List of ambassadors of Malaysia to Russia explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Malaysia to Russia
Incumbent:Bala Chandran Tharman
Incumbentsince:2020
Style:His Excellency
Seat:Moscow, Russia
Appointer:Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural:Zaiton Ibrahim Ahmad
Formation:6 October 1968

The ambassador of Malaysia to the Russian Federation is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Russia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Moscow.

History

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to the Soviet Union

Ambassador[2] Term startTerm end
Zaiton Ibrahim Ahmad 6 October 1968 15 November 1970
Tengku Ngah Mohammed Tengku Sri Akar 4 April 1971 27 December 1973
Raja Aznam Raja Ahmad 10 May 1974 17 June 1977
Zainal Abidin Sulong 14 October 1977 16 July 1980
K. Tharmaratnam 4 November 1980 18 January 1983
Dali Mohd Hashim 9 June 1983 6 April 1986
M. M. Sathiah 8 May 1986 3 July 1989
Mohammed Haron 24 July 1989 25 December 1991

Ambassadors to Russia

Ambassador[3] Term startTerm end
Mohammed Haron 25 December 1991 3 November 1993
Yahya Baba 6 December 1993 7 December 2001
Kamarudin Mustafa 3 January 2002 2 April 2005
Mohamad Khalis 10 June 2005 30 June 2010
Zainol Abidin Omar 12 October 2010 5 July 2015
Hayati Ismail 29 October 2015 9 June 2017
Mat Dris Yaacob 18 September 2017 11 January 2020
Bala Chandran Tharman 9 August 2020 7 September 2022
Cheong Loon Lai 31 January 2024 incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Buszynski, Leszek. Soviet foreign policy and Southeast Asia. Taylor & Francis. 1986. 12. Priorities and Interests in Soviet Third World Policy. 0-7099-3221-9. 2009-05-06.
  2. http://www.kln.gov.my/web/rus_moscow/head_mission Head of Mission - Embassy of Malaysia, Moscow
  3. http://www.kln.gov.my/web/rus_moscow/head_mission Head of Mission - Embassy of Malaysia, Moscow