Razali Ismail | |
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.jpg) Razali in 2015 | |
| Chairman ofHuman Rights Commission of Malaysia | |
| In office 21 June 2016 – 26 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hasmy Agam |
| Succeeded by | Othman Hashim |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 17 September 1996 – 15 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Hennadiy Udovenko |
| Malaysian Ambassador toPoland | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Monarch | Sultan Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Malaysian High Commissioner toIndia | |
| In office 23 May 1982 – 20 May 1985 | |
| Monarchs | Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Iskandar |
| Preceded by | Mon Jamaluddin |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Haron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Razali bin Ismail (1939-04-14)14 April 1939 (age 85) Alor Setar,Kedah,Federated Malay States,British Malaya (nowMalaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Education | Sultan Abdul Hamid College Malay College Kuala Kangsar |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Razali bin Ismail (born 14 April 1939) is aMalaysian diplomat. He is formerly the Chairman of theHuman Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) from 2016 to 2019.[1] He was also the 51stPresident of the United Nations General Assembly from 1996 until 1997.
He received his education at theSultan Abdul Hamid College and completed his studies in 1956. Then he continued his education at theMalay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) for 2 years.[2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in literature and the humanities fromUniversiti Malaya and an Honorary Doctorate fromUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.[3]
Razali Ismail first joined the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1962 and went on to become the Ministry's Deputy Secretary-General in 1985. Before he was appointed to the post, he served as the Malaysia's Assistant High Commissioner inMadras from 1963 to 1964, Second Secretary of Malaysia's Embassy inParis in between 1966 and 1968, the Counsellor in the Malaysian High Commission inLondon from 1970 until 1972 and the Chargé d'affaires inVientiane from 1974 until 1976. He was later the Malaysian Ambassador toPoland from 1978 to 1982 and toIndia between 1982 and 1985.
After his tenure as Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Deputy Secretary-General, he became increasingly involved with theUnited Nations. In 1989 and 1990, he headed the Malaysian delegation to the United Nations. At the same time, he was the chairman ofUnited Nations Security Council. From 1996 to 1997, he became thePresident of the United Nations General Assembly.
In the past, he usually headed Malaysian diplomatic delegation to various regional and international bodies such asASEAN and theNon-Aligned Movement. Until a few years ago, he had been Malaysia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Up until 2005, he was United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy toMyanmar and played a pivotal role in releasingAung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in May 2002. However, his impartiality as a UN Special Envoy was questioned by American officials in an embassy cable that was released via Wikileaks, alleging his business ties with the Burmese military regime.[citation needed] Later however, Myanmar military junta repeatedly denied him entry to Myanmar, contributing to his decision to quit the special envoy status in December 2005.[4]
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Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (1991)
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