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Zainal Abidin Bakar

Diplomat · Politician

Zainal Abidin Bakar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Zainal Abidin Bakar				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
First name	Abidin · Zain				[sources]
Title	Dato'				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7463416				[sources]
Position	Ambassador of Malaysia to Indonesia (2019-2021) · Ambassador of Malaysia to Spain (2017-2019) · Ambassador of Malaysia to the Czech Republic (2009-2013) · counselor (1996-1999) · first secretary (1993-1996)				[sources]
Education	University of Keele · University of Oxford				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-29	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2024-03-11

Descriptions

Malaysian diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-30

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Ambassador of Malaysia to Indonesia	2019-05-27	2021-04-04
Ambassador of Malaysia to Spain	2017-03-29

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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