Former Ikim DG Abdul Monir is this year's Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah

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Former Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Monir Yaacob has been named the national-level Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah in recognition of his contributions to the Malaysian Muslim community.  Meanwhile, at the national-level Maal Hijrah celebration at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (July 19), the International Tokoh Maal Hijrah award was given to Grand Mufti Al-Allamah Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmad for being an influential religious figure for the Sunni Muslim community in India and abroad.  Read more at https://rb.gy/lv2is  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Former Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) Director-General,

00:06 Datuk Dr Abdul Monyet Yaakob has been named the National Level Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah.

00:12 The award is given in recognition of his contributions to the Malaysian Muslim community.

00:19 77-year-old Abdul Monyet is known for presenting a working paper for Professor Tan Sri Ahmad Ibrahim

00:25 at Harvard University in 1997. He is also noted for being a commissioner of the Human Rights Commission

00:33 of Malaysia (Suhakam) and informing Raja of Police, Tuan Ku Sait Sirajuddin Putra Jamalulai,

00:40 that Muslim prisoners were unable to perform their daily prayers because they were given short pants as their attire.

00:48 Asked about the current political situation of the country during the National Level Ma'al Hijrah celebration

00:55 on Wednesday, Abdul Monyet said Malaysians should find ways to stay united despite being exposed

01:01 to divisive statements from some political members.

01:05 Abdul Monyet also encouraged people to never stop learning, as the world, he said,

01:11 "is an endless field of knowledge for everyone to understand and appreciate."

01:16 Meanwhile, the International Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah Award was given to Grand Mufti Al-Alamah Sheikh Abu Bakar Ahmad

01:25 for being an influential religious figure for the Sunni Muslim community in India and abroad.

01:31 92-year-old Sheikh Abu Bakar is the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Scholars Association,

01:39 one of the country's largest organizations of Islamic scholars.

01:44 He is also the founder of Islamic University Jamia Makkas, which is the biggest education center in Asia

01:51 and provides education to students in 130 institutions in India and other countries.

01:58 Both Abdul Monyet and Sheikh Abu Bakar were presented the award by Yangtipatuan Agong

02:04 al-Sultan Abdullah Riyaduddin al-Mustafa Bilashah.

02:08 Also present were Prime Minister Tatus Sri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Tatus Sri Dr Wan Aziza Wan Ismail,

02:15 as well as several senior ministers.

02:18 The theme of this year's Ma'al Hijrah national celebration is Perbaduan Teras Malaysia Madani,

02:25 or "Unity is the core of Malaysia Madani".

02:28 [Music]

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