Gunwantsingh Jaswantsingh Jaswantsingh MALIK

Background

Malik, Gunwantsingh Jaswantsingh was born on May 29, 1921 in Karachi, Sind, India. Son of Jaswant Singh and Balwant Kaur (Bhagat) Malik.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Bombay, 1938. Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1941. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1943.

Career

Counsellor (Commercial) and Assistant Commander Singapore 1959-1963. Director Ministry of Commerce 1963-1964. Jt.-Secretary Ministry of External Affairs 65.

Ambassador to Philippines 1965-1968, to Senegal, concurrently to the Ivory Coast, Mauritania, The Gambia and Upper Volta 1968-1970, to Chile (also accredited to Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) 1970-1974, to Thailand 1974-1977, to Spain 1977-1979.

Leader trade delegation to South. America 1964. Chairman Technical, and Drafting Committee.

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 1976. Deputy Chairman Committee of the Whole 1977.

Director Indian Shaving Products 1986-1988. Secretary Association Indian Diplomats 1983-1984, since 1989, Vice-President 1985-1986, President 1986-1987.

Vice-Chairman Delhi Chapter Society for Institute Development 1985-1989. Vice-President Alliance Francaise de Delhi since 1990.

Achievements

• Gunwantsingh Jaswantsingh Malik has been listed as a noteworthy Diplomat, physical chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Delegation to Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East 1965, to Group of 77 in Lima 1971, to Governor Body of United Nations Development Programme 1971, to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development III 1972, to Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 1975.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, motoring, writing humorous and nonserious articles.

Connections

Married Gurkirat Kaur Singh, September 15, 1948 (divorced 1982). Children: Kiran Bir Singh, Arunpal Singh.

Father:

Jaswant Singh Malik

Mother:

Balwant Kaur (Bhagat) Malik

Spouse:

Gurkirat Kaur Singh

child:

Kiran Bir Singh Malik

child:

Arunpal Singh Malik