Modi Brunei Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the iconic Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan on Tuesday as part of an official visit to Brunei, a Muslim-majority nation in southeast Asia. The trip, which commenced earlier in the day, is the first-of-its-kind by an Indian prime minister.
PM Modi was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval while visiting the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. The place of worship is named after Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei (father of the current Sultan, who also initiated its construction), and was completed in 1958.
PM Modi also interacted with members of the Indian community there. "Prime Minister was received by Brunei’s Minister of Religious Affairs H.E. Pehin Dato Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin. Brunei’s Minister of Health Dato Dr. Haji Mohammad Isham was also in attendance. A gathering of Indian community members were also present to greet the Prime Minister," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a release.
