MFA Press Statement: Appointment Of Singapore's Ambassador To The Republic Of Indonesia

The Government has appointed Mr Ashok Kumar Mirpuri as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia. He will assume post on 3 July 2006.

Mr Mirpuri was Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2002 to 2006 and Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2002. He joined the Ministry in 1984 and has served as Director, Policy, Planning & Analysis Directorate I (Southeast Asia). In 1997, he was seconded to Shell International Ltd in the United Kingdom as Corporate Advisor (Asia Pacific).

Mr Mirpuri graduated with an Honours degree in Political Science from the National University of Singapore. He also studied at the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies under a Raffles Scholarship. He recently attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 JUNE 2006

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

Mr Ashok Kumar Mirpuri is Singapore's Ambassador-designate to Indonesia. Prior to this appointment, he was High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2002 to 2006.

Mr Mirpuri joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1984. From 1987 to 1991, he was First Secretary (Political) at the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta. In 1994, he was appointed Director of MFA's Policy Planning & Analysis Directorate I (Southeast Asia). In 1997, Mr Mirpuri was seconded to Shell International Ltd in the United Kingdom as Corporate Advisor (Asia Pacific). He returned to the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta in 1998 as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission. Mr Mirpuri was Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2002.

Born in Singapore on 13 December 1959, Mr Mirpuri graduated with an honours degree in Political Science from the National University of Singapore in 1984. He received his MA at the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies in 1992 under a Raffles Scholarship. In 1996, he did the Programme for Executive Development at the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA in 2005.

Mr Mirpuri is married to Ms Gouri Uppal. They have a daughter and a son. He is a keen golfer and runner.

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