List of ambassadors of Malaysia to North Korea

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Ambassador of Malaysia to North Korea
Incumbent
Vacant
Style His Excellency
Seat Pyongyang, North Korea
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holder Md. Yusoff Md. Zain
Formation28 February 2004
Website www.kln.gov.my/web/prk_pyongyang/home

The ambassador of Malaysia to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to North Korea. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Pyongyang.

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List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to North Korea

Ambassador [1] Term startTerm end
Md. Yusoff Md. Zain 28 February 200428 January 2006
Rahimi Harun 11 August 200828 February 2011
Mohamad Nizan Mohamad 5 June 20156 March 2017 [2]

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References

  1. "Head of Mission – Embassy of Malaysia, Pyongyang". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  2. North Korea declares Malaysia’s envoy persona non grata | Free Malaysia Today