Mr. Irfan Akhtar (Indian) has over 20 years’ experience of working with international organizations, including 10 years with UNICEF, and has worked in the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean. Prior to Guyana and Suriname, he served in Lao PDR, DP Korea, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and India. His main areas of work are Social Policy, Research, HIV/AIDS, Youth Participation and Social Sector Planning and Budgeting. He received his master’s in social work from the University of Delhi, India. He speaks Hindi, Urdu, English and Arabic.