The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah arrived in Sarawak on 28 March 2022 for a three-day official visit.
Tunku Azizah’s itinerary for the three days lists the official opening of the ‘Songket and Keringkam Gallery’ at Jalan Masjid here, a grand welcoming dinner at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Complex, as well as a royal visit to the Songket Weaving Workshop at Puncak Borneo Prison and stop-over at the Borneo Cultures Museum.
Her Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj (second right) conducted a three-day official visit to Kuching, Sarawak from 28 to 30 March 2022.
Her arrival at Kuching International Airport was welcomed by various delegates, led by the wife of the Premier YABhg Puan Sri Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang (third right). (Photo by Department of Information, Sarawak)
The afternoon of the first day saw the opening ceremony of Sarawak Songket and Keringkam Gallery officiated by the Raja Permaisuri Agong. During the event, Her Majesty visited a gallery depicting the history of songket and keringkam in Sarawak and witnessed the songket and keringkam weaving processes, among others. (Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
The Raja Permaisuri Agong began her second day in Kuching with a visit to the Songket Sarawak Prison Department (SaraPride) Industrial Vocational Centre at Puncak Borneo Prison Complex.
Here, Her Majesty (left) was greeted by patrons of the Sarawak Heritage Innovation Project: Songket and Keringkam – the wife of the Premier YABhg Puan Sri Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang (second left) and Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development YB Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah (second right). (Photo by Department of Information, Sarawak)
During her visit, the Raja Permaisuri Agong had the opportunity to speak to songket weavers as well as representative prison officers regarding the centre, which came about following Puan Sri Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani’s courtesy call on Her Majesty at Istana Negara in June 2019 to visit the Tenun Pahang Diraja weaving workshop at Betong Prison in Pahang. (Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
(Photos by Department of Information, Sarawak)
In the afternoon, the Raja Permaisuri Agong made a quick stop at India Street. Here, Her Majesty (second left) was welcomed by Kuching North City Commission Mayor YBhg Datu Haji Junaidi bin Haji Reduan (second right) and Kuching South City Council Mayor YBhg Dato Wee Hong Seng (centre). (Photo by Department of Information, Sarawak)
The Raja Permaisuri Agong ended her second day in Kuching with a visit to Borneo Cultures Museum, where she examined its many exhibits, including the Art of Pua Kumbu Weaving and Permanent Gallery of Archaeological Discoveries. (Photo by Department of Information, Sarawak)
