King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia left Kuala Lumpur today after a four-day state visit to Malaysia.

The monarch was seen off at the Bunga Raya Complex of the KL International Airport by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who was the minister-in-attendance.

Malaysia was King Salman’s first country of visit in Southeast Asia since his ascension to the throne in 2015.

He flew to Jakarta for a three-day state visit to Indonesia.

King Salman was accorded a state welcome on Sunday at Parliament Square as he began the state visit which had a tight schedule of events over the four days.

Also on Sunday, he attended a state banquet at Istana Negara, hosted in his honour by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V.

King Salman was also conferred an honorary doctor of letters degree by Universiti Malaya and an honorary doctor of philosophy in political science (Islam and Wasatiyyah) degree as well as a Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award by Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.

The visit also saw the signing of several memorandums of understanding, including a RM31-billion share purchase agreement between Saudi Aramco and Petronas.

At KLIA, King Salman and Najib shook hands and embraced each other before the king, who is the custodian of the two holy mosques boarded the special aircraft.

King Salman’s maiden visit to Malaysia was at the invitation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

- Bernama