STATE VISIT BY HIS MAJESTY SULTAN IBRAHIM, KING OF MALAYSIA, AND HER MAJESTY RAJA ZARITH SOFIAH, QUEEN OF MALAYSIA, TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 6-7 MAY 2024

STATE VISIT BY HIS MAJESTY SULTAN IBRAHIM, KING OF MALAYSIA, AND HER MAJESTY RAJA ZARITH SOFIAH, QUEEN OF MALAYSIA, TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 6-7 MAY 2024

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, will undertake a State Visit to the Republic of Singapore on 6 and 7 May 2024 at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam. This will be His Majesty's maiden State Visit since ascending the throne on 31 January 2024.

Their Majesties will be accompanied by Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook and High Commissioner of Malaysia to the Republic of Singapore Dato' Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar.

During the State Visit, Their Majesties will be accorded a Ceremonial Welcome at The Istana, Singapore, followed by an audience with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The President of Singapore will also host a State Banquet in honour of Their Majesties.

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim has also consented to grant audiences to Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lawrence Wong. His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim is also scheduled to visit the Parliament of Singapore and inspect the progress of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) project.

This State Visit symbolises the long-standing and dynamic bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore, reaffirming a shared commitment to deepen and diversify cooperation between the two countries. For more than a decade, Malaysia and Singapore have been each other's second largest global trading partner and the largest among ASEAN countries. In 2023, total trade between the two countries was valued at RM363.13 billion (USD79.60 billion).

PUTRAJAYA

6 May 2024