KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today attended the Munaqasyah of State Islamic Affairs Management at Istana Negara here.
The Munaqasyah session, which was held on Al-Sultan Abdullah’s initiative, started at 10am and lasted for about two hours.
According to a statement issued by Istana Negara, the session was held to get updates on issues of Islamic affairs in the states under the auspices of His Majesty and strengthen religious agencies in the state.
The states are Pahang, Federal Territories, Penang, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak as provided in Articles 3 (2), 3 (3) and 3 (5) of the Federal Constitution.
Entering its third edition, the session was organised by Istana Negara in collaboration with the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim).
The first and second sessions were held last year on June 20 and Oct 7 respectively.
The session was also attended by Jakim director-general Datuk Paimuzi Yahya, Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Naim Mokhtar, chairmen of state Islamic religious councils, state muftis, state Syariah chief judges and directors of state Islamic religious departments.
Among the working paper and briefings presented to His Majesty are the upgrading of the status of Syariah Court judges and the implementation of RAHMAH Policy in the National Administration.
The resolution from the Munaqasyah session would be presented by His Majesty for discussion at the 256th Conference of Rulers scheduled for Feb 19 and 20.
Al-Sultan Abdullah expressed hope that the Munaqasyah session could help strengthen the management of Islamic affairs in the states under his auspices. – BERNAMA