{"id":64,"date":"2020-03-22T03:43:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T03:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/review.imagined.my\/wordpress-5.3.2\/wordpress\/?p=64"},"modified":"2020-07-30T13:53:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:53:34","slug":"malaysian-iranian-relations-in-the-twentieth-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/review.imagined.my\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian\u2013Iranian Relations in the Twentieth Century"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1l7lWxRTtykApQd1vYWAipbyQ5c5YYHfE\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"donation\">\n<h3><ion-icon name=\"card-outline\" size=\"large\"><\/ion-icon> Enjoyed this article? Want to tip the author?<\/h3>\nFollow the instructions below:\n<br><br>\nStep 1: Bank in to our account Persatuan Sejarah Anak Muda, Maybank, 512316642160\n<br><br>\nStep 2: In the reference section name the author you&#8217;re tipping.\n<br><br>\nStep 3: Please email details of your tip to jeremy@imagined.my\n<br><br>\nThanks!\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n <meta name='description' content='Tunku Abdul Rahman sits dapperly, teacup in his hand. He has his audience captivated, but the atmosphere is relaxed. He is Prime Minister of a country that has been independent for just over a decade. Both he and his guests know what it has been like to live under foreign occupation, to be subjects of imperialism. They know the difficulties of leading a country through national struggle and the Cold War, while trying to keep themselves and their nations relevant. But in Kuala Lumpur, it is January 1968 and they are having tea. \nMuhammad Reza, the last shah of Iran, accompanied by his third wife Farah Diba, undertook a tour of Malaysia, travelling throughout the country. He is at the height of his power. Memoires of the 1953 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Muhammad Musaddiq is a distant memory, and like the emperor who has new clothes, no one dares to contradict him or point out his mistakes. In Iran, he has begun a series of reforms designed to modernise and Westernise. Known as the White Revolution, they permeate through every facet of society from education (both secular and religious), literacy, health, agriculture to the economy. He saw himself as a reformer, benevolent monarch but he had introduced perestroika without any political reform. He remained in complete control over politics, overseeing cabinets and suppressing all forms of opposition to his reign. In 1979, the underlying tensions brought about by his reforms and reign came to bear. But in 1968, he is having tea in Kuala Lumpur and he is at the height of his power. \n\nFor most of his reign, the Shah had strong relations with the West and was closely allied with the United States (US). His visit to Malaysia in 1968 symbolised a new era in his foreign policy, where he sought to strengthen relations with smaller states, thereby expanding Iran\u2019s reach beyond the Middle East and its entanglements with the US. In the reverse, Malaysia was building on its foreign relations after a decade of struggle. Independent since 1957, it was still an emerging economy. Geographically, it had gained the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak and had lost the island of Singapore. Politically, racial tensions were bubbling underneath the surface. The visit of the Shah was a welcome distraction from domestic troubles and an opportunity to connect with a formidable Middle Eastern country. This relationship established at the end of the 1960s survived the 1979 revolution and continues to exist to this day in an age of sanctions and increasing Sunni\u2013Shi\u2019a divisions. \n\nFigure 1 The first prime minister of Malaysia with the last shah of Iran, Kuala Lumpur, January 1968.\n\nMalaysia\u2019s interactions and links with Iran (Persia until 1935 when Reza Shah changed the country\u2019s name) can be traced back to the sixteenth century when Persian merchants started trading with and settling in the kingdom of Malacca along the coast of the peninsula. The presence of officials with the Persian title of shahbandar further indicated significant influence in the Straits of Malacca. These links were in existence also in other parts of the region. Government to government relations however only became tangible after Malaya received independence from the British in 1957. Since then, its foreign policy has been driven by a variety of factors: Islam, Western ideals of international order, the Cold War and pragmatism. \nAfter his official visit to Thailand in January 1968, Muhammad Reza Shah visited Malaysia, solidifying diplomatic relations and marking the start of several exchanges between the two countries. During his visit, the Shah travelled across the country. He visited the island of Penang as well as the states of Melaka and Perak, in addition to the capital. Notably, he was treated to a tour of several agricultural projects. Formed in 1956, the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) had been successful in re-settling the rural poor in agricultural developments, including in the field of palm oil. For the Shah, who was in the midst of implementing his own land reforms, such visits were relevant and informative. He was treated to every possible luxury and honour by the government and the different royal families of Malaysia. As a relatively small nation, the Shah\u2019s visit carried a lot of significance. It was an opportunity to showcase the country\u2019s achievements and distract from tensions that had emerged from Singapore\u2019s expulsion, and from the conflict with Indonesia in the late 1960s. The visit laid the foundations of a strong diplomatic bond between Malaysia and Iran.  \nA reciprocal visit was arranged a few months later when the Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah visited Iran with his wife in April 1969. In October 1979, his successor Sultan Abdul Halim and the Permaisuri Agong were invited to attend the Shah\u2019s lavish celebrations to commemorate 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy. The Shah\u2019s wife Farah Diba made another visit to Kuala Lumpur on her own the following year, calling upon the then-deputy prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak. A few years later, the Shah\u2019s brother Gholam Reza Pahalvi visited Kuala Lumpur in 1973. These visits demonstrated a desire to maintain relations between the two countries, especially during a time of domestic instability for Iran. The 1970s were a period of deep uncertainty for the Shah, with increased demonstrations and opposition to his reign. Power was effectively slipping from his grip, while his relationship with the United States was regarded as subjugation to a Western power. Islamic figures such as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini aligned with socialist forces to establish a formidable opposition against the Shah. Overwhelmed by street demonstrations and violent backlash, the Shah fled Iran in January 1979. \nThe 1979 revolution did not halt diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Iran. Indeed, bilateral ties have strengthened and since flourished, despite a radical change in government. An Islamic republic was proclaimed in Iran and a theocratic regime established with an intricate Shi\u2019a clerical leadership at its helm. Despite this, the revolution inspired a resurgence in Islamist zeal in Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, the effects of the revolution were felt with Muslims expressing support by wearing headscarves. There have been some fascinating studies on this phenomenon by Chiara Formici and Michael Feener in their book on Shi\u2019ism in Southeast Asia. The revolution was seen as an Islamic answer to Western concepts of modernity. On the diplomatic front, Tehran continued the shah\u2019s foreign policy and ties were kept between the new Islamic government and Kuala Lumpur. Relations with the West had deteriorated during the US embassy hostage crisis and Iran sought to strengthen relations with Islamic nations. When Saddam Hussein attacked Iran in September 1980, Iran became in even more need for friends beyond a region that was largely Sunni, Arab and in support of Iraq. \n\nIn Malaysia, the 1980s were characterised by the premiership of Mahathir Mohamad. Former Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar spoke of the reinvention of the country\u2019s foreign policy, moving away from the West and focusing on expanding new economic partnerships with other nations, embodied in a \u201cLook East\u201d approach. A spat with the United Kingdom led to a boycott of British products. He was also outspoken against US foreign policy. Such outlooks aligned with Iran\u2019s anti\u2013Western rhetoric and helped to cement bilateral ties further. At the height of the Iran\u2013Iraq war, it was important for Iran to cultivate relations with the wider Muslim world. Iran sought this support by sending a delegation to Kuala Lumpur at the beginning of the war in order to show Iran\u2019s position. This was followed by several other visits throughout the 1980s. Malaysia\u2019s foreign minister at the time Ghazali Shafie was sent to Iran in 1983 where political as well as economic ties were discussed. A year later, Iran\u2019s foreign minister Ali Akbar Vilayati paid an official visit to Malaysia. Malaysia did not side with either Iran or Iraq during the conflict, but maintained diplomatic relations with both throughout. \nIn the last thirty years, bilateral relations have strengthened. Hashemi Rafsanjani was the first president to pay an official visit to Malaysia in 1994. His premiership marked a beginning of new exchanges between the two countries. Mahathir had visited Tehran a year before. Commercial ties were built while commodities, including petroleum and manufactured products, were exchanged. The United States imposed sanctions in Iran in the early 1980s, which forced Iran to expand its economic outreach. Mahathir vocally condemned the sanctions, making him a ready ally for Iran. Since then, every Iranian President has visited Malaysia: Mohamad Khatami in 2002, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2006, and most recently, Hassan Rouhani in 2016. Iranian foreign policy has fluctuated from closeness to antagonism towards the West. Under Khatami, relations with the West, particularly the US and Britain, were improved significantly. However, Ahmadinejad was vocal in his criticism of the West, and his extreme views (such as denying the Holocaust) antagonised the US.  Despite these fluctuations, Malaysia\u2019s pragmatic and open approach to diplomatic relations has proved consistent throughout.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 2 Rafsanjani greeted by Mahathir at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, October 1994.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 3 Mohamad Khatami meeting with the Agong of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, July 2002.\nDespite close diplomatic relations, their bilateral ties are something of a paradox as Malaysia is a deeply Sunni country where Shi\u2019ism is considered deviationist. This sentiment has become stronger in recent years, as symbolised by the banning of the play \u2018Karbala,\u2019 which tells the story of Husayn\u2019s murder by the Umayyad caliph. The state has played a key role in demonising Shi\u2019ism, utilising laws to arrest and curb Shi\u2019as in Malaysia. Echoing the Catholic\u2013Protestant schism in sixteenth century Europe, the Sunni\u2013Shi\u2019a lines divide the Islamic world. The Sunni are the most populous, and with this comes a sense of might and insecurity that regards Shi\u2019ism as a threat.  In Saudi Arabia, there are frequent tensions between the government and their minority Shi\u2019a population. Historically, the early Persian travellers to Southeast Asia did not propagate religion among the local population. Nonetheless, there is evidence that many Shi\u2019a texts had been translated from Persian to Malay in the sixteenth century. In Sunni-majority countries such as Malaysia, the revolutionary ideal of the Islamic republic to spread Shi\u2019ia thought is much more challenging. Instead, Iran has sought the path of \u201ceducational diplomacy\u201d as a way to normalise the usually hostile of such countries attitude towards Shi\u2019ism. The Al-Mustafa International University is an example of this. In Malaysia, it operates through the Amin Research Centre based in Kuala Lumpur where textbooks on history and religion are produced. These efforts are relatively low-key and harmless.  \nRegardless of the global sectarian tension, Malaysia\u2019s approach to government to government relations has looked beyond this schism. An early indicator of this practicality can already be observed during the visit of Muhammad Reza Shah to Malaysia in 1968, where he prayed in the Shi\u2019a manner during the Friday prayers, alongside Sunni politicians. Despite an underlying fear of Shi\u2019ite influence, the Malaysian government has on the whole remained flexible and practical in pursuing diplomatic relations with Iran. This has partly been because Malaysia has been cautious to maintain good relations within certain sectors, namely the economy, humanitarian aid, and education. Among these three sectors, the economy has seen the most exchanges between Malaysia and Iran, as established under Mahathir and continued under Najib Razak. In 2016 alone, total trade between the two countries amounted to RM1.03 billion. Sanctions has only tightened in recent years since Donald Trump was elected President. The collapse of the Iran nuclear deal has further damaged any potential to improve relations with the US and Europe. The consistent relationship with Malaysia has thus taken on a new importance to a marginalised Iran in the age of extreme sanctions.'> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Rowena Abdul Razak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[25,26,29,24,27],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Malaysian\u2013Iranian Relations in the Twentieth Century - Imagined Malaysia Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/review.imagined.my\/?p=64\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Malaysian\u2013Iranian Relations in the Twentieth Century - 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