Date of Appointment
2 November 2001
Board Committee
Audit Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Academic/Professional Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Universiti Malaya
Diploma in Foreign Service, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Career Summary
Dato’ Zulkifly has over 35 years of experience in the administrative and diplomatic service:
1971 - 1973 – Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1973 - 1977 – Second Secretary, Embassy of Malaysia, Manila, the Philippines
1977 - 1979 – First Secretary, Embassy of Malaysia,Yangon, Myanmar
1979 - 1981 – Principal Assistant Secretary (Administration), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1981 - 1987 – Counsellor, Embassy of Malaysia, Cairo, Egypt
1987 – 1989 – Deputy Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 - 1992 – Consul General of Malaysia in Medan, Indonesia
1992 – 1993 – Consul General of Malaysia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1993 – 2000 – Malaysian Ambassador / High Commissioner to several countries – Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh
2000 – 2004 - High Commissioner to New Zealand, and concurrently, High Commissioner to Cook Islands and Niue
2004 – 2006 - High Commissioner to India
Other Directorships
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