Agong berkenan kurnia darjah kebesaran kepada presiden Mesir

Sultan Ibrahim, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, graciously awarded the Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the National Welcome Ceremony at Istana Negara today. (Picture by Bernama)

Currently, El-Sisi is on a two-day state visit to Malaysia. He received the prestigious honor at Istana Negara, ahead of the National Guest Dinner, in a special ceremony held at Seri Maharaja Hall. Other dignitaries present included Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Defence Minister Khaled Nordin, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Trade, Industry and Investment Minister Johari Abdul Ghani, and esteemed delegation from Egypt.

Earlier, El-Sisi was welcomed by the National Welcome Ceremony at Istana Negara upon his arrival at 10:08 in the morning. The Egyptian President's visit to Malaysia, at the invitation of Sultan Ibrahim, marks the first such visit by a Mesirian president in nearly three decades since Hosni Mubarak's visit in November 1997, when he attended the G-15 Summit in Kuala Lumpur and served as El-Sisi's predecessor as Vice President of Mesir. Malaysia and Egypt have maintained diplomatic relations since 1959.