List of ambassadors of Ireland to Malaysia

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1995

DeputyCatherine Aylward^[2]WebsiteEmbassy of Ireland, Kuala Lumpur

The ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia is the head of Ireland's diplomatic mission to Malaysia, and the official representative of the government of Ireland to the government of Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Ireland, Kuala Lumpur.

The incumbent ambassador is Hilary Reilly, who was appointed on 3 October 2019.^[3]

History

In 1995, Ireland opened a resident Embassy in Malaysia. It was Ireland's first ever resident Embassy in Southeast Asia. Ever since, the Embassy has been located in the Amp Walk Building on Jalan Ampang.^[4]

List of ambassadors

Designated/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Taoiseach	List of prime ministers of Malaysia	Term end
1995	Brendan Lyons^[4]	John Bruton (1995-1997)	Mahathir Mohamad	2000
1995	Brendan Lyons^[4]	Bertie Ahern (1997-2000)	Mahathir Mohamad	2000
2000	Bobby McDonagh^[4]	Bertie Ahern	Mahathir Mohamad	2001
July 19, 2001	Daniel Mulhall^[4]	Bertie Ahern	Mahathir Mohamad (2001-2003)	2005
July 19, 2001	Daniel Mulhall^[4]	Bertie Ahern	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003-2005)	2005
April 19, 2005	Eugene Hutchinson^[4]	Bertie Ahern (2005-2008)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2005-2009)	2010
		Brian Cowen (2008-2010)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2005-2009)
		Brian Cowen (2008-2010)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2009-2010)
2010	Declan Kelly^[4]	Brian Cowen (2010-2011)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	2015
2010	Declan Kelly^[4]	Enda Kenny (2011-2015)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	2015
September 14, 2015	Eamon Hickey^[4]	Enda Kenny (2015-2017)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2015-2018)	July 11, 2019
		Leo Varadkar (2017-2019)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2015-2018)
		Leo Varadkar (2017-2019)	Mahathir Mohamad (2018-2019)
June 26, 2019	Hilary Reilly^[5]	Leo Varadkar	Mahathir Mohamad (2019-2020)	Incumbent
June 26, 2019	Hilary Reilly^[5]	Leo Varadkar	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-current)

External links

Ireland in Malaysia on Twitter

References

^ "Ambassador Hickey". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "The Embassy". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia). June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Embassy's History". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "Ambassadorial Nominations". Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.