Ambassador of Malaysia to Switzerland | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Seat | Bern, Switzerland |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Inaugural holder | Ismail Mustapha |
Formation | 13 April 2003 |
Website | www |
The ambassador of Malaysia to the Swiss Confederation is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Bern.
Ambassador [1] | Term start | Term end |
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Ismail Mustapha | 13 April 2003 | 14 December 2005 |
Mohd Yusof Ahmad | 29 January 2006 | 25 January 2010 |
Ho May Yong | 28 May 2010 | 19 September 2013 |
Mohd Zulkephli Mohd Noor | 23 January 2014 | 3 February 2016 |
Mahinder Singh Ram Singh | 20 August 2016 | 27 April 2017 |
Sharrina Abdullah | 2017 | Incumbent |
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