Mr. Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid is a career diplomat and joined the Malaysian Administrative Diplomatic Service in June 1994.
He had served overseas as Second Secretary and Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations, Consul General of Malaysia in Dubai and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta.
At the Ministry, he had served in the Multilateral Affairs Department, Policy Planning Division and South East Asia Division. He had also served as the Special Officer to the Secretary General and Special Officer to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He holds a Master Degree in Public Management from the Lee Kuan Yew School, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Arizona, USA.
On 7 July 2017, he presented his Letter of Credence as the Ambassador of Malaysia to the United Arab Emirates.
He is married to Sarah Nava Rani AlBakri Devadason and is blessed with five sons.