Muhyiddin Yassin, the 8th prime minister of Malaysia, made four international trips to four countries during his premiership, which began on 1 March 2020 and ended on 21 August 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not make any international trips in 2020.
The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Muhyiddin travelled are:
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1 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 4–5 February | Muhyiddin's first inaugural visit. Received a formal welcome from President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.[1] [2] | ||||
2 | Mecca, Medina & Riyadh | 6–9 March | Muhyiddin performed umrah in Masjid al-Haram, Mecca[3] and was given opportunity to enter the Kaaba.[4] On 7 March, he arrived in Medina to visit Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. On 9 March, he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. In his meeting, Muhyiddin requested for additional quota for hajj and the Saudi Arabian government agreed to give Malaysia an additional 10,000 haj quota.[5] | |||||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 9–11 March | Met Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[6] | |||||
3 | Bandar Seri Begawan | 4–5 April | Muhyiddin attended 23rd Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam Annual Leaders’ Consultation. Met Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[7] | |||||
4 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 24 April | Muhyiddin attended the 2021 ASEAN Summit.[8] |