# List of ambassadors of France to Malaysia

The ambassador of France to Malaysia is the head of France's diplomatic mission to Malaysia, and the official representative of the government of France to the government of Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of France, Kuala Lumpur.
The incumbent ambassador is Mr. Roland Galharague who was appointed in December 2020.

## History

France was one of 15 countries to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Federation of Malaya in 1957 soon after its independence.

## List of heads of mission
### Ambassadors of the Fourth Republic to Malaya

| Designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | President of France | Prime Minister of Malaya | Term end |
| August 31, 1957 | Dircks-Dilly | René Coty | Tunku Abdul Rahman | February 13, 1958 |
| February 14, 1958 | Brière | René Coty (1958-1959) | Tunku Abdul Rahman | July 14, 1960 |
| February 14, 1958 | Brière | Charles de Gaulle (1959-1960) | Tunku Abdul Rahman | July 14, 1960 |

### Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic to Malaya

| Designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | President of France | Prime Minister of Malaya | Term end |
| July 15, 1960 | Queuille | Charles de Gaulle | Tunku Abdul Rahman | August 31, 1962 |
| September 1, 1962 | Anthonioz | Charles de Gaulle | Tunku Abdul Rahman | May 10, 1968 |

### Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic to Malaysia

| Designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | President of France | Prime Minister of Malaysia | Term end |
| September 1, 1962 | Anthonioz | Charles de Gaulle | Tunku Abdul Rahman | May 10, 1968 |
| May 11, 1968 | Epinat | Charles de Gaulle (1968-1969) | Tunku Abdul Rahman (1968-1970) | January 31, 1971 |
| May 11, 1968 | Epinat | Georges Pompidou (1969-1971) | Tunku Abdul Rahman (1968-1970) | January 31, 1971 |
| May 11, 1968 | Epinat | Georges Pompidou (1969-1971) | Abdul Razak Hussein (1970-1971) | January 31, 1971 |
| February 1, 1971 | Simon de Quirielle | Georges Pompidou (1971-1974) | Abdul Razak Hussein (1971-1976) | July 18, 1976 |
| February 1, 1971 | Simon de Quirielle | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1976) | Abdul Razak Hussein (1971-1976) | July 18, 1976 |
| February 1, 1971 | Simon de Quirielle | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1976) | Hussein Onn (1976) | July 18, 1976 |
| July 19, 1976 | Bolle | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Hussein Onn | May 23, 1978 |
| May 24, 1978 | Travert | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1978-1981) | Hussein Onn (1978-1981) | January 4, 1982 |
| May 24, 1978 | Travert | François Mitterrand (1981-1982) | Mahathir Mohamad (1981-1982) | January 4, 1982 |
| January 5, 1982 | Mlle De Corbie | François Mitterrand | Mahathir Mohamad | June 6, 1985 |
| June 7, 1985 | Jean Perrin | François Mitterrand | Mahathir Mohamad | June 25, 1989 |
| June 26, 1989 | Frédéric Grasset | François Mitterrand | Mahathir Mohamad | May 24, 1993 |
| May 25, 1993 | Thierry Reynard | François Mitterrand | Mahathir Mohamad | April 27, 1995 |
| April 28, 1995 | Edouard Braine | François Mitterrand (1995) | Mahathir Mohamad | July 27, 1998 |
| April 28, 1995 | Edouard Braine | Jacques Chirac (1995-1998) | Mahathir Mohamad | July 27, 1998 |
| July 28, 1998 | Xavier Driencourt | Jacques Chirac | Mahathir Mohamad | October 6, 2002 |
| October 7, 2002 | Jacques Lapouge | Jacques Chirac | Mahathir Mohamad (2002-2003) | October 4, 2005 |
| October 7, 2002 | Jacques Lapouge | Jacques Chirac | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003-2005) | October 4, 2005 |
| October 5, 2005 | Alain du Boispéan | Jacques Chirac (2005-2007) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | September 1, 2008 |
| October 5, 2005 | Alain du Boispéan | Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2008) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | September 1, 2008 |
| September 2, 2008 | Marc Baréty | Nicolas Sarkozy | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008-2009) | November 10, 2011 |
| September 2, 2008 | Marc Baréty | Nicolas Sarkozy | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2009-2011) | November 10, 2011 |
| November 11, 2011 | Martine Dorance | Nicolas Sarkozy (2011-2012) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | September 29, 2014 |
| November 11, 2011 | Martine Dorance | François Hollande (2012-2014) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | September 29, 2014 |
| September 30, 2014 | Christophe Penot | François Hollande (2014-2017) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | August 16, 2017 |
| September 30, 2014 | Christophe Penot | Emmanuel Macron (2017) | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | August 16, 2017 |
| August 17, 2017 | Frédéric Laplanche | Emmanuel Macron | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (2017-2018) | September 12, 2020 |
| August 17, 2017 | Frédéric Laplanche | Emmanuel Macron | Mahathir Mohamad (2018-2020) | September 12, 2020 |
| August 17, 2017 | Frédéric Laplanche | Emmanuel Macron | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-present) | September 12, 2020 |
| December 9, 2020 | Roland Galharague | Emmanuel Macron | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020-present) | Incumbent |