The Singapore Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Masagos Zulkifli, is leading Singapore’s delegation for the annual Haj Ministerial Meeting in KSA, running from 24 to 28 December 2018.
Masagos' schedule includes meeting the Minister for Haj and Umrah, HE Dr Mohammad Saleh Bin Taher Benten and his
deputy Dr Abdul Fattah Mashat to discuss arrangements for Singaporean pilgrims and other matters for the upcoming Hajj season scheduled in early August 2019.
On his Facebook page Masagos reported meeting the Governor of Makkah, HRH Prince Khaled bin Faisal Al Saud as well as his son, the Deputy
Governor of Madinah, HRH Prince Saud bin Khalid Al
Faisal.
"The governors play an important role in overseeing the building
of infrastructure and operations for Hajj and umrah pilgrims, which has
seen remarkable improvement over the years. In particular, the expansion
of the Masjid al Haram and holy sites has enabled a larger number of Muslims to perform their religious obligations with comfort and security," he said on Facebook.
"I was pleased to hear of praises from the governors on our Singaporean
pilgrims, in terms of observing good etiquette and respecting the rules
in-placed for their own well-being and welfare. I hope our Singaporean
pilgrims will continue to fly our flag high in the years to come."
In Madinah, KSA, Masagos is scheduled to engage Singaporean students in a dialogue.
This is Masagos’ first Haj Ministerial Meeting as Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. He will be accompanied by the Chief Executive of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), Haji Abdul Razak Hassan Maricar, the Deputy Chief Executive of Muis, Esa Masood, and other senior officials.
Esa is due to take over from Haji Abdul Razak in 2019.