Ahmad Kamil Jaafar Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk
Honorific-Suffix:	PSM PSD DSDK DPCM JMN KMN
Ahmad Kamil Jaafar
Birth Date:	27 August 1937
Birth Place:	Kulim, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States
Nationality:	Malaysian
Office:	Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
Term Start:	April 1989
Term End:	August 1996

Ahmad Kamil bin Jaafar (27 August 1937 – 3 April 2021) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat.^[1]

Biography

Jaafar was born in the Kulim District and attended Malay College Kuala Kangsar and the University of Malaya. He served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 1989 to August 1996 and was Ambassador of Malaysia to Switzerland, China, Japan, and Thailand.^[2] He was then the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Non-Aligned Movement, where he was highly respected due to his English language proficiency.^[3]

On 30 March 2011, an exhibition of paintings by Malaysian ambassadors was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, which included works owned by Jaafar.^[4]

Death

Ahmad Kamil Jaafar died on 3 April 2021 at the age of 83.^[5]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1975)^[6]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1980)^[7]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – Datuk (1989)^[8]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1992)^[9]
• :
  • Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato’ (1982)^[10]
• :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato’ (1988)

Foreign Honours

• Thailand :
  • Order of the White Elephant (1998)
• Japan :
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1998)
• France :
  • Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (1998)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (1999)^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malaysia perlu diplomat berwibawa, disegani. 27 May 2010. Utusan Online. Malay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528152444/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0527&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_09.htm. 28 May 2010.
2. Web site: Suara NAM imbangi AS. 20 February 2003. Utusan Online. Malay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050508021331/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/SpecialCoverage/NAM2003/index.asp?y=2003&dt=0219&pub=NAM2003&sec=Rencana&pg=rn_03.htm. 8 May 2005.
3. Web site: Ubah pendekatan ajar bahasa Inggeris. 18 August 2011. Utusan Online. Malay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170022/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0818&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_02.htm. 14 November 2016.
4. Web site: Balai Seni Lukis Negara Pamer Lukisan Koleksi Bekas Duta Malaysia. 30 March 2011. BERNAMA. Malay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204426/http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php/dasar-keselamatan/9240-balai-seni-lukis-negara-pamer-lukisan-koleksi-bekas-duta-malaysia.html. 4 March 2016.
5. Web site: Former Wisma Putra sec-gen Ahmad Kamil Jaafar dies aged 83. 3 April 2021. Malay Mail.
6. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1975. www.istiadat.gov.my. 14 April 2022. ms.
7. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1980. www.istiadat.gov.my. 14 April 2022. ms.
8. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1989. www.istiadat.gov.my. 14 April 2022. ms.
9. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1992. www.istiadat.gov.my. 14 April 2022. ms.
10. Web site: DPCM 1982. pingat.perak.gov.my. 14 April 2022. ms.
11. Web site: Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Kamil Bin Jaafar. mykedah.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922101506/http://www.mykedah2.com/e_20hall_fame/e202_9_02.htm#selection-257.1-257.37. 22 September 2018. 1 May 2021.