Episode 25: Amb. Shahrul Ikram Yaakob - Malaysia's Win-Win Geopolitical Strategy

Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram bin Yaakob is the Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States of America. He is a highly experienced diplomat, with over 35 years of experience in public service.He was appointed as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988 and held the position of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 6 January 2019 until 31 May 2022.  Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram was accredited as Ambassador of Malaysia to the State of Qatar, Ambassador of Malaysia to Austria and Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York, United States of America.Throughout his service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he held the positions of Deputy Secretary General of Bilateral Affairs, Director General of ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat (during Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2015) and Undersecretary of Multilateral Political Division. His previous diplomatic assignments included at Malaysia’s diplomatic missions in Vienna, Austria; Washington D.C., United States of America; and Beijing, People’s Republic of China.