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List of ambassadors of Malaysia to the United States

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Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States
Embassy of Malaysia, Washington, D.C.
since 9 February 2023
StyleHis Excellency
SeatEmbassy of Malaysia, Washington, D.C., United States
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holderIsmail Abdul Rahman
FormationSeptember 1957
Websitewww.kln.gov.my/web/usa_washington/home

The ambassador of Malaysia to the United States of America is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to the United States. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Washington, D.C.

List of heads of mission

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Ambassadors to the United States

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Ambassador[1] Term start Term end
Ismail Abdul Rahman September 1957 January 1959
Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud February 1959 March 1962
Omar Yoke Lin Ong June 1962 November 1972
Khir Johari February 1972 March 1976
Zain Azraai Zainal Abidin June 1976 November 1983
Lew Sip Hon January 1984 January 1986
Albert Sextus Talalla May 1986 January 1991
Abdul Majid Mohamed June 1991 November 200789
Dali Mahmud Hashim February 1996 December 1998
Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid March 1999 March 2006
Rajmah Hussain July 2006 June 2008
Jamaluddin Jarjis September 2009 February 2012
Othman Hashim April 2012 August 2013
Awang Adek Hussin April 2014 July 2016
Zulhasnan Rafique January 2017 April 2018
Azmil Mohd. Zabidi February 2019 August 2021
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz February 2023 Incumbent

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