Ahmad Kamil Jaafar
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Ahmad Kamil Jaafar | |
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| Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia | |
| In office April 1989 – August 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1937 |
| Died | 3 April 2021 (aged 83) |
Ahmad Kamil bin Jaafar (27 August 1937 – 3 April 2021) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat.[1]
Jaafar was born in the Kulim District and attended Malay College Kuala Kangsar and the University of Malaya. He served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 1989 to August 1996 and was Ambassador of Malaysia to Switzerland, China, Japan, and Thailand.[2] He was then the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Non-Aligned Movement, where he was highly respected due to his English language proficiency.[3]
On 30 March 2011, an exhibition of paintings by Malaysian ambassadors was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, which included works owned by Jaafar.[4]
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