Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari

Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari
كو جعفر كو شعري
Ku Jaafar 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
BornKu Jaafar bin Ku Shaari
(1957-03-01) 1 March 1957
Kedah, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)
ProfessionDiplomat
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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. Apart from that, Ku Jaafar has served as the Ambassador of Malaysia to Egypt and Qatar, and the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei.