MECCA, May 15 ― The first batch of 282 Haj pilgrims from Malaysia has arrived here after spending six days in Madinah. Seven buses carrying the pilgrims from group KT01 arrived at 5.30pm (local time) yesterday at Abraj Al Janadiriyah Hotel, which is also the headquarters of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) in Mecca. The pilgrims … Read more
SEPANG, May 8 — The first group of 282 Malaysian pilgrims will depart for the Holy Land early Thursday morning (May 9). Malaysia Airlines flight MH8050 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 to Madinah will depart at 12.05am and is expected to arrive at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah at 3.50am … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — Emergency plans are in place to ensure the safety of Malaysian pilgrims in the event of any incident or disaster during the haj pilgrimage, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He emphasised that the safety of 31,600 haj pilgrims remains the government’s top … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysian Haj pilgrims who will perform the Haj this year (1445H/2024) are the first pilgrims in the world to be issued with visas from the Saudi Arabian Haj and Umrah Ministry. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the success was due to early … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — Tabung Haji is continuing its preparations for the 2024 Haj season as planned despite the retaliatory attacks by Iran against Israel, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) would work closely with government entities such … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) today refuted allegations that it distributed certain quotas to private parties or Registered Hajj Pilgrimage Operators (PJH). TH said that the hajj quota of 31,600, allotted by the Saudi Arabian government, is according to the open Haj registration system based on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis, … Read more
SEPANG, Jan 19 — The targeted financial assistance of RM1,000 for each prospective Haj pilgrim in the Muassasah B40 group involves a total allocation of RM9.4 million, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the finance minister, has … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Tabung Haji (TH) today announced the cost for first-time Malaysian muassasah pilgrims from the B40 group to perform the haj this year at RM12,356 per person. TH Group managing director and chief executive officer Syed Hamadah Syed Othman said the cost for first-time pilgrims from the M40 group, however, is … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — The Saudi Arabian government has set the quota at 31,600 pilgrims for Malaysia this Haj season, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. “The matter was conveyed by Saudi’s Haj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Fawzan Al-Rabiah during a meeting for the signing of the Memorandum … Read more
The public has been urged not to be duped by fraudulent ‘jump the queue’ activities purportedly to enable prospective pilgrims to perform haj quicker.
