Kuala Lumpur: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, today graced an iftar event and performed Maghrib, Isyak, and tarawih prayers at Masjid UPM with about 1,000 of its staff and students as well as residents in the surrounding areas. The event was attended by the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who is also the UPM pro-chancellor.

Kuala Lumpur: at the event, His Royal Highness presented Aidilfitri contributions to orphans, mualaf (Muslim reverts), the disabled, and 45 asnaf individuals, which included UPM staff and students. Sultan Sharafuddin, who holds the position of UPM chancellor, accepted various donations, endowments, and zakat from different parties. A significant contribution was made to UPM’s Wakaf Ilmu, a fund initiated in 2012 aimed at supporting academic activities and providing financial aid, among other initiatives. This fund received donations amounting to RM1.08 million from individuals, the university’s corporate partners, staff, and students, presented by UPM registrar Muhazam Mansor.

Additionally, the Selangor Ruler accepted RM8.67 million in zakat funds from UPM vice-chancellor Datuk Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, and RM411,627.73 in business zakat from UPM Holdings Sdn Bhd, Koperasi UPM Bhd, and PLUS Malaysia Berhad. Furthermore, Sultan Sharafuddin consented to receive RM800,000 in student zakat from Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Syed Hamadah Syed Othman under the TH Iqra’s programme 2024.

UPM also benefited from zakat wakalah contributions totaling RM30,000 from Bank Islam, RM15,000 from Takaful Ikhlas, and an RM10,000 donation specifically for UPM students from Badan Kebajikan Mutiara Putrajaya.