KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today received the credentials of 18 foreign heads of mission at Istana Negara here.
The presentation ceremony took place at the palace's Singgahsana Kecil.
The foreign envoys were Spanish Ambassador Sergio Farre Salva, Namibian High Commissioner Christine Hoebes, Belgian Ambassador Peter Huyghebaert, and South African High Commissioner Maud Vuyelwa Dlomo.
Also presenting 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.
Other representatives included Chum Angvichet of Cambodia, Malik Kenesbayuly Murzalin of Kazakhstan, Pham Thi Thuy Nga of Vietnam, Major-General Mbaraka Naziad Mkeremy of Tanzania, Jose Julio Gomez 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 presented letters of appointment to three newly appointed Malaysian heads of mission.
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 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.
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