Southeast Asian Affairs, January 1st, 2001
Pehin Mohd Zain Serudin continued as Minister of Religious Affairs throughout 2000, and Pehin Abdul Aziz Juned remained in office as Government Mufti. Pehin Salim Besar has been Chief Kadi since 1 January 1995.
In line with the Melayu Islam Beraja (Malay Muslim Monarchy, or MIB) concept, all Islamic festivals were faithfully observed. At the start of the year, most members of the royal family were in Saudi Arabia to fulfil the face=+Italic; umraface=-Italic; h. Soon after their return home 57,090 persons streamed through the Istana Nurul Iman (the principal palace) during the three days of th...
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