File photo shows His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Her Majesty Pengiran Anak Saleha Pengiran Pemancha Mohamed Alam with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah at Istiadat Persandingan Diraja between Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Ibrahim with Dennis Muhammad Abdullah at Istana Besar Johor Baru, Malaysia. - Photo: Infofoto
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Pengiran Anak Saleha Pengiran Pemancha Mohamed Alam will attend the installation ceremony of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, as well as the Royal Banquet on Saturday (July 20) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The attendance of Their Majesties to the historic installation ceremony is upon the invitation of Sultan Ibrahim, which was personally presented to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on June 25 at Istana Nurul Iman.
An official reply from Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to attend the installation ceremony was then presented by Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Haji Idris on July 10 at Istana Negara.
The long-standing relations between Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Sultan Ibrahim can be seen through a series of the Brunei Sultan and Sultanah’s previous visits to Johor, among others, the coronation ceremony of Sultan Ibrahim as the fifth Sultan and sovereign ruler of the state and territory of Johor Darul Takzim on March 23, 2015 and Johor Royal Wedding Ceremonies; courtesy visits by Sultan Ibrahim to Brunei Darussalam; and the conferment ceremonies of state decorations. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN