| Azrol Azmi |
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, yesterday afternoon received in audience Professor Dr Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar at the Istana Nurul Iman.
Accompanying the Grand Imam were Professor Dr Mohamed Hussin Abdelaziz Hassan, President of Al-Azhar University; and Gamal Abdel Rahim Mohamed Metwally, the non-resident Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Brunei Darussalam.
Also present at the ceremony were Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs; Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr.) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti; Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar, Chief Syari’e Judge; Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs; Dato Seri Setia Haji Abdul Aziz bin Orang Kaya Maharaja Lela Haji Mohd Yusof, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs; and Dr Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal, the Rector of the Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA).
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar arrived in the Sultanate on May 5 for a four-day working visit.
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