The ambassador of Malaysia to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Myanmar. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Yangon.
History In March 1958 the governments in Yangon and Kuala Lumpur established diplomatic relations. The first diplomatic Mission of the Government of Malaysia was opened at the Strand Hotel, Yangon.
List of heads of mission Ambassadors to Myanmar AmbassadorHistory - Embassy of Malaysia, Yangon Term start Term end Bahadur Hassan 5 February 1964 Hashim Sultan 7 February 1966 Abdul Rahman Jelol 3 January 1971 Abdul Hamid Pawanchee 24 January 1973 Kassim Mohamad Hussein 18 December 1975 Yusof Ariff Abdul Rahman 8 December 1977 Looi Cheok Hun 26 March 1982 Mohd Amir Jafaar 15 November 1984 Sallenhaddin Abdullah 24 November 1989 John Tenewi Nuek 18 June 1992 Abdul Wahab Harun 27 October 1995 Mohamad Noh 25 March 1999 Cheah Sam Kip 7 May 2002 Shaharuddin Mohamed Som 10 February 2005 Mazlan Muhammad 3 January 2008 Ahmad Faisal Muhamad 9 September 2011 Mohd Haniff Abd Rahman 6 September 2013 Zahairi Baharim 3 May 2018 Incumbent
See also Malaysia–Myanmar relations
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