JAKARTA - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto performs Umrah in the Holy City of Mecca. The worship activity was carried out by Prabowo on the sidelines of his state visit to Saudi Arabia.
In an official photo released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Prabowo can be seen walking in the courtyard of the mosque accompanied by several state officials.
"President of the Republic of Indonesia performs Umrah," said a statement quoted from the social media account @spanews, Thursday, June 3.
In the courtyard of the Grand Mosque, Prabowo greeted the pilgrims from Indonesia who were performing their prayers and enthusiastically welcomed their presence.
The President then entered the Kaaba and performed the sunnah prayer. After leaving the Kaaba, Prabowo performed the sunnah kissing Hajar Aswad, followed by carrying out tawaf around the Kaaba.
After carrying out tawaf, Prabowo returned to greet the pilgrims from Indonesia who were around the Grand Mosque.
President Prabowo's Umrah Worship was continued by carrying out sa'i from Bukit Shafa to Marwah, then ending with tahalul as a sign of the completion of the Umrah series of worship.
It is known, one of Prabowo's working visits this time will discuss the construction of Indonesian Hajj and Umrah villages with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
Previously, Prabowo held a meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) at the Al-Salam Palace.
This meeting reflects the close personal and strategic relationship between the leaders of the two countries, as well as an important moment to discuss various bilateral and regional issues in various fields between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
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The visit also became an important milestone in Indonesia's new direction of active diplomacy in the geopolitical and economic map of Islam.
Also carrying out Umrah worship on this occasion were Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and Head of the Hajj Management Agency (BPH) M. Irfan Yusuf.
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