Ku Jaafar bin Ku Shaari (Jawi: كو جعفر كو شعري, Malay pronunciation: [ku jaafar]; born 1 March 1957) is a Malaysian diplomat who last served as the 5th Secretary-General of the D-8 between 2018 and 2021.[1] Apart from that, Ku Jaafar has served as the Ambassador of Malaysia to Egypt and Qatar, and the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei.[2]

Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari
كو جعفر كو شعري
Ku Jaafar in the middle holding the Queen's Baton in 2010
5th Secretary General of the
D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
In office
1 January 2018 – 1 January 2021
Preceded bySeyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi
Succeeded byIsiaka Abdulqadir Imam
17th Ambassador of Malaysia
to Egypt
In office
September 2013 – March 2017
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byMohd Fakhrudin Abdul Mukti
Succeeded byMohd Haniff Abd Rahman
11th High Commissioner of Malaysia
to Brunei
In office
8 August 2007 – 23 September 2010
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Najib Razak
Preceded byAli Abdullah
Succeeded byAbdullah Sani Omar
1st Ambassador of Malaysia
to Qatar
In office
August 2004 – July 2007
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMuhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob
Personal details
Born
Ku Jaafar bin Ku Shaari

(1957-03-01) 1 March 1957 (age 67)
Kedah, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)
ProfessionDiplomat
Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari on LinkedIn

Early life and education

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Ku Jaafar was born on 1 March 1957 in Kedah, Malaysia. He studied International Relations and attained a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Malaya and later completed a Diploma in Public Administration at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Malaysia's pioneer and elite agency in training civil servants and diplomatic administrative officers.

Career

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Ku Jaafar first started his diplomatic career in 1981. Throughout his extensive and distinguished career as a diplomat, Ku Jaafar has held various ambassadorial positions as a diplomatic administrative officer such as Second Secretary in the High Commission of Malaysia in Ottawa, Canada, Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York, United States, Chargé d'Affaires in Croatia and Jordan, and Undersecretary for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).[3]

His peak career as a diplomat was during his appointment as the 5th Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, becoming the first Malaysian to hold the post. Prior to that, Ku Jaafar was the highest diplomatic envoy of Malaysia to Egypt, Brunei, and Qatar. Ku Jaafar has also served as the Director General for the Malaysian Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR).[4] Currently, he sits as the chairman for Al-Ebreiz Global Capital Berhad, a public company listed in Bursa Malaysia that deals with shariah-compliant financing.[5]

Honours and awards

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ "Ambassador (Retd.) Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari is the new D-8 Secretary-General". developing8.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari". The National University of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "What it takes to be a successful diplomat – Dato' Ku Jaafar". IIUM. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "IDFR'S Director General Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, Clocking Out Session". IDFR. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Chairman's Profile & Message by Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari". Al Ebreiz Global. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 September 2023.