Tourism in Malaysia

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Mr. Iskandar Mirza Mohd. Yusof has been named as the new Director of Tourism Malaysia in Bangkok with effect from January 2009.

Bringing with him nearly two decades of tourism experience, Mr. Iskandar Mirza will oversee the entire marketing and promotional activities in Thailand. Together with the teams in Bangkok and Phuket, Mr. Iskandar Mirza hopes to strengthen Malaysia’s position as a top of the mind tourist destination for Thai travelers.

“Despite the gloomy economic environment we hope to attract more Thai visitors to Malaysia with new trade initiatives and an intensive public relations and special events campaign.”, said Mr. Iskandar Mirza.

Mr. Iskandar Mirza most recently served as Senior Deputy Director in Research Division. Other work experience includes serving in Corporate Division and serving as Tourism Malaysia Director for Sweden (1997 – 2001) and Director for Sabah, Malaysia (2003 – 2007).

Mr. Sani Sham Ahmad, Mr. Iskandar Mirza’s predecessor, will be returning to Kuala Lumpur to take up a new role at the end of January.