KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim today consented to the conferring of the Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (DMN) award to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is currently in Malaysia on a two-day state visit.
El-Sisi was conferred the award at Istana Negara in a special ceremony at Dewan Seri Maharaja prior to a state banquet hosted in honour of the Egyptian leader, who arrived in the country yesterday.
Also at the ceremony were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, dignitaries, and an Egyptian delegation.
