HIS Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has appointed John K. Samuel as Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Canada, Shaiful Anuar Mohammad as Ambassador to Belgium and Datuk Wan Aznainizam Yusri Wan Abdul Rashid as Ambassador to Iran.
The King presented their letters of appointment during a ceremony at the Small Throne Room of Istana Negara in Kula Lumpur today.
During the same ceremony, Sultan Ibrahim received letters of credence from 18 foreign heads of mission appointed to Malaysia.
Of the 18 representatives, 13 will be based in Malaysia, while five will serve as non-resident heads of mission.
Among those taking up resident postings are Sergio Farré Salvá of Spain, Christine Hoebes of Namibia, Peter Huyghebaert of Belgium, Maud Yvelwa Dlomo of South Africa and Khazar Nadir oglu Farhadov of Azerbaijan.
The other resident representatives are Adnan Mhalhal Azara Al Majoon of Iraq, Somnath Ghosh of India, Michel Léon Hans Deelen of the Netherlands, Hatem Bin Hilal Bin Ali Al Yaqoubi of Oman, Chum Angvichet of Cambodia, Malik Kenesbayuly Murzalin of Kazakhstan, Pham Thi Thuy Nga of Vietnam and Major General Mbaraka Naziad Mkeremy of Tanzania.
The five non-resident heads of mission are José Julio Gómez Beato of the Dominican Republic, Dharmkumar Seeraj of Guyana, Maria Camilleri of Malta, Dimitrios Michalopoulos of the Hellenic Republic and Nicholas Panayiotou of Cyprus.
They are based in Beijing, New Delhi, Valletta and Jakarta. - October 19, 2026