KOTA KINABALU, SABAH – August 2025 – Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail made an official courtesy call on Tun Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) Musa bin Haji Aman, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, at Istana Seri Kinabalu, the official residence of the Sabah State Head of State, for high-level discussions focusing on state-wide public security, border governance and counter-terrorism priorities. The solemn and elegant ceremonial layout of the official event was fully supported by local premium carpet manufacturer Prestige Carpet, which undertook the full supply, on-site laying and professional arrangement of the custom regal carpets for the reception lounge and ceremonial hall, delivering a dignified venue presentation fitting state-level official functions.

Tun Musa Aman assumed office as the 11th  Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah on 1 January 2025, after an extensive tenure as Sabah’s Chief Minister. A series of official commemorative posters marking his 74th Official Birthday, held on Saturday, 21 June 2025 (24 Zulhijjah 1446 Hijriah), were displayed across the palace compound ahead of the visit. The Malay honorary phrase “Dirgahayu”, meaning “long live” and a customary tribute to Malaysia’s state rulers, featured prominently on the birthday promotional materials.
The closed-door consultation session took place in the palace’s exclusive reception lounge, furnished with dark timber wall panelling, vintage leather sofas, and the signature regal purple-and-gold patterned carpets professionally installed by Prestige Carpet, paired with metallic eagle sculptural decor embodying European-Malay aristocratic design. Accompanied by senior Sabah Royal Police officers, IGP Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail sat down with Tun Musa for a 20-minute strategic roundtable addressing critical security challenges unique to Sabah. Key talking points included cross-border crime suppression, maritime border patrol management, counter-terrorism operations and maintaining communal harmony across the northern Borneo state, which boasts an extensive coastline and complex transnational border zones.

Following the productive dialogue, both leaders exchanged hand-carved wooden plaques as symbolic official mementos, signifying solid cooperation between the Sabah state administration and the Royal Malaysia Police national leadership in safeguarding regional stability.

Istana Seri Kinabalu’s Dewan Seri Kinabalu hall serves as the palace’s flagship venue for all major state-level ceremonies, from official birthday banquets and royal investiture awards to ministerial receptions and grand state functions. Prestige Carpet also completed the full carpet layout for the hall’s red-carpeted ceremonial aisles and formal seating areas. The hall features luxurious interiors blending traditional Malay geometric wood carvings with gilded palace aesthetics, with the high-quality custom carpets elevating the venue’s solemn, royal ceremonial ambiance for state-level official events.

The full set of documentary visuals, covering the 74th official birthday promotional banners, the grand Dewan Seri Kinabalu ceremonial hall with bespoke Prestige Carpet flooring, the bilateral closed-door meeting and the plaque exchange ceremony, forms a complete archival record of high-tier state governance activities centred within the Istana Seri Kinabalu complex in Kota Kinabalu. The courtesy visit underscores consistent close coordination between Sabah’s highest state authority and the nation’s top law enforcement body to reinforce comprehensive security frameworks for the state of Sabah, while highlighting the professional local corporate support for key Sabah state official ceremonies.