High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur
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| High Commission of the Maldives, Kuala Lumpur މެލޭޝިއާގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން Suruhanjaya Tinggi Maldives di Malaysia | |
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| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Address | Unit E-12B-01, Level 12B, Icon Tower (East), No. 1, Jalan 1/68F, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur |
| Opened | 2006 |
| High Commissioner | Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed |
| Website | maldives.org.my |
The High Commission of the Maldives in Malaysia (Dhivehi: މެލޭޝިއާގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން,[1] Malay: Suruhanjaya Tinggi Maldives di Malaysia) is an overseas diplomatic mission of the Maldives located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.
After diplomatic relations were established between the two countries in 1968, a High Commission office was opened in Kuala Lumpur in 2006.[2]
It was previously known as the Embassy of the Maldives in Malaysia (Dhivehi: މެލޭޝިއާގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ, Malay: Kedutaan Besar Maldives di Malaysia / Kedutaan Maldives di Malaysia) from October 2016, when the Maldives left the Commonwealth,[3] until February 2020.[4]
On 1 February 2020, when the Maldives returned to its status as a Commonwealth republic, the mission reverted to the Office of the High Commission of the Maldives.[5]
Address
Unit E-12B-01, Level 12B, Icon Tower (East), No. 1, Jalan 1/68F, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur.[6]
Ambassador・High Commissioner
The current High Commissioner is Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed, who was appointed on 7 May 2024.[7]
