H.E. Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim, Ambassador of Malaysia to the Republic of Korea and his wife Datin Hafipah Mohd Shah hosted a dinner party in honour of former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Tun Jeanne Abdullah at the Residence with about seventy guests. Tun Abdullah was on a working visit to the Republic of Korea from 5 – 10 March 2012 to attend the 3rd Asian Leadership Conference. Former heads of governments, scholars and global CEOs across the world participated in the conference themed “Capitalism 4.0: Searching for Post Crisis Solutions”. The Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Dato’ Hamzah Zainudin, who was heading a Technical Mission on Cocoa, Timber, Pepper, Knaf, Palm Oil and Rubber to Korea from 7 – 10 March 2012 was a VIP guest at the dinner. Malaysian students and student leaders, Embassy officers and their spouses as well as Embassy staff also attended the dinner.
Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister speaks to guests at the dinner hosted by H.E. Ambassador Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim and Datin Hafipah Mohd Shah at the Residence. Looking on from right are Datin Hafipah, Tun Jeanne Abdullah, wife of the former Prime Minister, Dato’ Hamzah Zainudin, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd Rahim, Secretary General of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Dato’ Ramlan.
