List of ambassadors of Malaysia to Turkey

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Ambassador of Malaysia to Turkey
Incumbent
Abd Razak Abdul Wahab
since 18 August 2016
Style His Excellency
Seat Ankara, Turkey
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holderAhmad Zainal Abidin Yusof as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation11 May 1971
Website www.kln.gov.my/web/tur_ankara/home

The ambassador of Malaysia to the Republic of Turkey is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Turkey. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Ankara.

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List of heads of mission

Chargés d'affaires to Turkey

Chargé d'affaires [1] [2] Term startTerm end
Accredited from Tehran, Iran
Ahmad Zainal Abidin Yusof11 May 197111 February 1973
Yusof Zainal19 April 19731975
Yusof Rawa17 October 197530 May 1978

Ambassadors to Turkey

Ambassador [3] [4] Term startTerm end
Mohamed Mustapha Mahmud20 June 19782 July 1980
Abdullah Zawawi Mohamad3 July 198031 October 1982
Ismail Ambia2 November 198226 August 1985
Kamaruddin Abu11 September 198518 July 1988
B. Rajaram26 October 198822 May 1991
Zaibedah Ahmad1991January 1996
Abdul Jalil Haron27 December 1996July 2001
Melanie Leong Sock Lei12 September 200117 July 2003
Ahmad Mokhtar Selat10 October 20032 February 2006
Saipul Anuar Abd Muin27 March 200723 January 2014
Amran Mohamed Zin12 March 201430 June 2016
Abd Razak Abdul Wahab18 August 2016Incumbent

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