List of ambassadors of France to Malaysia

Ambassador of France to Malaysia
Ambassador of France to Malaysia
Ambassadeur de France en Malaisie
	Arms of the French Republic
	Incumbent; ; since December 9, 2020
Style	His Excellency
Seat	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nominator	The Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs
Appointer	The President of France; with Council of Ministers meeting
Term length	3-4 years
Inaugural holder
Formation	1957;
Website	Embassy of France, Kuala Lumpur

The Ambassador of France to Malaysia is the head of France's diplomatic mission to Malaysia, and the official representative of the Government of France to the Government of Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of France, Kuala Lumpur.

The incumbent Ambassador is who was appointed in December 2020.^[2]

History[]

French Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

France was one of 15 countries to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Federation of Malaya in 1957 soon after its independence.^[3]

List of heads of mission[]

Ambassadors of the Fourth Republic to Malaya[]

designated/Diplomatic accreditation	President of France	Prime Minister of Malaya	Term end
August 31, 1957	René Coty	Tunku Abdul Rahman	February 13, 1958
February 14, 1958	René Coty (1958-1959)	Tunku Abdul Rahman	July 14, 1960
February 14, 1958	Charles de Gaulle (1959-1960)	Tunku Abdul Rahman	July 14, 1960

Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic to Malaya[]

designated/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	President of France	Prime Minister of Malaya	Term end
July 15, 1960		Charles de Gaulle	Tunku Abdul Rahman	August 31, 1962
September 1, 1962		Charles de Gaulle	Tunku Abdul Rahman	May 10, 1968

Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic to Malaysia[]

designated/Diplomatic accreditation	President of France	Prime Minister of Malaysia	Term end
September 1, 1962	Charles de Gaulle	Tunku Abdul Rahman	May 10, 1968
May 11, 1968	Charles de Gaulle (1968-1969)	Tunku Abdul Rahman (1968-1970)	January 31, 1971
	Georges Pompidou (1969-1971)	Tunku Abdul Rahman (1968-1970)
	Georges Pompidou (1969-1971)	Abdul Razak Hussein (1970-1971)
February 1, 1971	Georges Pompidou (1971-1974)	Abdul Razak Hussein (1971-1976)	July 18, 1976
	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1976)	Abdul Razak Hussein (1971-1976)
	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1976)	Hussein Onn (1976)
July 19, 1976	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	Hussein Onn	May 23, 1978
May 24, 1978	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1978-1981)	Hussein Onn (1978-1981)	January 4, 1982
May 24, 1978	François Mitterrand (1981-1982)	Mahathir Mohamad (1981-1982)	January 4, 1982
January 5, 1982	François Mitterrand	Mahathir Mohamad	June 6, 1985
June 7, 1985	François Mitterrand	Mahathir Mohamad	June 25, 1989
June 26, 1989	François Mitterrand	Mahathir Mohamad	May 24, 1993
May 25, 1993	François Mitterrand	Mahathir Mohamad	April 27, 1995
April 28, 1995	François Mitterrand (1995)	Mahathir Mohamad	July 27, 1998
April 28, 1995	Jacques Chirac (1995-1998)	Mahathir Mohamad	July 27, 1998
July 28, 1998	Jacques Chirac	Mahathir Mohamad	October 6, 2002
October 7, 2002	Jacques Chirac	Mahathir Mohamad (2002-2003)	October 4, 2005
October 7, 2002	Jacques Chirac	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003-2005)	October 4, 2005
October 5, 2005	Jacques Chirac (2005-2007)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	September 1, 2008
October 5, 2005	Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2008)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	September 1, 2008
September 2, 2008	Nicolas Sarkozy	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008-2009)	November 10, 2011
September 2, 2008	Nicolas Sarkozy	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2009-2011)	November 10, 2011
November 11, 2011	Nicolas Sarkozy (2011-2012)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	September 29, 2014
November 11, 2011	François Hollande (2012-2014)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	September 29, 2014
September 30, 2014	François Hollande (2014-2017)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	August 16, 2017
September 30, 2014	Emmanuel Macron (2017)	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak	August 16, 2017
August 17, 2017	Emmanuel Macron	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2017-2018)	September 12, 2020
		Mahathir Mohamad (2018-2020)
		Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-present)
December 9, 2020		Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-present)	Incumbent

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External links[]

France in Malaysia on Facebook
France in Malaysia on Twitter

References[]

^ "Ambassador's Biodata". my.ambafrance.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia). June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ CA 2985:Australian High Commission, Malaysia [Kuala Lumpur], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 July 2019
^ "Chronology of Ambassadors". my.ambafrance.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[1] "Ambassador's Biodata". my.ambafrance.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[2] "DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia). June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[NAA-3] CA 2985:Australian High Commission, Malaysia [Kuala Lumpur], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 July 2019

[4] "Chronology of Ambassadors". my.ambafrance.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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