King, Queen Grace Warriors' Day Prayers At National Mosque
Their Majesties arrived at about 5.30 pm and were received by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
Among the dignitaries present were Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, along with over 2,000 congregants, including civil servants, government agency representatives and tahfiz school students.
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