Indonesia's president performs Umrah
He was received on arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah by several officials, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prabowo was on his first official trip to Saudi Arabia since taking office.
The two countries have signed agreements worth about $27 billion between private sector institutions in several sectors, including clean energy and petrochemicals.
The two sides have also agreed to bolster cooperation in the provision of crude oil and its derivatives, improve energy supply chains and strengthen cooperation in mineral resources, the SPA reported.
Trade between the two countries over the past five years stands at about $31.5 billion.
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