Volume III : July – Sept 2018

Our heartiest congratulations to the Honourable

Dato’ and the Honourable

Dato’ Marzuki Yahya on the appointments as

their Minister and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.

Meeting with the Secretary General Of GEFC

On 19 July 2018, HE Dr. Yury P. Sentyurin, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) had a session with Ambassador Dato’ Ahmad Fadil at the Embassy of Malaysia.

Prior to joining the GECF, he was State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and State Secretary. The Secretary General has invited the Malaysian government to join the GECF which Malaysia was one of the founding members in 2001

Courtesy Call on Director- General of QNA

Director-General of Qatar News Agency (QNA) Youssef Ibrahim al Malki met with Ambassador of Malaysia to Qatar HE Ahmed Fadil bin Shamsuddin. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed media relations between the two countries. (QNA)

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The Chair of Asean Committee in Doha (ACD), Ambassador Dato’ Ahmad Fadil hosted the ACD dinner among the Asean Ambassadors in Doha. The dinner to bid farewell to the outgoing Brunei Ambassador, HE Haji Nordin Ahmad.

The Embassy of Malaysia hosted the ASEAN Day Celebration on 8 August 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel Doha. The event was attended by Mr. Rashid Al Dehaimi, representative of Asian Affairs Department, ASEAN Ambassadors and ASEAN Community Leaders residing in Doha. The ASEAN Day Celebration speech was delivered by H.E. Dato’ Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin as the Chair of ASEAN Committee Doha. 2

The Embassy of Malaysia, Doha; Education Malaysia, Dubai and MyAspiration co-organized a "Malaysia Education Fair" on 6-8 September 2018 at Movenpick Hotel, West Bay Doha. Malaysia is currently ranked by UNESCO as the world's 11th. preferred study destination. There are 111 universities registered with the Ministry of Education Malaysia - 20 are public universities, 81 private universities and university colleges and 10 foreign university branch campuses.

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GET-TOGETHER SESSION WITH MALAYSIAN COMMUNITY IN QATAR

The Embassy of Malaysia, Doha, Qatar organised a get-together session with Malaysian community on 26 July 2018. The event was hosted by HE Dato’ Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, Ambassador and spouse, Datin Roslina Md Rawi. A total of 80 invitees attended the event consisting of Malaysian professionals working with various companies in Doha, Doha- based Malaysian companies and Home-based Staff (HBS). The guests were served with the Traditional Malaysian Dishes and Dessert that reflects the diversity in Malaysia.

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The Malaysian Embassy in Doha has organised a 'Quran Hour' on August 30, 2018 at the Malaysian Embassy from 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm.

The ceremony begins with Maghrib prayers followed by the recitation of Surah Al-Naml and tazkirah and concludes with a dinner attended by Ambassadors and embassy staff and in Doha.

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The 13th PMRM Session or “Teh Tarik event” with Malaysians living in Qatar was held at Pearl Room, Holiday Villa on September 21, 2018 to celebrate two events, independence day on August 31 and Malaysia Day on September 16. The Teh Tarik event was jointly organised by Embassy and Malaysian Association in Qatar (MAQ).

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On 30 September 2018, Malaysia’s Defence Minister, YB. and wife had a session with Malaysian Diaspora at the Embassy of Malaysia, Doha. The event was attended by approximately 150 Malaysian Diaspora.

YB Minister took the opportunity to share on YAB Tun Mahathir’s speech at the UNGA on several issues.

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A morning coffee session was held by PERWAKILAN at the Embassy of Malaysia to discuss the up-coming activities. During the session, the PERWAKILAN Chairperson, Datin Roslina Md Rawi also took the opportunity to welcome Pn. Anita Abdullah to Doha as the successor to Pn. Sulfaziatul Irma Sulaini who had left in early August to resume her duty in Putrajaya. The session ended with a gift ceremony to PERWAKILAN members, Puan Wan Mazmizam Wan Mohamed and Puan Suhana Hashim for their newborns.

On 19 September 2018, Perwakilan (Ladies) Doha had organized a Friendly Bowling Games which was held at the Qatar Bowling Centre. The team members were the staffs and spouses from the Embassy and Malaysians who reside in Qatar. The objective is to build up the connection among the ladies of PERWAKILAN. It was held in a smooth friendly manner and we hoped that other similar activities could be organized in the future.

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On 25 September 2018, PERWAKILAN ladies had gathered to cook the Bubur Ashura to celebrate the first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram. The history of Bubur Ashura was to commemorate the time of the year when people in a town in the middle east was suffering from famine one thousand four hundred years ago.

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Embassy Address: Zone 66, Lusail Street, West Home-Based Officials Bay, Dafna PO Box 23760 HE. Dato’ Ahmad Fadil Registration of Malaysian in Doha, Doha, Qatar Shamsuddin Qatar Ambassador +97444836463 Malaysians who are residing in Qatar +97444836493 Mohamad Shahir Sabarudin are encouraged to register with +97444836453 Deputy Head of Mission Malaysian Embassy in Doha, Qatar. mwdoha.kln@ Registration would enable the Embassy 1govuc.gov.my Mohd Syatir Talib to get in touch with Malaysians https://www.facebook.c First Secretary especially during emergencies, as well om/malawakil.doha

as, to engage Malaysians through Mohammad Abu Bakar various activities to be organised by the MTC Address: Second Secretary Embassy. The Gate Mall (Al Salam) Level 12, Tower Bay 2 Anita Abdullah The registration form downloadable at Maysoloun Street Personal Assistant http://www.kln.gov.my/qat_doha/forms West Bay, Doha, Qatar

Wan Mazmizam Wan Please submit the dully filled form to the +97444337374 Mohamed Embassy or by e-mail to +97444337375 Personal Assistant [email protected] +97444101500 [email protected]

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