High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur explained

High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: މެލޭޝިއާގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން Suruhanjaya Tinggi Maldives di Malaysia
Location:	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opened:	2006
High Commissioner:	Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed
Address:	Unit E-12B-01, Level 12B, Icon Tower (East), No. 1, Jalan 1/68F, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur
Website:	maldives.org.my

The High Commission of the Maldives in Malaysia (^[1]) is an overseas diplomatic mission of the Maldives located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

History

After diplomatic relations were established between the two countries in 1968, a High Commission office was opened in Kuala Lumpur in 2006.^[2]

It was previously known as the Embassy of the Maldives in Malaysia (Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: މެލޭޝިއާގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ, Malay: Kedutaan Besar Maldives di Malaysia / Kedutaan Maldives di Malaysia) from October 2016, when the Maldives left the Commonwealth,^[3] until February 2020.^[4]

On 1 February 2020, when the Maldives returned to its status as a Commonwealth republic, the mission reverted to the Office of the High Commission of the Maldives.^[5]

Address

Unit E-12B-01, Level 12B, Icon Tower (East), No. 1, Jalan 1/68F, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur.^[6]

Ambassador・High Commissioner

See main article: List of high commissioners of the Maldives to Malaysia. The current High Commissioner is Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed, who was appointed on 7 May 2024.^[7]

See also

• Malaysia–Maldives relations

External links

• High Commission Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 9 February 2020 . މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒުގެ ދަށުން ހިނގަމުންދާ ބައެއް ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަންތަކަށް ބަދަލު ގެންނެވުން . Changes of overseas missions under the Maldivian Foreign Affairs Ministry . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228140137/https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/23082 . 28 December 2023 . 29 April 2024 . . dv.
2. Web site: 2007 . Government Budget in Statistics - Financial Year 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170901/https://finance.gov.mv/public/attachments/I8obwj8DrjGIE6p9q8TZFAGPsjkgu0V9FMW11VsA.pdf . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . Ministry of Finance and Treasury of the Republic of Maldives.
3. News: Safi . Michael . 2016-10-13 . Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001155452/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/13/maldives-quits-commonwealth-over-alleged-rights-abuses . 1 October 2023 . 2024-02-03 . . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: 9 November 2016 . މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒުގެ ދަށުން ހިނގަމުންދާ ބައެއް ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަންނަމަށް ބަދަލު ގެންނެވުން . Changes of overseas missions under the Maldivian Foreign Affairs Ministry . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808162900/https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/17365 . 8 August 2022 . 3 February 2024 . . dv.
5. Web site: 3 February 2020 . The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001164713/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/Main/News/News_Items/Maldives_returns_to_Commonwealth_Feb_2020.aspx . 1 October 2020 . Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
6. Web site: Contact Information . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170903/https://maldives.org.my/the-high-commision/contact-information . 3 February 2024 . High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur.
7. Web site: 7 May 2024 . The President appoints Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Permanent Representatives to foreign countries and international organisations . 14 July 2024 . The President's Office.