The high commissioner of Malaysia to Canada is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Canada. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the High Commission of Malaysia, Ottawa.
| High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 15 June 2021Anizan @ Siti Hajjar Adnin | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Seat | Ottawa, Canada |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Inaugural holder | Omar Ong Yoke Lin as Chargé d'Affaires |
| Formation | April 1967 |
| Website | www |
List of heads of mission
editChargé d'affaires to Canada
edit| Chargé d'Affaires[1] | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Accredited from Washington, D.C. | ||
| Omar Ong Yoke Lin | April 1967 | April 1968 |
High commissioners to Canada
edit| High Commissioner[2] | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Ismail Yusof | 11 April 1968 | 2 November 1969 |
| Zakaria Mohd Ali | 23 April 1970 | 6 November 1974 |
| Albert S. Talalla | 24 March 1975 | 14 April 1978 |
| Ahmad Zainal Abidin Mohamed Yusof | 16 May 1978 | 15 September 1980 |
| Bakri Aiyub Ghazali | 8 June 1981 | 25 April 1986 |
| Thomas Jayasuria | 18 June 1986 | 8 June 1990 |
| Ahmad Faiz Abdul Hamid | 28 September 1990 | 30 September 1994 |
| Abdullah Zawawi Mohamed | 6 December 1993 | December 1997 |
| Omardin Abdul Wahab | 5 May 1998 | 20 November 2001 |
| Dennis J. Ignatius | 13 December 2001 | 26 June 2008 |
| Selwyn Das | 11 February 2009 | 12 November 2010 |
| Hayati Ismail | 9 March 2011 | 9 September 2015 |
| Aminahtun Karim Shaharudin | 19 January 2016 | 18 July 2019 |
| Nor'Aini Abd Hamid | 18 July 2019 | 15 June 2021 |
| Anizan @ Siti Hajjar Adnin | 15 June 2021[3] | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Head of Mission - High Commission of Malaysia, Ottawa
- ^ Head of Mission - High Commission of Malaysia, Ottawa
- ^ "Appointment of New Malaysian Heads of Mission". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia) - Press Releases. June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.