Sunday, June 6, 2010

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(picture from Utusan)

Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony by the Armed Forces in conjunction with his majesty’s birthday. The ceremony at Dataran Merdeka included a 21-gun salute and a fly past by 5 helicopters. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin was accompanied by Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Nur Zahirah and two of their majesty’s children, Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah and Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra.

The ceremony began on the arrival of The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his Queen, followed by the playing of the national anthem and 21-gun salute. Later, Tanku Mizan Zainal Abidin was accompanied by armed forces chief, Gen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin to inspect the guard-of-honour led by Lt-Col Habibullah Ismail. The ceremony ended with three shouts of Daulat Tuanku and the recitation of Doa.

Among those presents were Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansur, and Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife, Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman. Senior officers of the army, navy and air force, and defences attached from several foreign embassies and high commissions witnessed the ceremony together with members of the public.

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