Singapore named a former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president who was sworn in on Sep 14 as Singapore's eighth president.
President's message is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Your Excellency Ms Halimah Yacob,
Honourable President of Singapore,
I sincerely congratulate your election as the President of Singapore. I hope with regard to mutual political will and also ample potentials for development of relations, ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Singapore further develop in all fields of mutual interest.
I pray to the Almighty for your Excellency’s health and success and the people of Singapore's prosperity and felicity.
Hassan Rouhani
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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25 September 2017 - 11:02
News ID: 856300
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - President Rouhani sent a message to the President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, to congratulate her on election.
