In the afternoon, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri received in audience His Majesty's personal guests from friendly nations who are in the country to attend His Majesty's 79th Birthday Celebration. The ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman. His Majesty and Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri first received;
His Excellency Tun Pehin Sri Doctor Haji Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar, Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak and Yang Amat Berbahagia Toh Puan Fauziah binti Mohammad Sanusi,
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Doctor Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Premier of Sarawak;
Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan, Deputy Premier of Sarawak, Second Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development and Minister of International Trade, Industry and Investment, and Yang Berbahagia Datin Dato Hajah Dayang Morliah binti Datuk Haji Awang Daud.
Their Majesties also received in audience, His Excellency Tun Dato Seri Paduka Datuk Seri Panglima Doctor Haji Musa bin Haji Aman, Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sabah and Yang Amat Berbahagia Toh Puan Datin Seri Panglima Datuk Hajah Faridah binti Haji Tussin.
Followed by, His Excellency Edwin Tong, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Republic of Singapore and Madam Au Huey Ling.
Yang Terhormat Jenderal Purnawan Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Chairperson of National Economy Council, Republic of Indonesia.
His Excellency Dato Paduka Seri Vice Admiral Aaron Beng Yao Cheng, Chief of Defence Force of the Republic of Singapore and Datin Sharon Koh.
His Excellency Dato Paduka Seri Jeneral Songwit Noonpackdee, Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand and Datin Panyada Noonpackdee.
Yang Terhormat Jenderal TNI Purnawan Dato Paduka Seri Muhammad Andika Perkasa and Datin Diah Erwiany Perkasa.
Dato Sri Doctor Mohamed Ezani Md Taib, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, National Heart Institute, IJN, and Datin as well as officers from IJN, Malaysia.
News courtesy of Radio Television Brunei
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