Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura

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Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1968; 55 years ago (1968-07-01)
JurisdictionSingapore
Headquarters273 Braddell Road, Singapore Islamic Hub, Singapore 579702
Employees127 (2012)[1]
Annual budgetS$2.248 million (2012)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Mohamed Sa'at Abdul Rahman, President[2]
  • Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Mufti
  • Kadir Maideen, CEO[3]
Parent agencyMinistry of Culture, Community and Youth
Websitewww.muis.gov.sg
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīnjiāpō Huíjiào Zōngjiào Lǐshìhuì
Malay nameMalay
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura

The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (IRCS), is a

Muslim community. The Majlis is headed by a Council, in which members are appointed by the President of Singapore. Since 2009, the council is headquartered in the Singapore Islamic Hub, along Braddell Road.[4]

History and role

MUIS was established in 1968 when the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) came into effect.

The principal functions of MUIS are:[5]

Under AMLA, MUIS is a statutory board of the

and under the direct supervision of the Minister-In-Charge of Muslim Affairs.

Its primary statutory role is to advise the President of Singapore on all Islamic matters as well as the religious interests and issues faced by the Muslim Community in Singapore.

The Council of MUIS

The Council of MUIS operates as the overall decision-making body and has responsibility for the formulation of policies and operational plans.

The Council comprises the President of MUIS, the Mufti of Singapore, persons recommended by the

Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs
and other persons nominated by Muslim organisations. The President of Singapore appoints all members of the Council.

As of 2023 Mohamed Sa'at Abdul Rahman serves as President of MUIS and Nazirudin Mohd Nasir as the Mufti of Singapore.[7]

MUIS Council
Role Name Portfolio
President Mohamed Sa'at Abdul Rahman Editor, Berita Harian
Mufti Sahibus Samahah Ustaz Dr. Nazirudin Mohd Nasir Mufti of the Republic of Singapore
MUIS Executive Leadership
Appointment Name
Chief Executive Kadir Maideen Bin Mohamed
Deputy Chief Executive I Albakri Ahmad
Deputy Chief Executive II Khairul Anwar Mohd Abdul Alim
Mufti Sahibus Samahah Ustaz Nazirudin Mohd Nasir
Deputy Muftis' Ustaz Mohd Murat Md Aris
Ustaz Mohammad Hannan Hassan
Ustaz Izal Mustafa Kamar
Director, Legal Shahla Iqbal
Quality Service Manager Mohamad Helmy Mohd Isa
MUIS Divisions
Division Directors
Office of Mufti Ustaz Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Mufti
  • Ustaz Mohammad Hannan Hassan, Deputy Mufti
  • Ustaz Mohd Murat Md Aris, Deputy Mufti
  • Ustaz Izal Mustafa Kamar, Deputy Mufti
  • Ustaz Mahmoud Mathlub Sidek, Deputy Director (Asatizah Recognition)
    • Ustaz Lukman Afandi, Senior Head (ARS Office)
    • Zauwiyah Majid, Head (Public Education & Engagement)
  • Yazid Mohamed Ali, Deputy Director (Asatizah Development)
  • Amira Abdul Rahim, Head (MUIS Academy)
Education Mohamaed Azam Bin Abdul Aziz, Senior Director (Education)
  • Sharifah Farah Aljunied, Director, Education & Student Development
    • Nazruddin Minhaj, Head, Madrasah Curriculum Development
    • Afdzal Ibrahim, Head, Student Career and Welfare Office
  • Mohamad Khidir Abdul Rahman, Deputy Director, Education & Exec. Director, ILHAM
  • Sharifah Thalha Syed Haron, Assistant Director, Madrasah Policy & Planning (Education Policy)
    • Muhammad Nasir Johari, Head, Madrasah Policy & Planning (Planning & Systems)
  • Zanaria Jusary, Head, Youth & Community Education Strategic Unit
Finance & Asset Development
  • Norhayati Haron, Director, Asset Services & Finance
    • Mohd Faizal Abd Hathi, Head, Haj Services
  • Dewi Hartaty Suratty, Director, Asset Policy & Endowment
    • Shamsul Hadi Jangarodin, Senior Assistant Director, Community Funds Development
  • Zalman Ali, Director, Halal Development
    • Nurul Hidayah Abu Bakar, Assistant Director, Halal Certification
  • Abdul Rahim Saleh, Director, Collaborative Projects
  • Mohamed Hanifa, Head, Governance and Financial Transformation
Human Capital Azlina Manas, Deputy Director, Human Capital
  • Indahsuria Mokhtar, Head, Human Resource and Sector Workforce Development
Strategy & Transformation Mohamad Helmy Mohd Isa, Senior Director
  • Mohd Azree Rahim, Director (Strategy & Organisation Excellence)
  • Mohd Yasman Abdul Salam, Deputy Director (IT & Digital Services)
One Mosque Sector Zaini Osman, Senior Director
  • Muhammad Hafiz Abdul Rashid, District Superintendent of Mosques, District South
  • Abdul Rahman Bakar, District Superintendent of Mosques, District East
    • Muhammad Faizal Abdollah, Assistant District Superintendent, District Admin and Mosque Executive Chairman, District East
  • Yacob Ahmad, District Superintendent of Mosques, District North
    • Rashidah Shariff, Assistant District Superintendent, Social Resilience, District North
  • Suhaimi Mustar, District Superintendent of Mosques, District West
  • Adnan Abdul Hamid, Senior Assistant Director, Community Engagement
  • Muhamed Rafii Abdul Hamed, Senior Assistant Director, Mosque Policy Office
  • Mohamad Zulfadhli Bin Mohd Gazali, Assistant Director, Zakat Social Development
Group Infrastructure & Resilience Zaini Osman, Senior Director
  • Muhammad Taufiq Arifin, Assistant Director
Strategic Engagement Mohamed Asri Abdul Aziz, Director
  • Hanna Taufiq Siraj, Senior Assistant Director, Strategic Engagement
  • Liyana Rosli Asmara, Head, Harmony Centre
  • Ibrahim Sawifi, Head, Strategic Communications
  • Alia Fatin Binte Abdullah, Head, Community Resilience

Singapore Fatwa Committee

Full Members

  • Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Chairman
  • Ustaz Firdaus Bin Yahya, Mananging Director, Darul Huffaz
  • Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi Bin Hassan, Senior Asatizah
  • Ustaz Fathurrahman Bin Hj M Dawoed, Executive Director, Andalus
  • Ustazah Rohana Binte Ithnin, Board of Governors, Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah.

Senior Associate Members

  • Ustaz Mohd Murat Bin Md Aris, Deputy Mufti
  • Ustaz Mohammad Hannan Bin Hassan, Deputy Mufti
  • Mohamed Bin Ali, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
  • Ustaz Mohd Kamal Bin Mokhtar, Shariah Committee Member of Maybank Islamic Berhad
  • Ustaz Nor Razak Bin Bakar, Registrar of Registry of Muslim Marriages
  • Ustazah Raihanah Halid, President of Syariah Court

Associate Members

  • Ustaz Badrul Fata Bin Muhd Ridwan, Lecturer, Institut Pengajian Tinggi Al-Zuhri
  • Ustaz Mohammad Rizhan Bin Leman, Lecturer, Institut Pengajian Tinggi Al-Zuhri
  • Ustazah Sakinah Binte Saptu, Freelance Asatizah
  • Ustaz Afif Bin Pasuni, Vice Principal, Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
  • Ustazah Siti Nur 'Alaniah Binte Abdul Wahid, Founder & Director, Caliph Consultancy
  • Ustaz Mohammad Yusri Yubhi Bin Mohd Yusoff, Director, YusriYusoff Consulting
  • Ustaz Ahmad Haris Bin Suhaimi, Freelance Asatizah
  • Ustaz Irwan Hadi Bin Mohd Shuhaimy, President of Syariah Court
  • Ustaz Kamaruzaman Bin Afandi, Assistant Director, Assessment, ARS Office
  • Ustaz Mahmoud Mathlub Bin Sidek, Deputy Director, Office of Mufti (Asatizah Recognition)
  • Ustaz Muhammad Ma'az Bin Sallim, Deputy Registrar of Registry of Muslim Marriages
  • Ustaz Muhammad Tarmizi Bin Abdul Wahid, President of Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association
  • Ustazah Nadia Hanim Binte Abdul Rahman, Member of Asatizah Youth Network (AYN)
  • Ustaz Muhammad Azri Bin Azman, President of Muhammadiyyah Association
  • Ustazah Nur Hafiza Binte Roslee, Senior Executive, Office of The Mufti
  • Ustazah Nur Khadijah Binte Ramli, Education Resource Manager, IQRA' ASIA PTE LTD

Committee of Future Asatizah

Chairman

  • Mohamad Maliki Osman, Minister in Prime Minister's Office

Members

  • Naziruddin Mohd Nasir, Mufti of Singapore
  • Mohamad Hannan Hassan, Vice Dean of Muis Academy
  • Seng Boon Kheng, Head of Master of Social Work Programme, SUSS
  • Suzaina Kadir, Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), NUS
  • Gog Soon Joo, Chief Futurist of SkillsFuture Singapore
  • Mohamed Bin Ali, Co-Chairman of Religious Rehabilitation Group
  • Ustaz Pasuni Maulan, Chairman of Asatizah Recognition Board
  • Ustaz Abdul Mukhsien Shariff, Assistant Vice Principal of Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
  • Ustaz Mohd Kamal Mokhtar, Member of Syariah Court’s Appeal Board
  • Nasser Ghani, Immediate Past President, Singapore Kadayanallur Muslim League
  • Ustaz Tarmizi Abdul Wahid, President of PERGAS
  • Ustazah Kalthom Mohd Isa, Vice-President of PERGAS

Singapore Islamic Hub