Alwyn Didar Singh is a former

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and former Secretary General of the

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(FICCI). He graduated from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

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 Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...

. He is an alumnus of

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. Singh was appointed Secretary General of the

(FICCI) in 2012 and served till August 2017. Singh was Secretary to the

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in the

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from 2009 to 2011. He was Finance Member for the

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from 2007 to 2009. He has served as Joint Secretary in the Government of India's

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and also worked in the

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

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

in 2014.

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