Incentives for management of Islamic affairs


PETALING JAYA: The management and development of Islamic affairs continue to be prioritised with a RM1.5bil allocation under Budget 2022.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said a special one-off payment of RM500 would also be disbursed to 70,000 mosque officials including imam, bilal (muezzins), siak (mosque caretakers), as well as guru takmir (religious teachers), and Fardhu Ain and Kifayah (Kafa) teachers.

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RM 13.90/month

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RM 12.33/month

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Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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