Some of the nation’s most prominent individuals were present at the akad nikah ceremony of Dias Atamkulov and Alia Geneid. The solemnisation ceremony started off with the bridegroom and the father of the bride, Dato’ Robert Geneid, taking their seats at the centre of the ceremony room. The bride then made her entrance, looking beautiful and radiant in a Seijun creation.
With his voice thick with emotion, Dato’ Robert formally gave away his youngest daughter’s hand in marriage. Alia’s mother Datuk Raziah Mahmud-Geneid looked overwhelmed with feelings herself as she witnessed the proceedings with her grandchildren by her side, as did Dias’ parents Beibut Atamkulov and Bagila Saparbayeva.
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