MANAMA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) will be the first foreign leader to be conferred with Bahrain's King Hamad Order for Development on Friday (Dec 15). “This is the first time the country's highest award will be conferred on a foreign leader,” he told Malaysian journalists here on Thursday (Dec 14). The Prime Minister will be conferred the King Hamad Order for Development by the Ruler of Bahrain King Hamad Isa Al Khalifa at the Shaik Hamad Palace here. The Crown Prince who is also the Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister will then host lunch for Najib. Agus said Najib would be the only foreign leader invited to attend the country's National Day celebration at Sakhir Palace here Saturday in the presence of King Hamad.

Source: The Star December 14, 2017 13:41 UTC