Malaysia–Sudan relations
bilateral relations between Sudan and Malaysia
Malaysia–Sudan relations refers to the bilateral relations between Malaysia and Sudan. Malaysia has an embassy in Khartoum, and Sudan has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
History
The two countries established their relations in 1973. Economic relations between the two began in 1991 when Sudan opened its embassy in Malaysia's capital, before Malaysia opened their embassy in Sudan's capital in August 1999. On 13 May 1998, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived Sudan for a three-day official visit.
Malaysia is one of the earliest countries to invest in Sudan through Petronas in 1995, with an oilfield in North and South Sudan based on headquarters in Khartoum and around 300 Malaysians living in Sudan, being Petronas officials and their families. As of the early 2000s, Malaysia was the second-largest shareholder in Sudan’s oil industry after China. Its state-owned oil company, PETRONAS, had a 30-percent share of Sudan’s Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company. Oil remained Malaysia’s primary interest in Sudan, although during an April 2007 visit to Sudan, Malaysia’s prime minister expressed a willingness to expand bilateral relations beyond oil and gas.
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