Mohamed bin Zayed receives Malaysia PM

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Rosmah Mansor who are on a three-day official visit to the country along with an accompanying delegation.

An official welcoming ceremony was rolled out for the Malaysian prime minister as he arrived at Al Mushrif Palace where he and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed headed to the podium of honour, during which both national anthems of the UAE and Malaysia were played and a 21-gun salute was fired in honour of the guest of the state.

Sheikh Mohamed greeted the members of the official delegation accompanying the prime minister.

Later, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed presented the Malaysian prime minister with the Union Order in recognition by UAE, under the leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of his efforts to elevate Malaysia's bilateral relations with UAE.

In their talks today, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Prime Minister Najib Razak discussed the cooperation, relations and friendship between UAE and Malaysia, as well as ways of supporting and promoting them in the service of the common interests of the two countries and their peoples.

Expressing his delight at the Malaysian prime minister's current visit, Sheikh Mohamed affirmed that such visits contribute to the strengthening of ties of cooperation between the two countries and their peoples.

Sheikh Mohamed emphasised that UAE, under the leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, looks forward to increasing joint cooperation with all friendly countries in order to serve common interests. Making note of the deep relations with Malaysia, he called for increasing opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in all spheres in the service of the interests of their friendly peoples.

"The ongoing growth of our outstanding relations is in the service of our two friendly countries and peoples and will enable us to build a model relationship in the quest for expanded cooperation in different educational, economic and investment areas," said Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the progress of joint cooperation and ways of elevating it in order to increase cooperation between the two countries, in economic, industrial and investment areas in particular, as well as to increase trade, tourism and higher education exchange between the two countries.
 
On his part, the visiting Malaysian Prime Minister expressed his delight at visiting UAE and meeting the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi within the framework of economic, investment and development cooperation between their two countries.

Prime Minister Najib Razak hailed the growth and development achieved by UAE thanks to its wise leadership which laid the foundations for a modern state that has a good international reputation.

The Malaysian prime minister also expressed his confidence that relations with UAE will see good growth thanks to the sincere desire of both countries for stronger cooperation in different spheres.

Later, Sheikh Mohamed hosted a lunch banquet in honour of the Malaysian prime minister and his accompanying delegation.

Present at the meeting and the banquet were Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President,  Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Transport Department and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Dr. Hadef bin Jowan Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice and head of the honourary mission accompanying the visiting Malaysian prime minister, other ministers and senior civilian and military officials including Abdullah Mattar Al Mazrouie, UAE Ambassador to Malaysia.

From the Malaysian side, Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism & Culture, Minister of Education & Higher Learning, Idris Jusoh, Minister of Education, Hishammuddin Tun Hussein,  Minister of Defence, Hasan Malek, Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperative, & Consumerism, Datuk Seri Dr Ali Hamza, Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain, chief of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), and Ahmed Anwar bin Adnan, Malaysian Ambassador to U.A.E.

MoUs signing ceremony

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, and visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, on Sunday at Al Mushrif Palace, attended the signing ceremony of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on tourism and higher education and an agreement on building a mosque complex in Bandar Malaysia.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, and Nazri Abdul Aziz, Malaysian Minister of Tourism & Culture, signed an MoU on cooperation in the field of higher education.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Idris Jusoh, Malaysian Minister of Education, signed an MoU on higher education and scientific research.

UAE's Awqaf Chairman, Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, and Malaysian Minister of Tourism & Culture, and Mohammed Hazem Abd Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MBD), Malaysia's development fund, signed an agreement under which the Malaysian fund, as the master developer of Bandar Malaysia, will provide a dedicated site for the project and the U.A.E.'s Awqaf will fund the development of its design and construction.

Also present at the signing ceremony were Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to UAE President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Transport Department and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, and a number of ministers and senior civilian and military officials.

From the Malaysian side, Mrs. Rosmah Mansor, wife of the Malaysian prime minister, Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Minister of Defence, Hasan Malek, Minister of Domestic Trade and Cooperation, Datuk Seri Dr Ali Hamza, Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain, chief of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), and Ahmed Anwar bin Adnan, Malaysian Ambassador to U.A.E. attended the signing ceremony.

MoU to develop mosque complex in Bandar Malaysia

In the presence of General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, and Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, and in recognition of the outstanding relations between the two countries, the UAE's General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Awqaf, and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MBD), Malaysia's development fund, on Sunday formalised an agreement to develop a mosque complex in Bandar Malaysia.

Under the agreement, the Malaysian fund, as the master developer of Bandar Malaysia, will provide a dedicated site for the project and the UAE's Awqaf will fund the development of its design and construction.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed viewed mosque’s design which is inspired by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi and will include a technologically-driven Islamic learning centre and a PERMATA centre for talented children.

On this occasion, Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak said, "This is an inspiring gift as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque promotes the concept of tolerance, love and mutual understanding towards positive interaction."

"Indeed this is a testimony to the strong bond established between Malaysia and Abu Dhabi. It will go a long way to further cement the relationship between our peoples," added the Malaysian prime minister.

UAE Awqaf Chairman Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei said, "This partnership underscores our mission to promote tolerance and awareness of the moderate teachings of Islam through the development of mosques and education centres. It is our intention to collaborate with 1MDB to create a centre that serves the needs of the community."

The agreement was signed by Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei and 1MDB Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Hazem Abd Rahman. Also present were members of 1MDB’s board of directors, Chairman Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin and Dato’ Paduka Ismee Ismail.

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was created from the cultural and national values preserved and nurtured by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (God rest his soul), which stress mutual respect, tolerance and coexistence among people.

PERMATA, meaning jewel or gem in the Malay language, symbolises the value of the young as treasured assets for the country, and strives for holistic human development from an early age.

As Chairman of 1MDB’s Board of Advisors, Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak has initiated several CSR programmes, including a RM10 million academic grant programme for eligible students from religious schools to pursue professional courses in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy; A RM20 million contribution to upgrade Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur as  a growth centre for the area, as well as a special Haj programme to help local community leaders, including imams and village chiefs to perform their pilgrimage.

Mohamed bin Zayed reshuffles Civil Service Council's board

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, has issued a resolution reshuffling the board of directors of Civil Service Council of Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's resolution appointed Hamad Mohammed Al Hurr Al Suwaidi as chairman of the board.

The resolution also appointed Ali Rashid Qannas Rashid Al Ketbi, Awadh Khalifa bin Hasoum Al Darmaki, Sultan Dhahi Sulan Al Hamiri, Faris Obaid Salim Obaid Al Dhaheri, Mohammed Ali Zaynal Al Bastaki, Ahmed Sari Ahmed Al Mazrouie, Mohammed Hamad Jaber Al Hamili, Aysha Ahmed Abdullah Al Za'abi and Mohammed Rashid Al Mazrouqi as members of the reshuffled board of the council.





 

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