List of international prime ministerial trips made by Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim, the 10th prime minister of Malaysia, has made 17 international trips to 14 nations during his premiership, which began on 24 November 2022.[1]
Anwar and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a press conference. 9 January 2023
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Summary
The number of visits per nation where Prime Minister Anwar travelled are:
- One: Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, United States, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
- Two: Indonesia, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
2023
| Nation | Areas visited | Dates | Details | |
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| 1 |  Indonesia |
Jakarta | 8–9 January | He met with President Joko Widodo to discuss issues relating to border demarcation, trade, manpower, palm oil and the situation in Myanmar.[2][3] |
| 2 |  Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan | 24–25 January | He had an audience with the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah for a four-eyed meeting to assess the progress of ongoing cooperation. He also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA). He was also hosted a royal banquet.[4] |
| 3 |  Singapore |
Central Area | 30 January | He met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in data, cybersecurity and the digital economy as well as the two Frameworks for Cooperation in Digital and Green Economy.[5] |
| 4 |  Thailand |
Bangkok | 9–10 February | He met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. They discussed about the Muslim separatist insurgency in Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which abut Malaysia. |
| 5 |  Turkey |
Gaziantep, Ankara | 14–15 February | At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he visited Turkey, which was affected by a strong earthquake disaster, including visiting the Malaysian rescue team sent there. |
| 6 |  Philippines |
Manila | 1–2 March | Official visit to the Republic of the Philippines.[6] |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | 22–24 March | He performed umrah, received a courtesy call from both the Secretaries-General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and of Muslim World League (MWL) Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa, broke fast with Malaysians residing in Saudi Arabia, held engagement sessions with the Chairmen of both the National Chamber of Commerce and Jeddah Chamber of Commerce as well as business communities to invite them to invest more in Malaysia, met with the Malaysian diaspora, held a press conference to state his openness on restarting talks on building the King Salman Centre for International Peace.[7] |
| 8 |  Cambodia |
Phnom Penh | 27 March | He held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen to discuss various regional and international issues and a joint press conference to announce the results of the discussion before witnessing the signing of two memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian and Cambodian governments. He also thanked Hun Sen for help in bringing back Malaysian job scam victims. In addition, he had audience with King Norodom Sihamoni and meeting with President of the Senate Say Chhum, attended a Ramadan Iftar (breaking-of-the-fast) dinner with academicians and the Muslim community in Cambodia and witnessed the symbolic handing over of 1,500 copies of the Quran translation in Khmer and English from Malaysia to Cambodia as well as performing the Tarawih prayers.[8][9] |
| 9 |  China |
Hainan & Beijing | 29 March–1 April | He delivered a speech at Boao Forum for Asia (BFA). He also shared his thoughts at the conference themed “An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development and Challenges”, held a meeting with the top leadership of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) in Hainan. He met with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong. He attended a public lecture at the Tsinghua University. He paid courtesy call on and held bilateral meeting with General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji in Beijing. He delivered speech at an iftar event attended by Chinese businesspeople and Muslim community in China. He attended a roundtable meeting with the captains of industry. He witnessed the signing of 21 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between the Malaysian and Chinese businesses. He attended a welcome banquet hosted by Li Qiang.[10] |
| 10 |  Laos |
Vientiane | 26–27 June | |
| 11 |  Vietnam |
Hanoi | 20–21 July | |
| 12 | Indonesia |
Jakarta | 5–7 September | |
| 13 | Singapore |
Central Area | 13 September | |
| 14 | China |
Nanning, Guangxi | 17 September | He attended and spoke in the 20th China–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Expo (CAExpo) 2023 and the China–ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), officiated the Malaysian Pavilion at CAExpo, had a bilateral meeting and luncheon with the Premier of China Li Qiang to discuss the China–Malaysia relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern as well as holding an engagement session with the corporate giants of China.[11] |
| 15 |  United States |
New York City | 19-26 September | His main event was to attend the general debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister held a bilateral summit with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye that discussed issues concerning Islamophobia and Malaysia Airports's handling and further investments in Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. In the evening of his first day, Anwar Ibrahim held a bilateral summit with President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran that discussed issues concerning cooperation in the fields of economy, education, food security, science, and technology. He ends his first day by holding a bilateral meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka.
On his second day, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with several business leaders from the United States listed in the Fortune Global 500. In presence are also the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC). He then attended the Invest Malaysia New York that was organized by Bursa Malaysia with the presence of almost 200 business delegates. He also agreed to a conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations that was moderated by Mariko Silver with introductory remarks by then the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Rubin. He also held several other bilateral summits with the new Thailand Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, and the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry. He then finished his second-day visit by meeting with several top companies such as Google, Boeing, Medtronic, and Siemens Healthineers. In his general debate address, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reiterated the firmness of the country and the people of Malaysia regarding the challenges of the modern world. The Prime Minister also addressed issues regarding the spirit of alliance and multilateral cooperation, the emergence of a new form of racism characterized by xenophobia, negative profiling and stereotyping of Muslims, Quran desecration, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Myanmar and Afghanistan. He ended his visit by delivering a Friday sermon at the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. |
| 16 |  United Arab Emirates |
Dubai | 5–6 October | |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | 19–20 October | |
| Turkey |
Istanbul | 21–22 October | ||
 Egypt |
Cairo | 22–23 October |
Future trips
The following international trips are expected to be made by Anwar :
| Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | |
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| 1 | Singapore |
TBA | October 2023 | To attend the 10th Annual Leaders' Retreat.[12] |
Multilateral meetings
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See also
References
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- Assegaf, Fardah; Lidya N, Desca; Ihsan, Nabil (25 November 2022). "President Jokowi congratulates Anwar on becoming Malaysia's PM". Antara. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "Anwar to visit Indonesia in first state trip as PM". The Star. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "PM in Brunei for two-day official visit from Jan 24". The Star. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "PM to make official visit to Singapore on Jan 30". The Star. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Malaysian Foreign Minister's Facebook dated 25 February 2023". Malaysian Foreign Minister's Facebook. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Anwar to make three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia". The Star. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Cambodian PM says Malaysian PM to visit kingdom next month". Xinhua. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "PM Anwar arrives in Phnom Pehn, official visit to strengthen ties". The Star. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "PM will start an official visit to China on March 29, where he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang". Sin Chew. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "PM Anwar arrives in Nanning to attend 20th CAExpo". The Star. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Retreat between Malaysia and Singapore leaders explored". The Star. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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