Abdul Hamid is national-level Tokoh Maal Hijrah 2013


Dr Zikir Abdul Razak Karim Naik from India (left) and Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin.

PUTRAJAYA: Former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin was named this year's national-level Tokoh Maal Hijrah.

The recipient for the international-level award was Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, a Muslim preacher from Mumbai, India.

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