Bio
Akbar Mirza Khaleeli is a former diplomat and has served in Iraq (1960- 62),Sri Lanka (1962-65), France (1967-70), as Charge d’Affaires to Jordan (1970-73), as Ambassador to Iran (1980-84), Italy (1986-90) and High Commissioner to Australia (1991-94).
Born in Bangalore in 1936 and having had his schooling at the Bishop Cottons Boys’ School and later Doveton Corrie Boys’ High School, Madras/Chennai, he got a BA(Honours) Economics degree from Loyola College, Madras and Bachelor of Law from Madras Law College in 1959. He has special interest in Persian poetry, literature, painting and history. He was also a tennis champion, and a keen athlete. He hails from the illustrious family of the former Dewan of Mysore State Sir Mirza Ismail, whose grandson he is.