Alwyn Didar Singh Explained

Alwyn Didar Singh
Honorific Suffix:PhD
Nationality:Indian
Employer:FICCI
Alma Mater:University of Birmingham

Alwyn Didar Singh is a former Indian civil servant and former secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).[1]

Education

He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a master's degree in development administration in 1996. In addition, he holds a PhD on the policy and administration of e-commerce from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[2]

Alwyn Didar Singh was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by Birmingham University in 2014.

Career

Singh was appointed secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 2012 and served till August 2017.[3]

Singh was secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs from 2009 to 2011. He was finance member for the National Highways Authority of India from 2007 to 2009. He has served as joint secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Heavy Industries and also worked in the Ministry of Commerce with responsibilities for foreign trade.

He is currently the advisor for Bridge India, a progressive non-profit think tank set up in London in 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Secretary Generals . https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082441/http://ficci.in/about-Past-Secretary-General.asp . 2018-02-17 . 16 February 2018 . FICCI.
  2. Web site: Head of India's Largest Business Chamber Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Birmingham . 16 February 2018 . University of Birmingham . UOB.
  3. News: Sanjaya Baru new secretary general of Ficci. 16 February 2018. Economic Times. 1 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Bridge India: An Indian diaspora think tank, based in London. 2021-11-02. Bridge India. en-GB.