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Ministry of Religious Affairs Presented Donations to the Impoverished
Religious Affairs Minister, Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Othman presented the donations to the recipients in his capacity as guest of honour. | PHOTO: COURTESY OF PELITA BRUNEI (Muhammad Asri Haji Awang Abas)
July 1st, 2016 | 10:36 AM | 643 views
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) and departments under it held a ceremony to present donations to the poor and destitute, orphans and staff of the ministry, at the MoRA building yesterday.
Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs, presented the donations to the recipients in his capacity as guest of honour.
The donations were presented to 39 orphans (22 male and 17 female) and four of the ministry's staff.
Meanwhile, 50 family heads and 69 dependents categorised as poor and destitute received a distribution of the Zakat fund.
Each head of the family received $500, while the dependents received $400. The total amount of Zakat fund distributed was $52,600.
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