The King will have separate meetings with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and wife Jane Ittogi welcome Malaysia’s King, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah at the Istana on May 6.SINGAPORE - Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, the King of Malaysia, received a ceremonial welcome at the Istana on May 6 at the start of
The King was accompanied by Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke, Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Azfar Mohamad Mustafar, and other senior officials. The King is scheduled to call on President Tharman on May 6. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will then call on Sultan Ibrahim, and host him to an official lunch.– or Yang di-Pertuan Agong – on Jan 31. It is also one of the last major visits before Singapore’s leadership transition on May 15, when
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