Career diplomat new ambassador to US

Career diplomat new ambassador to US

There was speculation previously that Zafrul would get the job.

King presents instrument of appointment to new Malaysian ambassador to the US

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, presented the instrument of appointment to the new Malaysian Ambassador to the United States, Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, in a ceremony at Istana Negara today. Shahrul Ikram is former Foreign Ministry secretary-general. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim’s Facebook page, the ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin and Foreign…

Veteran diplomat Shahrul appointed Malaysia’s new US ambassador

The position had been vacant since the previous ambassador, Nazri Aziz, ended his two-year stint in Washington in February.