Meet The SASMUN IX Secretariat Team

Armaan Secretary-General

Hi everyone, my name is Armaan, and it is my pleasure to serve as your Secretary General for SASMUN IX. I have been thoroughly involved in SAS’s MUN program since Grade 9, participating in numerous conferences locally and internationally. Through these conferences, I have had the opportunity to interact and communicate with people from diverse walks of life while learning about pertinent issues in today’s world. I am also an avid basketball player and enjoy playing the guitar as well. I hope that during SASMUN IX, I can provide an environment for everyone to grow and develop as thinkers and as people. I can’t wait to see you all at SASMUN IX!

Aarna Deputy Secretary-General

Hello everyone, my name is Aarna, and I am delighted to serve as your Deputy Secretariat-General of Communications for SASMUN IX. Since beginning my MUN journey in the 9th grade, I have attended several conferences, experiencing MUN through the perspective of both a chair and delegate. Through these conferences, I have gotten the opportunity to learn about global affairs, while also enhancing my collaboration and communication skills. I hope that during SASMUN this year I can help all of you feel the same love for MUN as I do.

Keshav Deputy Secretary-General

Hi everyone, my name is Keshav, and I’m honored to serve as your Deputy Secretary-General of Event Planning for SASMUN IX. I started my time in MUN as a young seventh grader aimlessly navigating the vast oceans of public policy and global affairs, but I now recognise the truly great impact that MUN has had in shaping my perspective on the world and its issues. Through engaging in fruitful debate with fellow delegates and creating nurturing environments to foster dialogue as a chair, I can comfortably say I’ve grown a lot as not just an MUN kid, but a wider citizen of the world. While I’ve definitely experienced a diverse range of committee topics, a critical trend I’ve noticed in the MUN scene in my years is the same set of issues being debated again and again in committees across conferences across continents. That’s why I’m super happy to have played a pivotal role in the formation of SASMUN IX’s theme: “Equity and Representation: Elevating Underrepresented Voices in Global Discourse.” As your leader in Event Planning, I hope to make SASMUN IX as smooth of a conference as possible, and hopefully engender within our delegates the same love for MUN that I have.

Sophia Deputy Secretary-General

Hi everyone, my name is Sophia and I’ll be serving as your Deputy Secretariat-General of General Committees for SASMUN IX. I’ve been a part of SAS’s MUN program since seventh grade. Since then, I have participated as both delegate and chair in over several conferences. While those experiences helped me to develop my analytic and communicative skills, the most impactful part of MUN was all the diverse connections I made in various committees. My goal for SASMUN IX is for all participants to leave with a similar feeling; I’m excited to see everyone at SASMUN IX!

Justin Deputy Secretary-General

Hi everyone, my name is Justin and it is my pleasure to serve as your Deputy Secretariat-General of Special Committees for SASMUN IX. MUN has played an integral role in my extracurricular and academic high school life. I've been a passionate delegate since 8th grade, and since then that commitment continues to shape my involvement and interest in MUN today I have chaired multiple conferences and participated in varying committees as a delegate, including multiple special committees. Outside of MUN, I’ve always been drawn to politics and history, especially the way they shape the stories people tell and the voices that often get left out. This year, I was proud to help bring forward SASMUN IX’s theme, “Equity and Representation: Elevating Underrepresented Voices in Global Discourse,” inspired in part by my journalism project, Picture Perfect, which I’ve spent the past months developing to explore the stories of overlooked individuals beyond Singapore’s polished image. I’m excited to help lead this year’s Special Committees and create spaces where delegates can engage with challenging and fruitful debate.