SEPANG, July 19 – The King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad Isa Al Khalifa arrived Friday to attend the installation ceremony of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, which will be held at Istana Negara on Saturday.
The special aircraft carrying Sheikh Hamad and his delegation landed at 6.35 pm at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
He was welcomed by the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar, Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar.
Sheikh Hamad, accompanied by his two sons, Sheikh Abdullah Hamad Al Khalifa and Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al Khalifa, was also greeted by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
Upon arrival, Sheikh Hamad walked past a static guard of honour mounted by two officers and 24 personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial Infantry), led by Captain Raja Azri Syahir Raja Mohd Zulkifli.
Sheikh Hamad is among the foreign royal guests invited to attend the installation ceremony of the king.
