Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says appointments will be made according to existing procedures specified by Wisma Putra.
Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
SHAH ALAM: The foreign affairs ministry has decided that it will no longer appoint politicians as Malaysia’s ambassadors abroad.
Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said appointments would be made according to existing procedures specified by Wisma Putra.
“For subsequent appointments, we offer to any senior government officials, anyone interested can try and apply for the post.
“Screening will be done by top officials of the ministry before the names of the candidates for the ambassador’s post are decided by me,” he told reporters after an event at the Karangkraf Complex here yesterday.
He was commenting on the status of several politicians who were appointed as ambassadors by the previous government.
He said the issue was resolved amicably before he was appointed as foreign minister.
“I was informed that the case had been resolved without intervention from me. One returned to Malaysia while another will return (to Malaysia) soon.”
The contract for former Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia, Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, was terminated four months ahead of the actual date in October.
Malaysian envoy to Vatican City Bernard Dompok meanwhile was reported to have returned to Malaysia following instructions from Wisma Putra. -FMT
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