Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands

The Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands is the diplomatic mission of Malaysia and is situated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is located at Rustenburgweg 2 in The Hague, in a diplomatic area of the capital of the Netherlands. Opening hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.[1]

Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands
LocationRustenburgweg 2, 2517 KE, The Hague, Netherlands.
The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands
AmbassadorDato' Ahmad Nazri Yusof (since 2015)
WebsiteEmbassy website

Brief History

When Malaysia (then Malaya) applied to join the United Nations in 1957, the Netherlands was one of the countries that voted “yes” during the roll call for the admission of new members, making it possible for the Federation of Malaya to become the 82nd the member of the United Nations.[2] Although the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries started in that same year, Malaysia only established its resident Embassy in The Hague in September 1966. It moved to its permanent building at Rustenburgweg in the summer of 1985.

Agencies under the Embassy

In addition to the Chancery building in Rustenburgweg, there are three Malaysian agencies which operate as part of the Embassy:

  • The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE),[3] located in Rotterdam
  • Culture / Tourism Office,[4] located in the city centre in The Hague
  • Agriculture Office,[5] located in Rotterdam

List of Malaysian Ambassadors to the Netherlands
# Name Appointment End of tenure
1 Tan Sri Philip Kuok Hock Khee (see Robert Kuok) 20 September 1966 3 November 1970
2 Tan Sri Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumaat 17 November 1970 23 July 1973
3 Major-General Datuk Mohd Sany bin Abdul Ghafar 10 October 1973 16 June 1975
4 General Tan Sri Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamad 10 September 1975 16 June 1978
5 Tengku Abdul Aziz bin Tengku Mohamad Hamzah 26 September 1978 28 October 1982
6 Mr. K. Thamaratnam 28 February 1983 20 May 1985
7 Nik Mohammad bin Nik Hassan 26 August 1985 13 March 1989
8 Datuk Khalid bin Abdul Karim 5 April 1989 18 December 1993
9 Dato' Sallehuddin Abdullah 16 June 1994 8 September 1996
10 Mr A. Ganapathy 14 December 1996 2 August 2000
11 Dato' Noor Farida Ariffin 31 October 2000 12 January 2007
12 Dato' Dr Fauziah Mohd Taib 13 August 2008 26 March 2015
13 Dato' Ahmad Nazri Yusof 2 September 2015

See also

References
  1. "Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "UN members". Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. "MATRADE website". Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. "Tourism Malaysia". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. "Ministry of Agriculture". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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