Background
Hitam, Dato Yusof M. was born on January 1, 1936 in Mentakab, Pahang, Malaysia.
Hitam, Dato Yusof M. was born on January 1, 1936 in Mentakab, Pahang, Malaysia.
Malay College, 1955-1957. University of Malaya, Singapore, 1958-1959, Bachelor of Arts. University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1960, Bachelor of Arts (Honours).
Spoken languages: English, Malay.
Assistant district officer Malaysian Civil Service, Pahang, 1961-1963, magistrate first class, 1963, assistant secretary prime ministers office Kuala Lumpur, 1963, elections returning officer, 1964. From assistant secretary to principal assistant secretary Minstry of Home Affairs, Kuala Lumpur, 1967. Malaysian consul to Indonesia Ministry of Home Affairs, Sumatra, Medan, 1968-1969.
Counsellor Embassy of Malaysia, Manila, 1969-1972. Malaysian minister to Indonesia Jakarta, 1972-1974. Undersecretary for Southeast Asia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuala Lumpur, 1974-1976.
Ambassador to Hanoi Vietnam, 1976-1978. High commissioner to N. Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wellington, 1978-1980, director general National Secretariat of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, 1980-1986. Permanent representative of Malaysia United Nations, New York City, since 1986.
Also accredited as ambassador of Malaysia to Cuba. Liaison officer Paris Conference on Indochina, Paris, 1973. Delegate to 34th session United Nations General Assembly, New York City, 1980.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Council member IAPA, Hong Kong and Pacific, 1976. Member Malaysian Red Cross Society, Malaysia, 1961. Member of National Writers (Malaysia).
International relations, human resources development, environment, strategic studies. Golf, reading, shooting, painting.
Married Datin Michiyo Noor Azian Binti Mustakim in 1966.