Malai Ahmad Murad

Dato Paduka Haji Malai Ahmad Murad bin Syed Haji Mashhor (1943–2004) was a Brunei diplomat who became the ambassador to the Philippines from 1993 to 1996, Japan from 1997 to 2001, United Arab Emirates from 2001 to 2004, and the high commissioner to Australia from 1996 to 1997.

Education
Malai Ahmad studied at Al-Azhar University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Law. He then continued his education at Birmingham University, where he earned a Diploma in Education, and he then enrolled in a diplomatic degree at the University of Oxford.

Career
Malai Ahmad started working for the government in 1971, first as a lecturer for the Hassanal Bolkiah Arab Secondary School. He succeeded Othman Bidin as principal of the Seri Begawan Sultan Teacher Training College in 1975. He moved into the diplomatic sphere in 1981 and served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Senior Administrative Officer from 1981 to 1984.

Before being assigned to positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bandar Seri Begawan, he initially served as director of the Political Department before becoming the Director of Administration. He then served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1987 to 1989 and Egypt from 1984 to 1986. He traveled with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in 1987 as part of his entourage. After that, he held ambassadorial posts in Japan from 1997 to 2001, and the Philippines from 1993 to 1996, interlaced with a term serving as the high commissioner in Australia from 1996 to 1997. On 15 August 2001, the Sultan gave him his letters of appointment as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates during a ceremony at the Istana Nurul Iman.

Death
Malai Ahmad passed away while still in office as ambassador to United Arab Emirates. Adanan Zainal, his successor, was named in April 2004.

Personal life
Malai Ahmad was born in 1943, and he married Datin Hajjah Rafeah binti Dato Haji Mohd. Yassin.

Honours
He has earned the following honours;

National
 * Ordine_della_Corona_del_Brunei_(Brunei).png Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka
 * Medal_for_Service_to_State_(Brunei).jpg Excellent Service Medal (PIKB)
 * Long_Service_Medal_(PKL).jpg Long Service Medal (PKL; 1996)

Foreign
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines:
 * PHL Order of Sikatuna - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna (GCrS) – Datu (8 March 1996)