The ambassador of Malaysia to Japan is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Japan. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Tokyo.
| Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan | |
|---|---|
since Jan 2019 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Seat | Tokyo, Japan |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Tiang Keng |
| Formation | 1958 |
| Website | www |
List of heads of mission
editAmbassadors to Japan
edit| Ambassador[1] | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Tiang Keng | 1958 | 1961 |
| Syed Sheh Shahabudin | 1961 | 1964 |
| Tengku Indera Petra Sultan Ibrahim | 1964 | 1967 |
| Zaiton Ibrahim | 1967 | 1968 |
| Hussein Mohamed Osman | 1969 | 1972 |
| Raja Aznam Raja Ahmad | 1972 | 1975 |
| Lim Taik Choon | 1975 | 1981 |
| Jamaluddin Abu Bakar | 1981 | 1986 |
| Ahmad Kamil Jaafar | 1986 | 1989 |
| Mohamed Khatib Abdul Hamid | 1989 | 1999 |
| Marzuki Mohammad Noor | 1999 | 2006 |
| Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahman | 2006 | 2009 |
| Shaharuddin Md Som | 2009 | 2014 |
| Ahmad Izlan Idris | 2015 | 2018 |
| Dato' Kennedy Jawan | 2019 | Present |