WORKING VISIT OF YAB PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GROUP OF 20 (G20) LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2025 JOHANNESBURG, 20 – 23 NOVEMBER 2025
WORKING VISIT OF YAB PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA
TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GROUP OF 20 (G20) LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2025
JOHANNESBURG, 20 – 23 NOVEMBER 2025
YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia will undertake a working visit to the Republic of South Africa on 20-23 November 2025 to attend the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg. The visit is undertaken at the invitation of H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and President of G20 2025.
YAB Prime Minister will be accompanied by YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry; YB Datuk Seri Dr. Zaliha Mustafa, Minister of Federal Territories; senior government officials; and a delegation of key business leaders.
In his participation at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, YAB Prime Minister will highlight Malaysia’s perspective as Chair of ASEAN 2025 in two separate sessions relating to “Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Leaving No One Behind: Building Our Economies; the Role of Trade; Financing for Development; and the Debt Burden”, and “A Resilient World – the G20’s Contribution: Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change; Just Energy Transitions; Food Systems”. YAB Prime Minister will leverage this platform to constructively contribute to G20 discussions on emerging global economic and environmental issues, particularly those of importance to the Global South.
During the visit, YAB Prime Minister is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa to build upon the outcomes of the President’s official visit to Malaysia last month in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. Both leaders are expected to discuss key areas of cooperation, including trade and investment, palm oil, halal industry, and education, as well as capacity building. The two leaders are expected to explore new opportunities to deepen bilateral relations.
YAB Prime Minister will also receive a courtesy call by H.E. Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe, Vice President of the Republic of Botswana to discuss matters of mutual interest aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, including cooperation under the country’s economic transformation programme, in addition to his meetings with his counterparts attending the G20 Summit.
YAB Prime Minister would be meeting the leaders of South Africa’s Muslim community and local key industry players in a business forum, as well as hold one-on-one business meetings with the South African and Malaysian business leaders. YAB Prime Minister would also be meeting the Malaysian diaspora in a dinner in Johannesburg.
The invitation from President Metamela Cyril Ramaphosa demonstrates South Africa’s commitment to strengthening further bilateral relations with Malaysia. YAB Prime Minister’s participation at the G20 Leaders’ Summit will provide an avenue for Malaysia to illustrate the successes and achievements of the ASEAN-Malaysia Chairmanship 2025.
The G20 theme under South Africa’s Presidency, “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” and Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship theme for 2025, “Inclusivity and Sustainability,” are closely aligned in prioritising equitable and sustainable development for high value growth economies. The G20 is a geo-economic organisation comprising 19 countries and two regional organisations (the European Union and the African Union). G20 members collectively represent more than 85 percent of global Gross Domestic Product, 75 percent of international trade, and 65 percent of the world’s population.
PUTRAJAYA
20 November 2025