Gloria Corina Peter Tiwet

Tiwat in May 2023

Gloria Corina Peter Tiwet, Malaysia's High Commissioner to Nigeria, is "the first Sarawakian woman from the Dayak ethnic group to be appointed as a Malaysian High Commissioner".[1][2]

Tiwet is concurrently accredited to Benin, Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. She began on 4 April 2018 and presented her letter of credence to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on 12 September 2018.[3]

Tiwat is the second Bidayuh to be appointed high commissioner/ambassador after Datuk John Tenewi Nuek.[4]

References

  1. ^ Abas, Azuria (February 12, 2018). "Gloria Corina becomes first Dayak woman to be appointed as High Commissioner". New Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Gloria – first Dayak woman to be appointed envoy". The Star. February 13, 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "H.E. MDM. GLORIA CORINA ANAK PETER TIWET". High Commission of Malaysia Abuja. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Gloria, second Bidayuh appointed Malaysian High Commissioner". August 14, 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.


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