List of National Focal Points

Advocacy Materials, 2024
List of National Focal Points

This list contains the names and organizational information for country-nominated CRVS national focal points as of 20 January 2025.

CountryNameTitleInstitution/ organization
AfghanistanMr. Hasibullah MowahedDeputy Director General on Professional AffairsCentral Statistical Organization
American SamoaMs. Taifita S. Solomona Department of Homeland Security
ArmeniaMs. Marine YaylakhanyanHead of Civil Status Acts Registration AgencyMinistry of Justice
AustraliaMr. James Eynstone-HinkinsDirector, Health and Vital Statistics SectionAustralian Bureau of Statistics
AzerbaijanMr. Agha Karim Samed-zadeHeadState Registry Department of Ministry of Justice
BangladeshMr. Mohammad Ashraful AlamDeputy SecretaryCabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
BhutanMr. Sonam WangdiSr. Planning OfficerHealth Management & Information System Unit, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Health.
Brunei DarussalamMs. Norfazaizza YusofStatistics OfficerDepartment of Economic Planning and Statistics
CambodiaH.E. Mr. Chamroeun SokDeputy Director General, General Department of IdentificationMinistry of Interior
ChinaMs. Ru LixiaPrincipal Staff Member, Department of International CooperationNational Health Commission
China, Hong Kong SARMs. Jennifer WongSenior StatisticianCensus and Statistics Department
China, Macao SARMs. O Hok WaiDivision Head of Demographic and Social StatisticsStatistics and Census Service
Cook IslandsMr. Peter W. GrahamSecretary for Justice (Registrar-General)Ministry of Justice Cook Islands
DPR KoreaMr. Yong Suk PakDeputy Director-GeneralCentral Bureau of Statistics
FijiMs. Treta SharmaAdministrator-GeneralMinistry of Justice
France   
French Polynesia   
GeorgiaMr. Aleksandre ArabuliHead of Population Census and Demographic Statistics DepartmentNational Statistics Office of Georgia
GuamMs. Catherine P. AngcaoChief Public Health OfficerGuam Department of Public Health and Social Services
IndiaMr. Sanjeev KumarAdditional Registrar GeneralOffice of the Registrar General, Ministry of Home Affairs
IndonesiaMr. Muhammad CholifihaniDirector of Population and Social SecurityMinistry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)Mr. Alireza SajediDirector General of StatisticsNational Organization for Civil Registration
JapanMr. Yamato KobayashiDeputy DirectorGlobal Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
KazakhstanMs. Uteulina BakytkulChief expert of the Division of social and demographic statisticsThe Committee on statistics of the Ministry of nation economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
KiribatiMrs. Kaaro NeetiSecretaryMinistry of Justice
KyrgyzstanMs. Tamara TaipovaChief Specialist, Division of Demographical StatisticsNational Committee on Statistics, Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)Ms. Thirakha Chanthalanouvong; 
Mr. Vandy Chanthalideth
Director General; Deputy Director GeneralSocial Statistics Department, Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment; 
Department of Citizen Management Ministry of Home Affairs
MalaysiaMr. Mohd Sayuti ShaariDeputy DirectorNational Registration Department
MaldivesMs. Fathimath RiyazaDeputy StatisticianNational Bureau of Statistics Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure
Marshall IslandsMr. Scott Keju;
Ms. Edlen Anzures
Chief Statistical Collection and Data Analysis; Health Informatics DirectorEconomic Policy, Planning, and Statistics Office;
Ministry of Health and Human Services
Micronesia (F.S.)Mr. Wincener J. David;
Ms. Brihmer S. Johnson
Health Planner;
Assistant Secretary for Statistics
Division of Health, Dept. of Health and Social Affairs;
Division of Statistics, Dept. of Resources and Development
MongoliaMr. Mandakhzorig OdbaatarDirector of Population and Household Census Division, Census and Data Analysis DepartmentNational Statistics Office of Mongolia
MyanmarMr. Tun Hla AungDirector General of General Administration Department 
NauruMr. Francis DeirerageaRegistrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesChief Secretary
NepalMr. Jitendra BasnetDirector GeneralDepartment of National ID and Civil Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs
Netherlands   
New Caledonia   
New ZealandMr. Russell BurnardGeneral Manager Operations and Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and MarriagesDepartment of Internal Affairs
NiueMs. Gaylene TasmaniaDirector-GeneralMinistry of Social Services, Government of Niue
Northern Mariana IslandsWilbert G. RospelVital Statistics RegistrarCommonwealth Healthcare Corporation
PakistanMr. Riffat Mukhtar; 
Mr. Naveed Jan Sahibzada;
Dr. Muhammad Asif
Additional Secretary (Admn); Chief Operating Officer (COO); Chief HealthMinistry of Interior; 
National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA), Ministry of Interior; 
Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
PalauMs. Cheryl‐Ann Tmong UduiEpidemiologistBureau of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Papua New GuineaMr. Noel Mobiha
Mr. Nicholas Piauka
Acting Registrar-General; Policy ManagerNational Civil & Identity Registry Office
Republic of the PhilippinesMs. Marizza GrandeAssistant National StatisticianPhilippines Statistics Authority (PSA)
Republic of KoreaMr. Youngil LimDirector, Vital Statistics DivisionStatistics Korea
Russian FederationMr Dmitry SevryukDeputy Head of the Department of Legal AssistanceCooperation with Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation
SamoaMr. Ponifasio VasaRegistrar of Births Deaths and MarriagesBureau of Statistics
SingaporeMr. Renting HongSenior Assistant DirectorSingapore Department of Statistics
Solomon IslandsMr. Jeffrey Sade DEVEPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Home Affairs
Sri LankaMr. Wathsala WalgamaStatisticianDepartment of Census and Statistics
TajikistanMr. Davlatzoda QiyomiddinDeputy DirectorAgency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
ThailandMs. Suchada KhumwongInformation Technology and Data System Senior Specialist (Computer Technical Officer, Expert Level)Bureau of Registration Administration (BORA), Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior
Timor-LesteMr. Ricardo da Cruz SantosActing Director of Methodology and Data CollectionGeneral Directorate of Statistics, Timor-Leste
TongaMs. Temaleti Manakovi PahuluChief Executive Officer/Deputy Secretary at Registrar General's OfficeMinistry of Justice
TurkiyeMr. İdris BeyazitTurkStat Expert-Demography DepartmentTurkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)
Turkmenistan   
TuvaluMs. Laigane MainaAttorney-GeneralOffice of the Attorney-General
United Kingdom   
United States of AmericaDr. Erin NicholsLead of the Global CRVS Team, Division of Vital StatisticsNational Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
UzbekistanMs. Madina MakhmudovaChief Consultant of the Department for Coordination and Control over the Activities of Civil Registry OfficePublic Service Agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan
VanuatuMr. Jeffrey TriefRegistrar GeneralDepartment of Civil Registry and Identity Management (CRIM)
Viet NamMr. Nham Ngoc HienDeputy Director General of the Department of Civil registration, nationality and attestationMinistry of Justice

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Year of Publication:
2024