The Bruneian High Commissioner 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 countries to which the high commission holds accreditation as Ambassador to Iraq and High Commissioner to Eswatini.
History
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.
The Sultan declared in October 1982 that the Malaysian Government Agency would be promoted to Commissioner rank by the government. In January 1984, full diplomatic ties were established between Malaysia and Brunei at High Commissioner level. 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. Brunei maintains consulate-generals in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, in addition to a high commission in Putrajaya.
List of High Commissioners
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Brunei / Sultan of Brunei Prime Minister of Malaysia Term end1989Pengiran Dipa Negara Laila Diraja Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin bin Pengiran Haji IsmailHassanal BolkiahMahathir Mohamad199029 August 1993Pengiran Setia Raja Pengiran Haji Jaya bin Pengiran Haji RajidHassanal BolkiahMahathir Mohamad199517 November 1995Pengiran Setia Negara Pengiran Haji Mohd. Yusuf bin Pengiran Haji Abdul RahimSince 1997, the leaders of Malaysia and Brunei have convened on a regular basis as part of the Annual Leaders' Consultations (ALC).Hassanal BolkiahMahathir Mohamad2001November 2005Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Amin bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Dewa Dato Paduka Haji Abdul RahimPrince 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.Hassanal BolkiahAbdullah Ahmad Badawi20084 March 2010Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd YussofHassanal BolkiahNajib Razak29 May 201018 February 2011Dato Paduka Haji Ishaaq bin Haji AbdullahHassanal BolkiahNajib Razak201425 November 2014Dato Paduka Haji Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohd TahaThe 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 BolkiahNajib RazakDecember 202011 October 2021Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud bin Haji SaidinHassanal BolkiahIsmail Sabri Yaakobincumbent
See also
Brunei–Malaysia relations
References