Najib and Rosmah, who arrived at 10.55am, spent about an hour at the wedding and also took time for a photography session with the bride and bridegroom, Nurul Izzatul Shahirah Ahmad, 22, and Ahmad Haqimi Iskandar Ariffin Iskandar, 22, and their families.

The marriage was solemnised by Ahmad himself before Putra Mosque chief imam, Abdul Manaf Mat.

The couple is scheduled to leave for Australia on February 15 to further their studies at Curtin University.

Among the guests at the wedding were minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Wahid Omar and wife, Kay Roserina Mohd Kassim, and Norazlina Awang Had, wife of Abdul Rahman Dahlan, minister of urban affairs.

A total of 300 guests attended the ceremony. The “bersanding” ceremony will be held on Tuesday.

– BERNAMA