Directorate Change

Aberdeen All Asia Inv Tst PLC
27 February 2008



ABERDEEN ALL ASIA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Appointment of a New Director


27 February 2008

Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") is pleased to announce
the appointment of Sir Andrew Burns, KCMG, as an independent non-executive
Director with effect from today, 27 February 2008.

A career British diplomat from 1965 to 2003, Sir Andrew has extensive experience
of Asia, including the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia as well as
Greater China, and was Assistant Under Secretary of State (Asia), from 1990 to
1992 and Deputy Under Secretary of State (non-Europe, trade and investment) from
1995 to 1997. Sir Andrew was British Ambassador to Israel from 1992 to 1995,
British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau from 1997 to 2000 and British High
Commissioner to Canada from 2000 to 2003.

Sir Andrew is a director of JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc and MGIC plc;
he currently has no holding in the Ordinary shares of the Company.

There are no disclosures required under Section 9.6.13R (1) to (6) of the FSA's
Listing Rules.




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