Aly-Khan Rajani, Ambassador-designate of Canada to South Sudan

Biography

His Excellency Aly-Khan Rajani (BA Hons [Political Science and International Development], University of Toronto, 2002; MPA [National Security], Royal Military College of Canada, 2013) worked for several years with UN-Habitat, CARE International and CARE Canada in numerous global roles in humanitarian emergency coordination and development program management before joining the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 2007.

During his time at Headquarters, Mr. Rajani has been senior adviser on the Afghanistan Task Force and seconded to the Privy Council Office, senior analyst for donor relations and senior adviser to the president of CIDA.

Mr. Rajani’s assignments overseas have included Cairo and Beirut as head of cooperation and New Delhi as head of advocacy and public affairs and acting head of political and economic affairs for Mumbai. He most recently served as departmental liaison to the Office of the Minister of International Development.