Dr Bernard Malik appointed as PNG special envoy
Renowned
educationist, philanthropist and businessman, Dr Bernard Malik, has been
appointed as the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s Special Envoy forTrade,
Investment and Education.
The office of the PNG Prime
Minister, Hon James Marape, made the appointment on September 17, saying it was
in recognition of Dr Malik’s longstanding relationshipwith PNG and his strong
interest in promoting trade, investment and education inthe country.
In his appointment letter,
Mr Marape said: “My Government is endeavouring to attract genuine private
investors to partner in developing Papua New Guinea andyou have shown interest
in this area.”
Dr Malik said he was
honoured by the appointment and would be soon holding investment seminars
around the world to promote PNG as an attractive business and investment
destination.
Dr Malik, who is also known
as Reverend Malik, is a path-breaking innovator in thefield of education and a
warrior for noble causes. After a successful career in theUnited States of
America, Dr Malik moved to Australia in 2009.
He is a noted global
educationist and an eminent philanthropist with vast experience and expertise
in the field of education, with a vision and yen to succeed. He has educational
interests in India, Africa, Australia and PNG.
Recognising that education
is the only stable way to actual empowerment, Dr Malik embarked on his crusade
of setting up state-of-the-art educational facilities acrossthe globe. He is
the founder of the International Open University in Meghalaya statein
eastern India (established by the Government of Meghalaya).
Dr Malik also established
the Leaders Institute in Brisbane, a higher education provider delivering
Accounting and Agri business Bachelors programs.
He now has on the anvil a
series of open universities in India and the Kingdom ofTonga, where he is
striving to raise the quality and accessibility of higher education.
A true philanthropist, Dr
Malik is involved with many human rights issues and hasalways endeavoured to
champion the cause of the downtrodden, the voiceless andthe deprived.
He was a pioneer and lead
voice on issues of human rights for Indians in the United States. He has made
representations to the Prime Minister of India, President of the United States,
ministers of the Indian Government, White House advisors, Members of Parliament
in many countries, US Senators, Congressmen, the US State Department, the
United Nations and various international human rights organisations.
His outstanding work has
been acknowledged by human rights and church-related associations in the US,
Canada, India and Africa. He was also honoured with the HindRattan (Gem of
India) award this year.
He has set up and is
associated with a number of charities and social organizations including
International Council of Evangelical Churches, Federation of Indian Christian
Organizations of North America, Organisation for Eradication of Illiteracy and
Poverty, Minority Empowerment Organisation and the Save the Girl Child Organisation.
Dr Malik spent almost a
decade serving as an NGO representative to the UnitedNations.
He has recently launched his
pet program, “Feed the Hungry”,in Brisbane. He inculcates in his graduates the
finer values and a spirit of service by involving them in providing food to the
hungry and homeless every Tuesday, as a way of giving back to the community.
PNG is blessed with abundant
natural resources and is home to the third-largest rainforest in the world. It
has a population of approximately 8.5 million and is the most diverse country
on earth, with around 1,000 tribes who speak more than 800 distinct languages.
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