KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today received the credentials of 18 foreign heads of mission to Malaysia at Istana Negara here.
The presentation of credentials ceremony was held at the Singgahsana Kecil of the palace.
The foreign heads of mission were Spanish Ambassador Sergio Farré Salva, Namibian High Commissioner Christine Hoebes, Belgian Ambassador Peter Huyghebaert and South African High Commissioner Maud Vuyelwa Dlomo.
Also presenting their credentials were Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Farhadov, Iraqi Ambassador Adnan Mhalhal Azara Al Maajoon, Indian High Commissioner Somnath Ghosh, Dutch Ambassador Michel Leon Hans Deelen and Omani Ambassador Hatim Hilal Ali Al Yaqoubi.
The other representatives were Chum Angvichet of Cambodia, Malik Kenesbayuly Murzalin of Kazakhstan, Pham Thi Thuy Nga of Vietnam, Major-General Mbaraka Naziad Mkeremy of Tanzania, José Julio Gómez Beato of the Dominican Republic, Dharamkumar Seeraj of Guyana, Maria Camilleri of Malta, Dimitrios Michalopoulos of Greece and Nicholas Panayiotou of Cyprus.
Meanwhile, Sultan Ibrahim also presented letters of appointment to three newly appointed Malaysian heads of mission to foreign countries.
They were Malaysian High Commissioner to Canada John K. Samuel, Malaysian Ambassador to Belgium Shaiful Anuar Mohammad and Malaysian Ambassador to Iran Datuk Wan Aznainizam Yusri Wan Abdul Rashid.
Also present at the ceremony were Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Istana Negara Comptroller of the Royal Household Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani and Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary-General (Bilateral Affairs) Datuk Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin. — Bernama