Post: | Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia |
Native Name: | Ambasadóir na hÉireann go dtí an Mhalaeisia |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Ireland.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms of Ireland |
Department: | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Incumbent: | Hilary Reilly[1] |
Style: | Her Excellency |
Seat: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Nominator: | Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland |
Appointer: | President of Ireland |
Termlength: | 4 years |
Inaugural: | Brendan Lyons |
Deputy: | Catherine Aylward[2] |
Website: | Embassy of Ireland, Kuala Lumpur |
The ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia is the head of Ireland's diplomatic mission to Malaysia, and the official representative of the government of Ireland to the government of Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Ireland, Kuala Lumpur.
The incumbent ambassador is Hilary Reilly, who was appointed on 3 October 2019.[3]
In 1995, Ireland opened a resident Embassy in Malaysia. It was Ireland's first ever resident Embassy in Southeast Asia. Ever since, the Embassy has been located in the Amp Walk Building on Jalan Ampang.
Designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Taoiseach | List of prime ministers of Malaysia | Term end |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan Lyons[4] | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
Bobby McDonagh | Bertie Ahern | Mahathir Mohamad | ||
Daniel Mulhall | Bertie Ahern | |||
Eugene Hutchinson | ||||
Declan Kelly | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | |||
Eamon Hickey | ||||
Hilary Reilly[5] | Leo Varadkar | Incumbent | ||