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Masurai Masri
ماسوراي مسري
Masurai in 2019
Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations in Geneva
In office
15 January 2019 – 22 September 2020
Preceded byMahdi Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byDayangku Mazlizah
High Commissioner of Brunei to Bangladesh
In office
4 September 2016 – 2019
Preceded byPengiran Abdul Haris
Succeeded byHaris Othman
Personal details
Born (1965-05-26) 26 May 1965 (age 59)
Brunei
Alma materUniversiti Brunei Darussalam
OccupationDiplomat

Hajah Masurai binti Haji Masri (born 26 May 1965) is a Bruneian diplomat who became the permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) from 2019 to 2020, and high commissioner to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2019.[1]

Education

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Masurai attended Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) from 1985 to 1989, for her bachelor's degree in management studies.[2]

Diplomatic career

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Masurai began working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) in 1989. She held a number of positions over her career, including first secretary at the Brunei Darussalam High Commission in Canberra, Australia from December 2004 to July 2006; Deputy Head of Mission at the High Commission in Canberra from July 2006 to December 2007; and Second Secretary at the Brunei Darussalam High Commission in London, England, from October 1995 to October 1998.[2]

She worked for the MOFAT from January 2013 to August 2016 as a Senior Special Duties Officer in the Technical Assistance Division and from December 2007 to January 2013 as the Deputy Head of the Department of International Organisations.[2]

On 11 August 2016, Masurai was appointed as the high commissioner to Bangladesh.[3] On the 13th, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah awarded her the certificate of appointment as high commissioner to Bangladesh.[4] She officially succeeded Pengiran Abdul Haris as Brunei's high commissioner to Bangladesh on 4 September 2016.[5] From January to June 2017, she became the chairman of ASEAN Dhaka Commettee (ADC).[6]

On 2 January 2019, the departing envoy met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the city. According to Joynal Abedin, the President expressed gratitude to Masurai for concluding their terms in Bangladesh with success. Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the people for backing Bangladesh in various international fora pertaining to the Rohingya crisis.[3][7]

On 16 January 2019, Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah held separate audiences with recently appointed Brunei Darussalam envoys. The audience featured the Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations in Geneva, Masurai.[8] On 14 February, Michael Møller, the director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva, received her credentials from Masurai, the newly appointed Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam.[2] Haris Othman, her replacement, was only named high commissioner to Bangladesh on 14 April.[9]

On 19 July, as Brunei Darussalam's new resident representative to the IAEA, she gave Mikhail Chudakov a presentation of her credentials at the organization's Vienna, Austria headquarters.[10]

Personal life

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Masurai is married and together they have three children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh". www.mfa.gov.bn. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA". www.ungeneva.org. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "President thanks Italy, Brunei for providing support over Rohingya issue". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ masri osman (13 August 2016). "MASRI_004". www.infofoto.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ "High Commissioners". High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam" (PDF). asean.org. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Outgoing envoys of Italy, Brunei call on president". www.thedailystar.net. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Crown Prince grants audience to envoys". borneobulletin.com.bn. 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Kurniakan watikah, terima tauliah pelantikan". Prime Minister's Office (in Malay). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ "New Resident Representatives to the IAEA Presented Their Credentials". www.vindobona.org. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations in Geneva
15 January 2019 – 22 September 2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by High Commissioner of Brunei to Bangladesh
4 September 2016 – 2019
Succeeded by