Malaysia
- Malaysia has been a member of the United Nations since 17 September 1957
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- Malaysia is part of the Asia / Middle East block
- Malaysia has participated in 1550 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Malaysia…
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 152) against | The words “corporal punishment” in operative paragraph 38 (b) of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2004 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 164) against | The words “corporal punishment” in operative paragraph 41 (c). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 150) to abstain on | Paragraph 14. | 21 December 2007 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 124) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 14. | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 153) against | Operative paragraph 23 (b) of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2004 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 121) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 15. | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 55/92). | 4 December 2000 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 125) in favour of | The amendment. | 1 November 1995 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 170) against | Operative paragraph 26 (b). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on | Draft resolution VIII (resolution 60/62). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 123) in favour of | The amendment. | 29 October 1996 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2004 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 181) to abstain on | The fifth preambular paragraph of draft resolution II. | 18 December 2007 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 169) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 3. | 15 December 1994 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 133) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 12 of draft resolution A/56/L.10. | 14 December 2001 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on | The tenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VI. | 17 December 1999 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 137) to abstain on | The twelfth preambular paragraph. | 11 November 2002 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on | Paragraph 15. | 21 December 2007 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXVI (resolution 59/91). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 15 other nations (out of 121) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 27 of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2005 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
- 19 December 2000 – The situation in Afghanistan.
- 3 December 1999 – The situation between Iraq and Kuwait Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council resolution 1242 (1999) (S/1999/1162 and Corr.1) Letter dated 17 November 1999 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait (S/1999/1177)
- 17 December 1999 – The situation between Iraq and Kuwait
- 23 June 2000 – Briefing by Mr. Carl Bildt, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Malaysia. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Abdullah | 7 | 23 October 1995 | 28 September 1998 |
| Mr. Agam | 5 | 11 October 1996 | 13 November 2001 |
| Mr. Hasmy Agam | 3 | 25 November 1996 | 29 October 1997 |
| Mr. Abdullah Ahmad | 1 | 1 December 1998 | 1 December 1998 |
| Mr. Ahmad | 5 | 21 November 1996 | 30 November 2000 |
| Mr. Kamaruddin Bin Ahmad | 1 | 27 October 1997 | 27 October 1997 |
| Mr. Yusof Ahmad | 1 | 3 November 2000 | 3 November 2000 |
| Mr. Albar | 4 | 7 September 2000 | 18 September 2006 |
| Mr. Syed Hamid Albar | 1 | 24 September 1999 | 24 September 1999 |
| Mr. Ali | 20 | 13 November 2002 | 14 October 2009 |
| Mr. Amihamzah | 1 | 14 October 1998 | 14 October 1998 |
| Mr. Badawi | 7 | 27 April 1994 | 28 September 2007 |
| Mr. Cheah | 3 | 17 October 2002 | 20 November 2002 |
| Mr. Chua | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Ms. Al Bakri Devadason | 1 | 31 October 2003 | 31 October 2003 |
| Mr. Devamany | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Mr. Abdul Wahab Dolah | 1 | 28 October 2004 | 28 October 2004 |
| Mr. Shahril Effendi | 1 | 13 November 2000 | 13 November 2000 |
| Ms. Govindasamy | 1 | 1 November 2007 | 1 November 2007 |
| Mr. Syed Hamid | 1 | 15 September 2000 | 15 September 2000 |
| Mr. Hamidon | 24 | 29 September 2005 | 12 December 2006 |
| Mr. Hasmy | 140 | 13 October 1994 | 10 December 2002 |
| Mr. Syed Hasrin | 1 | 14 March 2001 | 14 March 2001 |
| Mr. Ibrahim | 1 | 5 October 1994 | 5 October 1994 |
| Mr. Mohd Isa | 1 | 26 March 2003 | 26 March 2003 |
| Mr. Ismail | 3 | 14 November 1994 | 5 November 2003 |
| Mrs. Ismail | 1 | 29 November 2005 | 29 November 2005 |
| Ms. Ismail | 1 | 1 November 2005 | 1 November 2005 |
| Mr. Abdul Jabar | 2 | 19 November 2001 | 26 November 2001 |
| Mr. Jabar | 1 | 6 December 2001 | 6 December 2001 |
| Mr. Jasmi | 6 | 8 November 1999 | 10 December 1999 |
| Mr. Kamal | 3 | 29 September 1999 | 7 April 2000 |
| Mr. Mohammad Kamal | 21 | 20 August 1999 | 29 November 2000 |
| Mr. Ketwah | 1 | 27 October 2005 | 27 October 2005 |
| Mr. Cheah Sam Kip | 3 | 29 October 2002 | 16 December 2002 |
| Mr. Tan Kee Kwong | 1 | 27 October 2004 | 27 October 2004 |
| Mr. Lee | 1 | 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Loh | 1 | 24 October 2007 | 24 October 2007 |
| Mr. Mahathir | 4 | 29 September 1995 | 25 September 2003 |
| Mr. Maksom | 3 | 5 October 2007 | 30 November 2007 |
| Mr. Hasan Malek | 1 | 25 October 2005 | 25 October 2005 |
| Mr. Marzuki | 5 | 30 October 1997 | 19 December 1997 |
| Mr. Mazlan | 1 | 15 April 1996 | 15 April 1996 |
| Mr. Meng | 1 | 22 September 2003 | 22 September 2003 |
| Mr. Misran | 3 | 14 November 2000 | 22 November 2000 |
| Mr. Mohamed | 1 | 27 June 2005 | 27 June 2005 |
| Mr. Mustapha | 3 | 9 October 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Mr. Narzuki | 1 | 15 December 1997 | 15 December 1997 |
| Ms. Nasron | 1 | 12 February 2008 | 12 February 2008 |
| Mr. Bin Nayan | 1 | 12 November 1996 | 12 November 1996 |
| Mr. Ng | 1 | 16 October 2002 | 16 October 2002 |
| Mr. Norzuhdy | 1 | 29 November 2005 | 29 November 2005 |
| Mr. O’Hara | 1 | 15 October 1996 | 15 October 1996 |
| Ms. Omar | 1 | 21 October 2003 | 21 October 2003 |
| Ms. Partiban | 1 | 7 October 1999 | 7 October 1999 |
| Mr. Mohd Radzi | 5 | 20 February 2004 | 14 September 2006 |
| Mr. Mohd. Radzi | 7 | 18 October 2004 | 13 June 2006 |
| Mr. Radzi | 1 | 8 December 2004 | 8 December 2004 |
| Mr. Rahman | 3 | 4 October 1999 | 30 June 2006 |
| Mr. Rastam | 48 | 15 June 1998 | 20 June 2008 |
| Mr. Rastan | 2 | 29 October 1998 | 14 April 2004 |
| Mr. Razali | 27 | 2 March 1994 | 9 September 1996 |
| Mr. Roslan | 1 | 15 November 2000 | 15 November 2000 |
| Mr. Rosli | 1 | 10 October 2005 | 10 October 2005 |
| Ms. Othman Said | 1 | 6 October 2005 | 6 October 2005 |
| Mr. Salleh | 1 | 15 October 1998 | 15 October 1998 |
| Mr. Shafie | 1 | 16 October 1997 | 16 October 1997 |
| Mr. Shamsudin | 4 | 27 October 1998 | 24 November 1998 |
| Mr. Sivagurunathan | 1 | 10 December 2007 | 10 December 2007 |
| Mr. Suhaili | 1 | 22 October 2003 | 22 October 2003 |
| Mr. Teagarajan | 1 | 17 October 1996 | 17 October 1996 |
| Mr. Thanarajasingam | 10 | 21 April 1994 | 15 April 1996 |
| Mr. Wee | 1 | 26 October 2005 | 26 October 2005 |
| Mr. Westmoreland | 1 | 15 March 2006 | 15 March 2006 |
| Mr. Yahaya | 4 | 26 November 2001 | 21 December 2001 |
| Mr. Yahya | 1 | 21 June 2001 | 21 June 2001 |
| Mr. Yatim | 1 | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2008 |
| Ms. Ng Yen Yen | 1 | 20 October 2005 | 20 October 2005 |
| Mr. Ng Lip Yong | 1 | 28 October 2002 | 28 October 2002 |
| Mr. Yoogalingam | 9 | 12 October 1995 | 20 December 1995 |
| Ms. Yusof | 1 | 20 November 2008 | 20 November 2008 |
| Ms. Zachariah | 1 | 26 October 1994 | 26 October 1994 |
| Mr. Zain | 1 | 11 November 2004 | 11 November 2004 |
| Mr. Zainuddin | 16 | 4 December 2001 | 27 July 2009 |
| Mr. Zulkifli | 1 | 14 September 1995 | 14 September 1995 |
