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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

issues related to Malaysia’s interest. Participants also Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, former Malaysian
took part in negotiation and the drafting of international ambassadors, undersecretaries of the Ministry,
process resolutions. These simulations were designed representatives from the Prime Minister’s Department,
to enhance participants’ analytical thinking, negotiation DiD lecturers and speakers, and family members of the
skills and capabilities. graduates.

The participants were conferred with the Diploma in During the ceremony, three (3) officers from each DiD
Diplomacy (DiD) in a graduation ceremony held on cohort were honoured with the respective awards,
3 December 2021. The event was graced by Deputy namely the Foreign Minister’s Award for Overall Best
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dato’ Kamarudin Jaffar, Student, the Secretary-General’s Award for Outstanding
representing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Y.B. Leadership and the Director-General’s of IDFR Award for
Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah. This ceremony was also Academic Achievement. The recipients of the awards
attended by Secretary-General of Wisma Putra, Tan Sri were as stated in the table below:

Awards Cohort 1 Cohort 2
Minister of Foreign Affairs Award Nizhan Faraz Rizal Nidyakala Manian
for Overall Best Student
Secretary-General Award for Shivanand Sivamohan Nur Farahliza Putri
Outstanding Leadership Naaim Yazid
Director-General Award for Best Lutfi Sheikh Ghazali Amirah Che Endut
Academic Achievement

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