Post: | High Commissioner |
Body: | Brunei to Malaysia |
Insignia: | Emblem of Brunei.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Brunei |
Incumbent: | Mahmud Saidin |
Incumbentsince: | 11 October 2021 |
Style: | His Excellency |
Residence: | Kuala Lumpur |
Appointer: | Sultan of Brunei |
Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website: | Official website |
The Bruneian ambassador in Kuala Lumpur is the official representative of the Government in Bandar Seri Begawan to Malaysia. The Republic of Iraq and the Kingdom of Eswatini are two other nations to which the high commission holds accreditation.[1]
As a consequence of better ties between the two countries, Brunei established a government agency office in Kuala Lumpur in January 1982, concurrently with the establishment of a representative office in Bandar Seri Begawan by the Malaysian government. The announcement made by Brunei in September 1982 that it had extended diplomatic rights and immunities to the Malaysian Government Agency representative was warmly welcomed in the diplomatic community.[2]
The Sultan declared in October 1982 that the Malaysian Government Agency will be promoted to Commissioner rank by the government. In January 1984, diplomatic ties were established between Malaysia and Brunei.[3] On 12 August 1992, Brunei established a resident high commission in India, which was led by an acting high commissioner. The high commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia was previously accredited to India.[4] Brunei maintains consulate-generals in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, in addition to a high commission in Putrajaya.[5]
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Prime Minister of Brunei | Prime Minister of Malaysia | Term end | |
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1989[6] | Pengiran Dipa Negara Laila Diraja Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin bin Pengiran Haji Ismail | Non-resident high commissioner[7] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Mahathir Mohamad | 1990 | |
29 August 1993[8] | Pengiran Setia Raja Pengiran Haji Jaya bin Pengiran Haji Rajid | Hassanal Bolkiah | Mahathir Mohamad | 1995[9] | ||
17 November 1995[10] [11] | Pengiran Setia Negara Pengiran Haji Mohd. Yusuf bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim | Since 1997, the leaders of Malaysia and Brunei have convened on a regular basis as part of the Annual Leaders' Consultations (ALC). | Hassanal Bolkiah | Mahathir Mohamad | 2001 | |
November 2005[12] [13] | Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Amin bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Dewa Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Rahim | Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and senior minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Princess Sarah made an official four-day visit to Malaysia on 1–4 August 2008.[14] [15] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 2008 | |
4 March 2010[16] | Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof | Hassanal Bolkiah | Najib Razak | 29 May 2010[17] | ||
18 February 2011[18] | Dato Paduka Haji Ishaaq bin Haji Abdullah | Hassanal Bolkiah | Najib Razak | 2014[19] | ||
25 November 2014 | Dato Paduka Haji Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohd Taha | The Sultan of Brunei was present in Malaysia's 20th ALC in October of 2016. The Sultan went to Sarawak in January 2017 to attend Adenan Satem's funeral. The codeshare agreement between MAS and RBA was signed on 26 March 2017. The Sultan visited Sultan Ahmad Shah in Kuala Lumpur in May 2018 after meeting with Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya. Prince Abdul Mateen joined the Sultan on this visit. | Hassanal Bolkiah | Najib Razak | December 2020 | |
11 October 2021[20] | Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud bin Haji Saidin | Hassanal Bolkiah | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | incumbent |