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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Haji: Selamat Pulang Ke Tanah Air

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Nur Zahirah, returned today after performing the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Their Majesties, accompanied by a 23-member delegation comprising members of the royal household and palace officials, flew in to the Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) base here at 7.45am.

The delegation included the children of Their Majesties -- Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, Tengku Muhammad Ismail, Tengku Muhammad Mua'az and Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra'.

Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh was at the airport to welcome home Their Majesties.

The Grand Imam of Masjid Negara, Datuk Syeikh Ismail Muhammad, read the "doa selamat" prayers after the arrival of the royal couple and their entourage.

Their Majesties had left for the Holy Land on December 13.