Head of Mission
CURRICULUM VITAE
HIGH COMMISSIONER OF MALAYSIA
TO THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA
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Nationality
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Dato’ Muzafar Shah Mustafa
53 yrs (2023)
Malaysian
Married with 4 children
Datin Najwa Zainal
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Education/Training
1989 - 1993 - B.A. (Hons) in Islamic Law (Syariah),
University of Malaya, Malaysia
1995-1996 - Diploma in Public Administration, National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003-2004 - Certificate of Foreign Service, Oxford University, United Kingdom
2013 – 2014 - Postgraduate study in International Masters in Regional Integration, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Career
24.10.2023 - to date: High Commissioner of Malaysia to the Republic of India
2018 - 2023 : Ambassador of Malaysia to Mexico
(concurrently accredited to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras)
2016 – 2018 : Ambassador of Malaysia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
(concurrently accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
2014 - 2016 : Undersecretary, Finance Division, MFA
2012 - 2013 : Deputy Chief of Protocol (Privileges and Immunities), Protocol and Consular Department, MFA
2011 - 2012 : Deputy Director-General, Policy and Strategy Planning Department, MFA
2007 - 2011 : Counsellor, Embassy of Malaysia, Berlin
2004 - 2007 : Principal Assistant Secretary (Ceremonial Section), Protocol Department, MFA
1999 - 2003 : Second Secretary, Embassy of Malaysia, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
1997 - 1999 : Assistant Director, ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat, MFA
1995 - 1996 : Assistant Secretary, Protocol Division (Ceremonial Section).
: Admitted into Administrative and Diplomatic Service, Government of Malaysia and assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Awards
Kesatria Setia Diraja – KSD (Federal Award - 2008)
Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak – DPMP (State Award – 2023)
Interest
- Travelling
- Sports : golf, tennis, football, swimming