SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob will make a state go to to Malaysia from Mar 20 to Mar 22 on the invitation of Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the Ministry of International Affairs (MFA) mentioned on Saturday (Mar 18).
Madam Halimah will meet the king, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, enterprise leaders and abroad Singaporeans throughout her journey.
“This will likely be President Halimah’s first state go to to Malaysia, and reciprocates His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s state go to to Singapore in October 2022,” MFA mentioned.
Throughout her go to, Madam Halimah will likely be accorded a state welcome ceremony at Istana Negara and can name on the king and the queen, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.
After the ceremony, Mdm Halimah will plant a gelam tree within the palace courtyard. The president and her husband, Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, will then have a brand new orchid hybrid, the Vanda Halimah Yacob Mohamed, named of their honour.
“That is the primary time {that a} tree planting ceremony and an orchid naming ceremony have been included right into a state go to to Malaysia,” MFA mentioned. “Their majesties will even host a state banquet in (the) president’s honour.”
Mdm Halimah will then obtain a name from Mr Anwar and, in her capability as chancellor of the Nationwide College of Singapore, meet the Sultan of Perak and chancellor of the College of Malaya Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, MFA added.
Additionally on Mdm Halimah’s itinerary embrace a gathering with Singaporean and Malaysian enterprise leaders, a reception hosted for Singaporeans in Malaysia and a go to to the Woman Guides Affiliation of Malaysia.
Along with her husband, the president will likely be accompanied on her journey by Minister within the Prime Minister’s Workplace Maliki Osman, Minister of State for Commerce and Trade and Tradition, Group and Youth Low Yen Ling, MPs Murali Pillai, Xie Yao Quan and Yeo Wan Ling, and officers from the President’s Workplace, MFA and the Ministry of Commerce and Trade.
“Throughout President Halimah’s absence, Mr Eddie Teo, chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers, will train the operate of the Workplace of the President,” MFA mentioned.
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