Tan Sri Razali Ismail, retired from government in 1998 after a career in the Malaysian Diplomatic Service over 35 years. In that period Tan Sri Razali Ismail was assigned to various countries including to senior posts as Ambassador to Poland (and German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia and Hungary - 1978-1982), Ambassador to India (1982-1985), Deputy Secretary-General (Political Affairs at the Ministry - 1985-1988), and finally Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United Nations 1988-1998. Tan Sri Razali Ismail served in various capacities at the United Nations inter alia as Chairman of the Group of 77 in 1989, Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development in 1993 and as President of the United Nations General Assembly 1996-1997 session.
Tan Sri Razali Ismail was closely involved in articulating and developing positions in various bodies on issues such as development and sustainability, poverty and marginalisation, political reforms in the United Nations especially the Security Council and the General Assembly and issues of human rights and the environment. Tan Sri Razali Ismail continues to keep abreast on these subjects at home and abroad, through participation at seminars etc., and interacting with personalities and bodies, ties established from earlier years. Tan Sri Razali Ismail was the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar for more than 5 years (2000-2005).
In Malaysia Tan Sri Razali Ismail is involved in IT and Environmental Industries, is the Pro Chancellor of the University Science Malaysia, Chairman of the National Peace Volunteer Corp (Yayasan Salam), the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Natural Disasters and Chairman of a grant organisation on Natural Disaster, Force of Nature (FON), President of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Malaysia and advises on a government supported project on street and displaced children. He also sits on the Board of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia. |
