List of ambassadors of Ireland to Malaysia
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- 1995
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 |
Bertie Ahern (1997-2000) | ||||
2000 | Bobby McDonagh[4] | Bertie Ahern | Mahathir Mohamad | 2001 |
July 19, 2001 | Daniel Mulhall[4] | Bertie Ahern | Mahathir Mohamad (2001-2003) | 2005 |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003-2005) | ||||
April 19, 2005 | Eugene Hutchinson[4] | Bertie Ahern (2005-2008) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2005-2009) | 2010 |
Brian Cowen (2008-2010) | ||||
Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2009-2010) | ||||
2010 | Declan Kelly[4] | Brian Cowen (2010-2011) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | 2015 |
Enda Kenny (2011-2015) | ||||
September 14, 2015 | Eamon Hickey[4] | Enda Kenny (2015-2017) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2015-2018) | July 11, 2019 |
Leo Varadkar (2017-2019) | ||||
Mahathir Mohamad (2018-2019) | ||||
June 26, 2019 | Hilary Reilly[5] | Leo Varadkar | Mahathir Mohamad (2019-2020) | Incumbent |
Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-current) |
See also
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.
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