Malaysian king receives credentials from 18 new foreign ambassadors

At Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim presided over a formal ceremony in which 18 foreign heads of mission presented their credentials. Representatives included the Spanish ambassador Sergio Farré Salva, Namibian high commissioner Christine Hoebes, Belgian ambassador Peter Huyghebaert, South African high commissioner Maud Vuyelwa Dlomo, and envoys from Azerbaijan, Iraq, India, the Netherlands and Oman, among others.

The king also signed appointment letters for three newly selected Malaysian diplomats: John K. Samuel to Canada, Shaiful Anuar Mohammad to Belgium, and Datuk Wan Aznainizam Yusri Wan Abdul Rashid to Iran. The event was attended by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, the royal household comptroller Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani, and Deputy Secretary-General Datuk Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin. The ceremony underscores Malaysia’s ongoing diplomatic engagements and the renewal of its overseas representation.