Mecca — President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto performed the rites of Umrah in the Holy City of Mecca during his official state visit to Saudi Arabia.
In official photos released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), President Prabowo is seen walking across the courtyard of the Grand Mosque, accompanied by several Indonesian government officials.
“The President of the Republic of Indonesia performed Umrah,” read the statement published on SPA’s official social media account @spanews on Thursday (July 3).
While in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram, President Prabowo took time to greet Indonesian pilgrims, who expressed their enthusiasm at meeting their head of state.
The President then entered the Kaaba to perform sunnah prayers. Upon exiting, he observed the sunnah of kissing the Hajar Aswad (Black Stone), followed by tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba.
After completing tawaf, Prabowo once again greeted Indonesian worshippers gathered around Masjid al-Haram.
His Umrah was concluded by performing sa’i, walking between Safa and Marwah hills, and finishing with tahallul (cutting a small portion of hair) to signify the completion of the rites.
This working visit to Saudi Arabia also includes discussions with the Saudi government regarding the development of dedicated facilities for Indonesian hajj and umrah pilgrims.
Earlier, President Prabowo held talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) at Al-Salam Palace.
The meeting reflected the close personal rapport and strategic relationship between the two leaders and served as an important occasion to advance discussions on a broad range of bilateral and regional issues between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
The visit marks a significant milestone in Indonesia’s evolving active diplomacy within the geopolitical and economic landscape of the Islamic world.
Accompanying President Prabowo in performing Umrah were Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry Rosan Roeslani, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and Head of the Hajj Management Agency (BPH) M. Irfan Yusuf.
