Former Foreign Ministry Sec-Gen Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Is Malaysia’s New Ambassador To The US

PUTRAJAYA, June 3 (Bernama) –  Former Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob is Malaysia’s new Ambassador to the United States (US).

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, presented the Letter of Credence to Muhammad Shahrul at a ceremony held at Istana Negara on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Also present were Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin and Foreign Ministry Secretary General Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin.

Muhammad Shahrul Ikram served in the diplomatic service for over 35 years.

He held the position of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 6, 2019, until May 31, 2022.

Born in Pahang, Muhammad Shahrul Ikram holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Ecology from Universiti Malaya and completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2009.

He began his career at the Foreign Ministry in 1988 as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer.

During his career in the public service, Muhammad Shahrul Ikram also served as Malaysia’s Ambassador to Qatar and Austria, as well as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

His previous diplomatic assignments included stints at Malaysia’s diplomatic missions in Vienna, Washington D.C., and Beijing.

He also held the positions of Deputy Secretary General of Bilateral Affairs, Director General of ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat (during Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2015) and Undersecretary of Multilateral Political Division.

-- BERNAMA