THE EXPERIENCE

OF GOVERNMENT

WAQF IN MALAYSIA

MALAYSIAN & SAUDI ARABIA FORUM FOR WAQF EXPERIENCES

HISTORY OF JAWHAR JAWHAR was established in 2004 by former

Prime Minister Y.A.Bhg Tun Abdullah Bin

Ahmad Badawi which aims to ensure that the

administration of waqf, zakat and Hajj matters

throughout the country is more organized,

systematic and effective. It also aims to

improve the effectiveness and efficiency of

service delivery systems to a more brilliant,

glorious and distinguished level

“the Government will develop the funding mechanism through various resources namely land and waqf property under the jurisdiction of the States Islamic Administration. The State Islamic Administration will then need to deliver their responsibilities in fard kifayah to actively develop the economic state of the ummah in our strive for the development of human capital.”

Strengthening world-class Waqf, Zakat, Mal and Haji / Umrah institutions.

Improve the socio-economic status of the ummah through the best governance and service delivery system

FUNCTIONS OF JAWHAR

Plan, implement, monitor and coordinate

the development

of Endowments, Zakat, Mal and Hajj /

Umrah.

Plan and coordinate

the requirement

s and uniformity of

the legal system.

Strive for smart

cooperation with

Government agencies as well as GLCs

/ private parties.

Conduct research and

research, publication

and coordination.

To assist and provide

support to the State Religious

Authorities and related

agencies.

FUNCTIONS OF DIVISION

WAQF DIVISION

• Conducting studies, preparing reports and making recommendations on issues related to waqf;

• Coordinating the waqf efforts

• Overseeing the progress of waqf iconic projects

BAITULMAL DIVISION

• Overall administration of zakat, wasiat, khairat, sedekah, luqatah mal, inheritance of any kinds, syubhah mal, fidyah and kaffarah

RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIVISION

• Overall coordination of haji/umrah, initiative of global zakat and international cooperation in the strategic thrusts

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

• (Information, Communication and Technology, administrative and finance)

WAQF MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION

IN MALAYSIA

Relevant affairs lie entirely under the authority of

the Sultan in every state.

List II, State List, Ninth Schedule, Federal

Constitution placed under the jurisdiction of

states in Malaysia. It provides:

"... Hukum Syarak and the law of the self and

the family of those who profess Islamic religion,

including Hukum Syarak in relation to the Islamic

wakaf and the definition of membership,

arrangement, and event of Shariah courts which

shall have jurisdiction over the people who

profess Islamic religion and only on any matter

included in this paragraph ...

MAIN is the sole trustee

WAQF MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION IN

MALAYSIA

States Islamic Religious Council

-sole trustee- (SIRC)

Delegation of Authority

JAWHAR

SULTAN/KING

Assist SIRC

Empower SIRC

Strategic Partner

List II Federal

Constitution

Authority of

states (schedule 9)

THE WAQF SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA

THE WAQF SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA

STATISTIC ON WAQF LAND

No. STATE NUMBER OF LOTS AREA (HECTAR)

GENERA

L

SPECIFIC TOTAL GENERA

L

SPECIFIC TOTAL

1. PULAU PINANG 1,083 69 1,152 704.29 37.72 742.01

2. PAHANG 144 0 144 74.60 0 74.60

3. KELANTAN 89 421 510 19.72 265.20 284.92

4. TERENGGANU 170 443 613 27.78 456.32 484.10

5. MELAKA 145 609 754 77.68 279.36 357.04

6. WILAYAH

PERSEKUTUAN

17 43 60 1.57 22.70 24.27

7. NEGERI

SEMBILAN

12 17 29 6.68 10.50 17.18

8. SABAH 4 110 114 0 2,130.04 2,130.04

9. SELANGOR 537 173 710 295.15 57.52 352.67

10. PERLIS 93 93 83.22 83.22

11. PERAK 318 4,915 5,233 20,225.75 20,225.75

12. KEDAH 130 938 1,068

96.04

724.27 820.31

13. JOHOR 3,798 3,798 5,149.10 5,149.10

14. SARAWAK 78 78 143.68 143.68

OVERALL TOTAL 14,356 Lot 30,888.89 Hectar

STATISTIC ON WAQF LAND

STATISTICS OF LAND DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS IN MALAYSIA

waqf land has been developed

waqf land has not been

developed yet

waqf land ready to be

developed

JAWHAR’S WAQF PROPERTY

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

welfare

healthcar

e economy

housing education

ROLE OF JAWHAR IN EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS WAQF

Development

Implementing

development on wakaf

land using allocation of

development expenditure

Publishing publishing a manual to

assist the institution in

implementing waqf.

Understandin

g agreement Memorandum of

Understanding between

JAWHAR & educational

institution

Industrial

training Receive students of

higher education

institutions to undergo

industrial training.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

COMMERCIAL LOT,

MUKIM ULU KINTA,

TAMBUN, PERAK

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

COMMERCIAL LOT,

MUKIM UTAN AJI,

PERLIS

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

MAAHAD

AL – MASHOOR

AL-ISLAMI

EDUCATIONAL

COMPLEX

BALIK PULAU,

P. PINANG

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ORPHANAGE

DORMATORIES,

MUKIM DERGA,

KOTA

SETAR,KEDAH

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ORPHANAGE

DORMITORY,

MUKIM MACHANG,

KELANTAN

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

AS SA’ADAH

COMPLEX,

SEREMBAN,

NEGERI

SEMBILAN

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

HEMODIALISYS

CENTER, BATU

PAHAT, JOHOR

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

A WOMEN'S

SHELTER

CENTER IN

TAMAN

PERLING,

JOHOR

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF HOTEL,

MELAKA

HOTEL PANTAI

PUTERI, MELAKA

(JAWHAR-MAIM)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF HOTEL &

BAITUL HILAL,

PORT DICKSON,

NEGERI SEMBILAN

(KLANA BEACH

RESORT PORT

DICKSON)

(JAWHAR-MAINS)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF COMPLEX,

KAJANG, SELANGOR

(PRELIMINARY WORK)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF HOTEL

TAIPING, PERAK

(HOTEL SERI

WARISAN,

TAIPING PERAK)

(JAWHAR-MAIPK)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF JAWHAR-

MAIDAM, KUALA

TERENGGANU

(HOTEL GRAND

PUTERI KUALA

TERENGGANU)

(JAWHAR-

MAIDAM)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

STUDENT

DORMITORY,

BESUT

DISTRICT,

TERENGGANU

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

EQUIPMENTS

FOR MULTI

PURPOSE HALL

– ISLAMIC

COMPLEX

KUCHING,

SARAWAK

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

BUTTERWORTH

PENANG LOW COST

APARTMENT

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

HOUSING

PROJECT, SG.

NIBONG, PULAU

PINANG

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

PHASE 2 HOTEL

TAIPING, PERAK

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

MENARA IMARAH

AL-WAQF AHMAD

DAWJWEE

DADABHOY

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF SEETEE

AISAH, PENANG

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

COMMUNITY

WAKAF

BAZAAR

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

WAQF MART

PRODUCT WAQF

FINANCING / DEVELOPMENT MODEL

INTERNAL FINANCING SOURCE POTENTIAL BEARERS

Cash Waqf

Shares of Waqf

Revenue from shares of waqf

Investment Outcome of waqf

Project

Individual / Corporate Sector

Baitulmal Fund SIRC

Government Allocation Grant Federal / State Government

Social Allocation Grants Local and Foreign NGOs

CSR funds GLC/private/NGO

SOURCE OF EXTERNAL FINANCING

.1Banking Financing .1Non-Banking Financing

Initiate the development through internal funding

Getting the development funding from the federal & state government

Joint funding between the SIRC and waqf donors

Joint venture between SIRC and corporate bodies or GLCs

Joint venture between the SIRC and property developers such as UDA Waqf Sdn. Bhd & Nada Sepakat Corporation.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) (BOT & Istibdal)

Lease the land and give the lessee permission to develop

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

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CONCLUSION

Waqf in Malaysia is evolving from time to time based on the growing

statistic of waqf property. This waqf property has great value and role in

national development if it is well managed and organized.