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MALAYSIAN DIPLOMATS: OUR STORIES

learn the hard way. Had I fully prepared myself that night, I think I would
have kept my cool, reacted professionally and done a much better job. T e
bottom line is this – learn from our mistakes and that of others. Each of us
has our own way of preparing and bettering ourselves. Find yours.

Dato’ Ahmad Izlan Idris was born in Alor Setar in 1958. He graduated with a Bachelor
of Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia before joining the Administrative and
Diplomatic Service and was assigned to Wisma Putra in January 1984. He served in various
capacities, both at home and abroad, twice as Ambassador – f rst in Peru (2008-2011) and
last in Japan (2015-2018) – before retiring in December 2018.

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