By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar
JAKARTA, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kamsiah Kamaruddin had passed away peacefully at 7 pm Thursday (local time) at Hospital Siloam Semanggi, Jakarta.
The cause of death was due to dengue and underlying medical complications, according to Charge d’affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia Adlan Mohd Shaffieq.
Kamsiah, 54, was born on Oct 3, 1967, and was formerly Malaysia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Singapore.
She also sat as the Representative of Malaysia to the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR).
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah was saddened by her demise.
“May her soul be showered with blessings and placed with those whom Allah SWT loves, and may the family persevere in facing this challenge. Al-Fatihah,” he said via his Twitter post Thursday night.
He said the late Kamsiah had served the Foreign Ministry since 1992 and had been assigned to Thailand and Singapore
Kamsiah was also the wife of the Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines, Norman Muhammad.
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