List of high commissioners of the Maldives to Malaysia explained

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Post:	High Commissioner of the Maldives to Malaysia
Insignia:	Emblem of Maldives.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of the Republic of Maldives
Incumbent:	Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed
Incumbentsince:	7 May 2024
Style:	Her Excellency
Seat:	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Appointer:	The President of the Maldives
Deputy:	Mizna Shareef^[1]
Website:	maldives.org.my

The high commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Malaysia is the head of the Maldives's diplomatic mission to Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur. At least formally, between October 2016 and 1 February 2020 when the Maldives were not part of the Commonwealth, the title was "ambassador". The current high commissioner, Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed, presented her credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 7 July 2024.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	High Commissioner	Observations	President of the Maldives	Prime Minister of Malaysia	Term end
2007	Midhath Hilmy	^[2]	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	2008
	Mohamed Zaki	^[3]	Mohamed Nasheed	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	11 November 2013^[4]
			Mohammed Waheed Hassan	Najib Razak
	Mohamed Fayaz	^[5]	Abdulla Yameen	Najib Razak	2015
	Mohamed Fahmy Hassan	^[6]	Abdulla Yameen	Najib Razak	2019
			Ibrahim Mohamed Solih	Mahathir Mohamad
	Visam Ali	^[7]	Ibrahim Mohamed Solih	Mahathir Mohamad	April 2022^[8]
				Muhyiddin Yassin
				Ismail Sabri Yaakob
10 October 2022^[9] / 1 December 2022^[10]	Ali Hussain Didi		Ibrahim Mohamed Solih	Anwar Ibrahim
7 May 2024^[11] / 9 July 2024^[12]	Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed		Mohamed Muizzu	Anwar Ibrahim

See also

• Ambassadors of the Maldives
• Malaysia–Maldives relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Staff. 18 July 2019. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618171853/https://maldives.org.my/the-high-commision/our-staff . 18 June 2019.
2. Web site: Staff . https://web.archive.org/web/20080626110544/http://www.maldives.org.my/AboutUs_Staff.php . 26 June 2008 . High Commission of the Republic of Maldives, Kuala Lumpur.
3. Web site: 23 March 2009 . The President appoints Mr Mohamed Zaki as the High Commissioner for Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908230558/https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/219 . 8 September 2022 . 2022-09-08 . The President's Office.
4. News: 24 November 2013 . President nominates former Deputy Police Commissioner as new High Commissioner to Malaysia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908230545/https://www.sun.com.mv/17969 . 8 September 2022 . 8 September 2022 . Sun.
5. Web site: 29 April 2014 . President appoints High Commissioner to Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908230550/https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/14249 . 8 September 2022 . 2022-09-08 . The President's Office.
6. Web site: November 2015 . President appoints High Commissioner to Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227151055/https://maldives.org.my/2015/11/president-appoints-high-commissioner-to-malaysia . 27 December 2021 . 18 July 2019 . High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur.
7. Web site: March 2019 . President appoints Ambassador to Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928060341/https://maldives.org.my/2019/03/president-appoints-ambassador-to-malaysia . 28 September 2022 . 18 July 2019 . Embassy of Maldives, Kuala Lumpur.
8. News: 5 April 2022 . High Commissioner to Malaysia Visam resigns . 30 June 2022 . Sun.
9. News: Nazim . Mohamed Muzayyin . 10 October 2022 . Maldives appoints new ambassadors to India, Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170909/https://atolltimes.mv/post/news/625 . 3 February 2024 . 23 September 2023 . Atoll Times.
10. News: Zalif . Zunana . 1 December 2022 . High Commissioner to Malaysia presents credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201131243/https://raajje.mv/127392 . 1 December 2022 . 23 September 2023 . RaajjeMV.
11. 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.
12. News: Zalif . Zunana . 10 July 2024 . High Commissioner to Malaysia presents credentials . 14 July 2024 . Raajje TV.