Selangor Sultan receives RM11.6mil in business zakat contributions

SHAH ALAM: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah graced a ceremony to receive business zakat contributions totalling RM11.6mil from seven companies at the Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque in Bukit Jelutong here on Saturday (March 15).

The companies that presented their business zakat were Pintas Utama Sdn Bhd (RM3mil), Rafulin Holdings Sdn Bhd (RM2.15mil), Sime Darby Property Berhad (RM2mil) and Mahsa University (RM1.32mil).

KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (RM1.17mil), the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS) (RM1mil), and Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (RM1mil) also contributed zakat during the “Sultan Selangor Bersama Rakyat” breaking of fast and the handing over of Hari Raya contributions programme.

Earlier, the Sultan, accompanied by Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, arrived at the mosque at 6.30 pm.

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and State Secretary Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin welcomed Their Royal Highnesses.

Sultan Sharafuddin also presented Hari Raya aid totalling RM239,000 to 478 recipients from the asnaf category in the Petaling district. This category includes those classified as poor, destitute, and mualaf (new Muslim converts). Each recipient received RM500.

Meanwhile, in his speech, Petaling District Officer Huzunul Khaidil Mohammed said rapid development in the district has significantly boosted revenue collection. Last year, the Petaling District and Land Office (PDT) collected RM659.8mil in land premiums, land taxes and parcel taxes.

He said that as of March 1, the E-Kasih registration system recorded 443 households in Petaling under the extreme poverty category, 3,316 classified as poor, and 7,724 had successfully moved above the poverty threshold.

To address these challenges, he said various initiatives are being actively implemented, including infrastructure improvements, social assistance programmes, and skills training for low-income groups.

He added that these efforts fall under the “Iltizam Selangor Penyayang” programme by the state government and the “Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat” initiative by the federal government.

Following the ceremony, the Royal Couple joined the congregation in breaking fast and performed the Maghrib, Isyak and Tarawih prayers. – Bernama