Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has left for Jeddah to perform the umrah with his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at the holy city of Makkah. The departure was announced in a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Accompanying Anwar on the trip are Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir and Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Datuk Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah.
The Prime Minister and his wife took off from King Khalid International Airport at 2 am local time (7 am Sunday Malaysian time) and are expected to land at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.
It was reported that Anwar had arrived in Riyadh in the afternoon the day before for the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre. The summit was called to address the ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestine.
The summit was hosted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event saw the gathering of leaders and delegates from OIC member states.
Later in the evening, the Prime Minister is expected to leave Jeddah to travel to San Francisco, United States of America, to take part in the 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week. The information was released by the news agency Bernama.
