SINGAPORE – President Halimah Yacob will make a state visit to Qatar from Monday to Thursday, marking her last overseas trip as head of state. Her visit to the Gulf nation comes at the invitation of Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who was the first foreign head of state she hosted after she took up her position in September 2017. Madam Halimah will meet the Singaporean community in Qatar at a reception, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Monday. Mr Eddie Teo, who chairs the Council of Presidential Advisers, will be acting president while Madam Halimah is away. The trip will be the second visit by a Singapore head of state to Qatar.

Source: Forbes June 19, 2023 12:35 UTC