Moazzam Malik

Moazzam Malik studied MSc in Economics for Development at Hertford College, matriculating in 1989.

Moazzam is Chief Executive at Save the Children UK, a leading civil society organisation working for a better future for children in the UK and around the world. He is also Chair at the Muslim Charities Forum, an umbrella body for faith-based charities in the UK.

Moazzam is a former British civil servant and diplomat. He served as Director-General in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from its creation in September 2020. As well as overseeing the Embassy network across Africa, his thematic responsibilities included international finance, conflict, good governance and human rights, and the Commonwealth. Moazzam was previously Director-General for Country Programmes at the UK Department for International Development; and the United Kingdom Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste from October 2014 to July 2019.

After leaving the Foreign Office in summer 2022, Moazzam worked as Managing Director at the World Resources Institute, a leading international NGO and think tank focused on climate and development issues.

Moazzam is an Honorary Fellow at Hertford College Oxford and was appointed an Honorary Professor at University College London in February 2023.