MALAYSIA'S AMBASSADOR TO QATAR IS IAEA CHAIRMAN

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Ambassador to Qatar
Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob was elected chairman of the board of governors of
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

He was elected unanimously during a special meeting of the board on Feb 12,
and will serve as board chairman until September, said a foreign ministry
statement issued here Monday.

It said, his nomination for the post was endorsed by the Southeast
Asia and Pacific Group (SEAP) to which Malaysia belongs.

Muhammad Shahrul Ikram, a senior diplomat, is familiar with the work of
IAEA, having served as the Alternate Resident Representative of Malaysia to the
agency from 2002 to 2005.

The statement said, he had also served as the under-secretary of
multilateral political affairs in the ministry from 2005 to 2007, in charge of,
among others, IAEA affairs.

He also has immense experience in multilateral affairs, having served in
various capacities at the ministry, as well as, at Malaysian missions abroad, it
added.

-- BERNAMA