Kuala Lumpur: Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was laid to rest with full state funeral honours at the Heroes’ Mausoleum near Masjid Negara (National Mosque) at 2.30 pm today. The solemn event marked the final farewell to the nation’s 5th Prime Minister, who passed away at the age of 85.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the funeral prayer was held at the mosque and was led by the Grand Imam Ehsan Mohd Hosni. The ceremony was attended by notable figures including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the two Deputy Prime Ministers, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Family members, including Tun Abdullah’s wife, Tun Jeanne Abdullah, son Tan Sri Kamaluddin, daughter Nori, and son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin, were present to pay their respects.

Earlier in the day, Tun Abdullah’s remains were brought to Masjid Negara for the lying-in-state, allowing members of the public to pay their last respects to the respected statesman. Tun Abdullah, who was born on November 26, 1939, in Bayan Lepas, Penang, served as the Prime Minister from October 31, 2003, to April 3, 2009, succeeding Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. His contributions to the country are remembered as he is laid to rest.