The ambassador of Malaysia to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to North Korea. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Pyongyang. The position has been vacant since 2017, after relations between the two countries turned hostile in the aftermath of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
List of heads of mission Ambassadors to North Korea Ambassador Term start Term end Md. Yusoff Md. Zain 28 February 2004 28 January 2006 Rahimi Harun 11 August 2008 28 February 2011 Mohamad Nizan Mohamad 5 June 2015 6 March 2017North Korea declares Malaysia’s envoy persona non grata | Free Malaysia Today
See also Malaysia–North Korea relations
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