Mohd Shuhada bin Othman

High Commissioner of Malaysia to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Young Leaders Program - School of Government (’13)

Hailing from Kuala Terengganu, a small town on the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Mohd Shuhada holds an LL.B from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He joined the Malaysian Civil Service in 2002 after passing a rigorous assessment and entry examination for the position of Administrative and Diplomatic Officer. Since then, he has embraced a nomadic lifestyle, moving between his home country and various international postings, fostering diplomacy that strengthens relationships between nations, whether in trade, economic cooperation, or people-to-people connections. In August 2024, he received the Letters of Credence from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, appointing him as the seventeenth High Commissioner of Malaysia to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Mohd Shuhada earned his Master’s Degree in Public Policy through the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 2012–2013, under the Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) at the GRIPS School of Government.

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