Embassy of Malaysia, The Hague
# Embassy of Malaysia, The Hague

The Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands is the diplomatic mission of Malaysia and is situated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is located at Rustenburgweg 2 in The Hague, in a diplomatic zone of the seat of government in the Netherlands. Opening hours are from 9:00 to 16:30 pm Monday to Friday. Consular hours are from 09:00 to 12:30 Monday to Thursday.

## Brief History

When Malaysia (then Malaya) applied to join the United Nations in 1957, the Netherlands was one of the countries that voted “yes” during the roll call for the admission of new members, making it possible for the Federation of Malaya to become the 82nd the member of the United Nations. Although the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries started in that same year, Malaysia only established its resident Embassy in The Hague in September 1966. It moved to its permanent building at Rustenburgweg in the summer of 1985.

## Agencies under the Embassy

In addition to the Chancery building in Rustenburgweg, there are three Malaysian agencies which operate as part of the Embassy:

* The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), located in Rotterdam
* Culture / Tourism Office, located in the city centre in The Hague
* Agriculture Office, located in Rotterdam

## List of Malaysian Ambassadors to the Netherlands

| # | Name | Appointment | End of tenure |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tan Sri Philip Kuok Hock Khee (see Robert Kuok) | 20 September 1966 | 3 November 1970 |
| 2 | Tan Sri Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumaat | 17 November 1970 | 23 July 1973 |
| 3 | Major-General Datuk Mohd Sany bin Abdul Ghafar | 10 October 1973 | 16 June 1975 |
| 4 | General Tan Sri Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamad | 10 September 1975 | 16 June 1978 |
| 5 | Tengku Abdul Aziz bin Tengku Mohamad Hamzah | 26 September 1978 | 28 October 1982 |
| 6 | Mr. K. Thamaratnam | 28 February 1983 | 20 May 1985 |
| 7 | Nik Mohammad bin Nik Hassan | 26 August 1985 | 13 March 1989 |
| 8 | Datuk Khalid bin Abdul Karim | 5 April 1989 | 18 December 1993 |
| 9 | Dato' Sallehuddin Abdullah | 16 June 1994 | 8 September 1996 |
| 10 | Mr A. Ganapathy | 14 December 1996 | 2 August 2000 |
| 11 | Dato' Noor Farida Ariffin | 31 October 2000 | 12 January 2007 |
| 12 | Dato' Dr Fauziah Mohd Taib | 13 August 2008 | 26 March 2015 |
| 13 | Dato' Ahmad Nazri Yusof | 2 September 2015 | 28 November 2019 |
| 14 | Dato' Nadzirah Osman | 20 August 2021 | |
