Ahmad Kamil Jaafar

Ahmad Kamil bin Jaafar (27 August 1937 – 3 April 2021) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat.

Biography
Jaafar was born in the Kulim District and attended Malay College Kuala Kangsar and the University of Malaya. He served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 1989 to August 1996 and was Ambassador of Malaysia to Switzerland, China, Japan, and Thailand. He was then the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Non-Aligned Movement, where he was highly respected due to his English language proficiency.

On 30 March 2011, an exhibition of paintings by Malaysian ambassadors was displayed at the National Visual Arts Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, which included works owned by Jaafar.

Death
Ahmad Kamil Jaafar died on 3 April 2021 at the age of 83.

Honours

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * Kesatria Mangku Negara.png Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1975)
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1980)
 * MY Panglima Setia Diraja - Order of the Royal Household - PSD.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – Datuk (1989)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1992)
 * Perak :
 * MY-PERA Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (before 2001).svg Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato’ (1982)
 * Kedah :
 * [[File:MY-KED_Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Royal_House_of_Kedah_-_Knight_Companion_(DSDK).svg|50px]] Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato’ (1988)

Foreign Honours

 * 🇹🇭 Thailand :
 * Order_of_the_White_Elephant_-_1st_Class_(Thailand)_ribbon.svg Order of the White Elephant (1998)
 * 🇯🇵 Japan :
 * JPN_Kyokujitsu-sho_1Class_BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1998)
 * 🇫🇷 France :
 * National_Order_of_Merit_-_Commander_(France).png Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (1998)
 * Legion_of_Honour_-_Commander_(France).png Commander of the Legion of Honour (1999)