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| Source: Zetrix. Signing ceremony for the letter of intent between Zetrix AI and the Malaysian government via the PM's Department (Religious Affairs). Front row: Datuk Mohd Jimmy Wong Abdullah, Director of Zetrix AI (left) and Dato’ Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee, Director General of Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) (right). Back row, from left: witnesses YB Tuan Haji Mohd Fared bin Khalid, Chairman of the Johor State Islamic Religious Affairs Committee; YB Dato’ Haji Asman Shah bin Abd. Rahman, Secretary of the Johor State Government; YAB Dato’ Onn Hafiz bin Ghazi, Chief Minister of Johor; YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, PM of Malaysia; and YB Senator Dato’ Setia Dr Haji Mohd Na’im bin Haji Mokhtar, Minister in the PM's Department (Religious Affairs). |
Zetrix AI, developer of the world's first shari'ah-aligned large language model (LLM) NurAI and Malaysia's PM's Department (Religious Affairs) have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to collaborate on establishing a global framework for shari'ah compliance, certification and governance in AI.
With the collaboration, Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development JAKIM, under the Ministry's leadership, will
play a central role in guiding the certification, governance and ethical
standards of NurAI, ensuring its alignment with Islamic principles.
Malaysia has consistently ranked first in the Global Islamic Economy Indicator, reflecting its leadership not only in halal certification but also in Islamic finance, food and education. JAKIM is internationally recognised as the gold standard in halal certification, accrediting foreign certification bodies across nearly 50 countries. By integrating emerging technologies such as AI and Blockchain to enhance compliance and monitoring, Malaysia continues to set holistic benchmarks for the global Islamic economy, Zetrix noted.
This milestone also underscores the need for an AI platform rooted in Islamic ethics, while positioning Malaysia as a global leader in ethical and shari'ah-compliant AI and a pioneer of international benchmarks. The initiative also reflects the country's halal and digitalisation agendas, ensuring AI remains trusted, secure, and representative of Muslim values while serving more than 2 billion people worldwide, Zetrix added.
At the ceremony PM YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim reinforced that national policies should incorporate various inputs, including digitalisation and AI — and must always remain grounded in Islamic principles and values that deserve emphasis.
Through the LoI, Zetrix AI and the government via JAKIM propose to collaborate in three key areas:
- Shari'ah certification and governance: Developing frameworks, ethical guidelines and certification standards for AI systems rooted in Islamic principles.
- Global advocacy and promotion: Positioning Malaysia as the global centre of excellence for Islamic AI and championing the global Islamic digital economy, at US$5.74 T by 2030.
- JAKIM's official channel on NurAI: Creating a trusted platform for Islamic legal rulings, halal certification and verified shari'ah guidance, combating misinformation through AI.
NurAI is developed in Malaysia, supporting Bahasa Melayu, English, Indonesian and Arabic. It complies with national data sovereignty and cybersecurity policies, reducing reliance on foreign tools while ensuring AI knowledge stays local, trusted, and secure.
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