Relationship dossier
Egypt
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Egypt and Malaysia maintain cooperative ties, including high-level engagement and bilateral agreements.
Egypt toward Malaysia
+20Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited Malaysia in 2017, and the two governments signed bilateral memoranda of understanding during the visit, including in areas such as education, culture and tourism.
Malaysia toward Egypt
+20Malaysia hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2017, and its government joined Egypt in signing bilateral memoranda of understanding, including in areas such as education, culture and tourism.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes high-level government engagement and bilateral agreements in several civilian fields. These provide a basis for cooperation, though the scope and implementation of the arrangements are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Egypt and Malaysia have maintained a cooperative bilateral relationship, including government-level engagement and agreements on areas such as education, culture and tourism. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s 2017 visit to Malaysia included the signing of bilateral memoranda of understanding. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Malaysia, the two governments signed bilateral memoranda of understanding in several fields, including education, culture and tourism.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained government cooperation beyond high-level visits and agreements are limited.