Malaysian Haj Pilgrims First To Be Issued Visas This Year - Minister Na'im

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- 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) Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar said the success was due to early preparation by Tabung Haji (TH or the Malaysian hajj pilgrims fund board) in various aspects, including system management and commitment of its workforce.

"With our capability in terms of commitment and existing systems, when visa applications were opened, we were the first to manage them quickly… that’s the basis and of course via contracts, agreements that we manage from the start, it gets easier.

"So I congratulate TH for their efficiency till we managed to obtain visas early,” he said at a media conference here Sunday night.

-- BERNAMA