President-elect to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah

President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Ibu) will depart to Saudi Arabia next Wednesday to perform Umrah pilgrimage, says Spokesperson for President-elect, Mariya Ahmed Didi.

Mariya tweeted that the President-elect is also scheduled to meet with senior Saudi officials during the trip.

He is scheduled to return to Maldives on Friday.

Mariya did not say in her tweet whether he will be joined by any of the coalition partners during the trip.

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed also made a recent trip to Saudi Arabia, during which he met with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.