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[2] [3] [4] With the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the Australian high commissioner to Malaya in Kuala Lumpur became a high commissioner, with the Australian Commissioner for Singapore, Brunei, Sarawak, and North Borneo resident in Singapore becoming a subordinate Deputy High Commission until it was replaced by a ...
The high commissioner of Malaysia to the Commonwealth of Australia is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Australia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the High Commission of Malaysia, Canberra.
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Malaysia. Australia has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur, [1] and Malaysia has a high commission in Canberra. [2] Both Australia and Malaysia are members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements and often participate in military exercises together. [3]
The following is a list of ambassadors and high commissioners to Malaysia. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states. Some diplomats are accredited by, or to, more than one country. They are styled "Tuan Yang Terutama", loosely translated as "His Excellency".
As Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, its diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth countries are referred to as High Commissions (as opposed to embassies). Australia's diplomatic missions have a key focus on Commonwealth, Asian, and Pacific Islander countries.
^Note 20 : The High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand is also accredited to the Cook Islands as a non-resident High Commissioner. [112] ^Note 21 : The High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria is also accredited to Benin, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Niger and The Gambia as a non-resident ambassador. [113]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Malaysia. At present, the capital city of Kuala Lumpur hosts 97 embassies and high commissions, while Putrajaya, the new federal administrative center, is host to one high commission. Several other countries accredit ambassadors from other capitals.
Malaysia's foreign ministry started in 1956 - a year before the country's independence - when Malaysia's Father of Independence established its offices at the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur. Then, it was one of only four ministries established by the late Tunku Abdul Rahman. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs started with a staff of ...