, Ambassador El-Etreby served as the Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank Group from September 2016 to July 2022, where he represented at the Board of Executive Directors the constituency of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Ambassador El-Etreby, served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt since 1993 in various capacities. He was the Personal Representative of the President of Egypt to the G20 (2016); Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016); Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Egypt in Tokyo (2011-2015); Counsellor of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2011); First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations Office and International Organizations in Geneva (2004-2008); Second Secretary at the Office of the Personal Representative of the President of Egypt to the G15 (2000-2001); Third Secretary of the Embassy of Egypt in Ottawa (1996- 2000): Attache at the Research and Evaluation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1994-1996); and Attache at the Egyptian Institute of Diplomatic Studies (1993-1994).

In 2007, Ambassador El-Etreby was elected Chairman of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade in Financial Services in Geneva (2007- 2008). He also served as Economic Affairs Officer in the Globalization and Economic Integration Division at the UN-ESCWA in Beirut (2003-2004); and Economic Affairs Officer in the Trade in Services Division at the WTO in Geneva (2001-2003).

Ambassador El-Etreby received his M.A. in International Political Economy from the Geneva School of International Relations in 2007 and B.A. in Economics from the University of Cairo in 1992.

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Ambassador Tri Tharyat
Director General for Multilateral Cooperation Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Indonesia

Ambassador Tri Tharyat is currently Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. He has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. Among the key positions, he was the Minister’s Senior Advisor on Political, Legal and Security Affairs; Indonesian Ambassador to the State of Kuwait in Kuwait City and Indonesian Consul General to Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR in Hong Kong.

Mr. Tri Tharyat graduated from Padjadjaran University School of Law in Bandung, Indonesia, majored in International Law. He continued his studies in Economic Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA and University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Philadelphia, USA majored in International and Comparative Law.

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H.E. Mr. Seyed Jalaledin Alavi Sabzevari
Director General of the Multilateral and International Economic Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Iran

Mr. Seyed Jalaledin Alavi Sabzevari is currently Director-General for Multilateral and International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran. Among the key positions, he was the Advisor to Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs; Deputy Secretary-General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO); Director for ECO Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as the Deputy Director for Trade Negotiations and Head of National Secretariat for Iran-EU negotiations for Trade and Cooperation Agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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H.E. Mr. Amizal Fadzli Rajali
Undersecretary for OIC and Regional Cooperation Division
Department of Multilateral Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Malaysia

Mr. Amizal Fadzli Rajali is currently Undersecretary OIC & Regional Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. He had served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. Among the key positions, he was Deputy High Commissioner, High Commission of Malaysia, Republic of India; Senior Principal Assistant Secretary, Organization of Islamic Cooperation & Regional Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.

He had also served as Consul General, Consulate General of Malaysia, Medan, Republic of Indonesia.

Mr. Amizal holds B.Sc. (Hons) in Resource Biotechnology from National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and Master in Business Management from International Islamic University Malaysia.

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Ambassador Dr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD.
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nigeria

Mr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD is currently the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria.

He was previously Director Admin/ HOD, Bureau of Public Procurement, a position he held until November 2023.He has also served as Director (Admin) SGL, Head of Department, Department of Reform Coordination, Service Improvement and Innovation (September, 2022 – September, 2023); Deputy Director (Admin) SGL in Charge of Planning (Works Sector) in the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (2020 – September, 2022); Assistant Director (Admin) SGL in the General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in charge of some key Agencies like National Hajj Commission of Nigeria  (NAHCON), PTDF, Nigerian Local Content Board.

Mr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed  had also served at Chief Admin. Officer SGL 10. Handled Special Duties in  the Office of the Honourable Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission with concurrent schedule on  Promotion matters as a Schedule Officer in charge of Presidency and its Agencies like the National Emergency Management Agency, National Refugees Commission, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Sports Commission, National Economic Intelligence Committee, the State House, NEPAD, etc., Federal Inland Revenue Service prior to its autonomy, Federal Ministry of Youths Development and National Planning Commission and Office of the Auditor-General For the Federation.

Mr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed  is a graduate of Political Science from University of Maiduguri, and obtained his Master of Science in International Relations from University of Maiduguri and PhD in International Relations from University of Abuja, Nigeria  .

 

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H.E. Dr. Asima Rabbani
Director General for Special Investment Facilitation Council and Economic Diplomacy (SIFC & Economic Diplomacy)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pakistan

Dr. Asima Rabbani currently holds the position of Director General (SIFC & Economic Diplomacy) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this, she served as Director General (OIC & Economic Diplomacy).

Her most recent overseas assignment was as Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission for Pakistan in Canberra. She has also been posted to New Zealand and Jordan. At the Headquarters, she worked in the Europe, Americas, Afghanistan, Middle East, and Training & Career Planning Directorates.

Dr. Rabbani holds a Doctorate of Philosophy degree from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Her thesis focused on the United Nations’ collective security architecture and the challenges posed by nihilist non-state actors. She has presented her research at academic conferences in Australia, Great Britain, and Italy. During her doctoral studies, she also tutored and lectured undergraduates at UNSW Canberra.

Dr. Rabbani joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1998.

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Ambassador Esen Altug
Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Turkiye

Ambassador Esen Altug is currently Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye. Among the key positions, she served as the Ambassador of Turkey to the Republic of Slovenia, Consul General, Turkish Consulate General in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Deputy Director General for Migration, Asylum and Visa Issues and Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs.She also served as Consul, Turkish Consulate General in Munster, Germany.
She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University. She also holds an MBA from International University Audentes, Tallinn, Estonia.

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