Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship - Visit by His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen of Brunei Darussalam, 11 to 14 September 2023

His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei Darussalam will visit Singapore as a Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow (LKYEF) from 11 to 14 September 2023. His Royal Highness is the 75th LKYEF Fellow and the sixth from Brunei. His Royal Highness will be accompanied by Brunei’s Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Dr Amin Liew, Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Dato Riza Yunos, and senior Bruneian officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance and Economy. 

His Royal Highness will meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Education Dr Maliki Osman. Mr Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship, will host a welcome dinner for His Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness will also attend various briefings and site visits relating to economic transformation, urban planning, technical and vocational education, defence, sustainable development, and entrepreneurship hosted by the relevant Ministries and agencies.

Established in 1991, the LKYEF invites outstanding individuals for high-level visits to Singapore. The Fellows are chosen on the basis of their track records and extraordinary potential to contribute to their nations and bilateral relations with Singapore. The visit by His Royal Highness reaffirms the longstanding and special relationship between Singapore and Brunei.

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10 SEPTEMBER 2023