During the prayer service, the president sat at the forefront with Vice President Boediono, cabinet ministers, other state officials, and numerous foreign ambassadors.
Leading the prayer service was the imam of Istiqlal Mosque, Hasanuddin Sinaga, who is concurrently a lecturer at the Syarif Hidahyatullah Islamic State University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah), and the Idul Fitri sermon was delivered by Prof. H. Maskuri Abdillah of the State Islamic University (UIN).
Under tight security, the service at Southeast Asias largest mosque, which has a capacity to accommodate 120 thousand people, was attended by thousands of Muslims from all corners of the city.
After performing the Idul Fitri prayers, President Yudhoyono and his family held open house comprising of four sessions at the State Palace.
The first session of the open house will last between 8.50 a.m. and 10 a.m. for the immediate members of the family of the president and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, and the second session from 10 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. for Vice President Boediono and his family members.
The third session is scheduled to be held between 10.30 and 12.30 p.m. for the state officials, cabinet ministers, foreign ambassadors, TNI and Police chiefs and personnel, and former ministers and governors.
Thereafter, the last open house session will be held between 3.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. for the public community.
It is the last time that President Yudhoyono and his family will hold the open house at the State Palace before he ends his term in office in October this year.
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