Taking Islamic social finance to the world


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 22 May 2016

Sultan Peak

THE Sultan of Perak will lead a special session on Islamic Social Finance at the United Nation’s inaugural World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul tomorrow. A well-respected humanitarian at heart, Sultan Nazrin Shah (pic) was hand-picked by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to collaborate on a paper that addresses the humanitarian financing gap.

MERCY Malaysia executive council member Harmandar Singh interviewed the Ruler, who is the patron of the organisation, about his mission before his departure.

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