KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Jan — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah attended a Yasin recital, tahlil, and ‘doa selamat’ ceremony in conjunction with the completion of His Majesty’s reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Surau Utama in Istana Negara tonight.
Al-Sultan Abdullah, resplendent in an orange Baju Melayu, was greeted upon arrival by the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah.
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Their Majesties’ children, and members of the Pahang royal family were also in attendance.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar and Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail were also present.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation of Yasin and tahlil led by the Istana Negara assistant religious officer Mohd Zuhairee Mohd Yatim, followed by congregational Maghrib prayers.
Al-Sultan Abdullah will complete his five-year reign on Tuesday (January 30).
His Majesty was installed as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on January 31, 2019, after being elected to replace Sultan Muhammad V, who abdicated as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on January 6, 2019, after acceding to the throne on December 13, 2016.
— Bernama
