Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has left for Saudi Arabia to pay his last respects to Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, who died two days ago.
The aircraft bearing Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, departed from the KL International Airport at about 1.50pm.
Also accompanying the prime minister was the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Jamil Khir Baharum.
On Saturday, a statement from the royal family said that Crown Prince Nayef died at a hospital abroad, while Saudi Arabian television station, Al-Arabiya confirmed that the crown prince had died in Geneva, Switzerland.
Prince Nayef, 78, was appointed as the crown prince in October 2011 following the death of Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, and he was also the Saudi Arabian home minister since 1975.
Najib is scheduled to return home early on Wednesday morning.
- Bernama
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