MAIWP celebrates 100 newlywed couples at Dataran Merdeka

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar (right) with some of the newlyweds at the Walimatul Urus Perdana Ceremony at Dataran Merdeka on Sunday (Jan 29).

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 100 newlywed couples celebrated in the Walimatul Urus Perdana, organised by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), at Dataran Merdeka, on Sunday (Jan 29).

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, who officiated the ceremony, said that all 100 newlywed couples who celebrated on Sunday, in conjunction with the MAIWP Carnival 2023, were asnaf (those eligible to receive zakat or tithe) or converts.