Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Jeddah on Friday to perform Hajj as the first day of the annual pilgrimage got underway.
El-Sisi arrived in the Kingdom on Thursday and later prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
Wearing the ihram, the president was seen off by the governor of Madinah Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz earlier on Friday at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
Source: Arab News
