- The UAE and Malaysia enjoy excellent bilateral relations, which date back to the early 1970s with both countries having diplomatic representations afterwards.
- Malaysia established its diplomatic Mission in Abu Dhabi in 1983, and the UAE opened it embassy in Kuala Lumpur in 1995. Ever since then, relations between the two countries witnessed remarkable developments especially in the areas of trade and investment.
- This has been leveraged by high level visits to both capitals. The most recent of which are the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi & Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces to Malaysia end of July 2019.
- Visit of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, King of Malaysia to the UAE in December 2020, and the recent visit of the Hounrable Prime Minister His Excellency Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin to the UAE in March 2021.
- The UAE is Malaysia’s biggest trading partner in the Middle East and west Asia. Bilateral trade reached USD 5 billion in 2020 despite the repercussions of the covid-19 and the global economic slowdown. Trade volume between the two countries is expected to increase.
- Malaysia is also an educational destination for UAE students pursuing their further studies in Malaysian Public & Private Institutes of Higher Learning specially in the fields of Management, Accounting and Law.
Since a decade, The UAE has been one of Malaysia’s main trading partners in this region among the GCC countries. Bilateral trade reached USD 5 billion in 2020 despite the repercussions of the covid-19 and the global economic slowdown. Trade between the two countries is expected to increase, which indicates a huge economic potential to explore as both countries are considered as Hubs in their regions. The field of investments is another major potential for both countries. UAE companies such Mubadala and OSC have investments in Malaysia which exceed US$1.2 billion (Dr4.4 billion) in the Oil and Gas sector, while many companies such as Serba Dinamik Holdings has a strong presence in the UAE. Both countries have good opportunities for investments due to the conducive business environments they provide.
As a mark of close relations between the UAE and Malaysia, there have been recent visits to the UAE by Malaysian top officials with leaders from both countries expressing strong commitment to double joint efforts to tackle the negative impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic and move bilateral relations to the next level. The visit of the Prime minister of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin to the UAE in March 2021 focused on promoting Trade & Investments, food security, halal products development, and more collaboration in oil and gas sector as well as post covid-19 tourism recovery plans.
As multicultural societies, the UAE and Malaysia share some similarities especially the values of tolerance and moderation and cultural diversity.
There is an existing joint cooperation in the cultural field between the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and the Religious Affairs department in the State of Pahang since 1997, whereby the Khalifa Foundation sends Arabic and Islamic studies teachers to teach in schools under the purview of the Religious Affairs Department of the State of Pahang.
This collaboration benefits thousands of Malaysian students who specialize in Arabic Language and Islamic education to further their studies in Alazhar (Egypt) and Jordan.
There are also close ties between the UAE and Malaysia in the area of Public and cultural diplomacy. This has been manifested in the planting of a jujube or "bidara بذرة" sapling by His Majesty King Of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at the main square of the National Palace in the capital city Kuala Lumpur. The tree was a symbolic gift from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The tree-planting at the National Palace symbolizes the warm and close bilateral relations between Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
Malaysia is also an educational destination for UAE students pursuing their further studies in Malaysian Public & Private Institutes of Higher Learning specially in the fields of Management, Accounting and Law.
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