APPOINTMENT OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MALAYSIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

APPOINTMENT OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MALAYSIA TO THE

UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan presented the instruments of appointment to Dato' Nadzirah binti Osman as the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York, United States of America, and to Dato' Zanariah binti Zainal Abidin as the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland at Wisma Putra today.

Dato' Nadzirah binti Osman

Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN in New York, United States of America

Dato' Nadzirah holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Malaya and joined the public service as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer in 1994. Prior to this appointment, she had served as the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland since 2023. She has previously served as Malaysia's Ambassador to the Czech Republic and Ambassador to the Netherlands. She also served at Malaysia's diplomatic missions in Mexico City, Mexico and London, United Kingdom.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she previously held the positions of Deputy Secretary-General for Multilateral Affairs, Undersecretary of the Multilateral Political Division, Undersecretary of the Human Resource Management Division and Undersecretary of the Multilateral Economy and Environment Division. She also served in the Eastern Europe Division as well as the America Division.

Dato' Zanariah binti Zainal Abidin

Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland

Dato' Zanariah holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the Graduate School of International Politics, Japan, as well as a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom.

She joined the public service as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer in 1995. Prior to this appointment, she had served as Director-General of the ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2021. She was appointed as Malaysia's Ambassador to the Czech Republic and Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, and has served at Malaysia's diplomatic missions in Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Santiago, Republic of Chile.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she previously held the positions of Undersecretary of the Multilateral Political Division, Undersecretary of the Multilateral Security Division and Director at the ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat. She also served in the Regional and Maritime Affairs Division, as well as the Economic Division.

PUTRAJAYA

22 June 2026