# International Quran Recital Competition

The International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia is the international Islamic Quran recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia. It is the most popular international Quran competition all over the muslim world. Sometimes it called internationally as Malaysia International Al-Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition.

## History

Tunku Abdul Rahman (first Malaysian prime minister) was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition. The program was started on 9 March 1961 at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur and 7 countries took part in this competition including Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Sarawak and Malaya. In 1985, the competition was moved to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).

## Winners

| Year | Qari' (Men) | Qari'ah (Women) |
| 1961 | Ahmad Maasom Pergau | competition not created |
| 1962 | Mohd Yusof Abdullah | competition not created |
| 1963 | Manaf Sasaelos and Ismail Hashim | competition not created |
| 1964 | Hasan Musa | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1965 | Ismail Hashim | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1966 | Abd. Majid Awang | Rogayah Sulong |
| 1966 | Ismail Hashim | Siti Noor Ismail |
| 1967 | Abdul Ghani Abdullah | Rodziah Abd. Rahman |
| 1968 | Saidin Abd Rahman | Rahmah Abd. Rahman |
| 1969 | Ismail Hashim | Maimunah binti Moair Saad |
| 1970 | Ismail Hashim | Rodziah Abd. Rahman |
| 1971 | Ismail Hashim | Rodziah Abd. Rahman |
| 1972 | Abdul Ghani Abdullah | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1973 | Mohamad Taghi Morowat | Rogayah Sulong |
| 1974 | Ismail Hashim | Rogayah Sulong |
| 1975 | Ismail Hashim | Nursiah Ismail |
| 1976 | M. Ali Yusni | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1977 | Mashud Awang Damit | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1978 | Sofad Awang | Rogayah Sulong |
| 1979 | Abbas Salimi Naeini | Sarini Abdullah |
| 1980 | Abdul Ghani Abdullah | Maria Ulfah |
| 1981 | Sheikh Al-Amin Mohamad Thoumi | Sapinah Mamat |
| 1982 | Abdul Ghani Abdullah | Rahmas Abdullah |
| 1983 | Mirwan Batubara | Aminah Omar |
| 1984 | Mohamed Abu Snena | Rahmas Abdullah |
| 1985 | Noor Din Idris | Rahmas Abdullah |
| 1986 | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi | Rahmawati A. Rani |
| 1987 | Ali Sayyah Gorji | Sapinah Mamat |
| 1988 | Syarifuddin M. | Pasiah Hashim |
| 1989 | Brahang Harang | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1990 | Abbas Emam Jameh | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1991 | Mohamad Haji Yusof | Faridah Mat Saman |
| 1992 | Mansoor Ghazrizadeh | Rahmas Abdullah |
| 1993 | Ahmad Abu Al-Ghasimi | Fatimah Haji Madiah |
| 1994 | Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad | Umi Kalthom Mohd Zain |
| 1995 | Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad | Rahmas Abdullah |
| 1996 | Sheikh Mekkawi Mahmoud Mohamed | Sainab Abdulromae |
| 1997 | Mohamad Hussin Mohamad Yunus | Wildayati Nusril |
| 1998 | Mohamad Gandom Najad Toosi | Sepiah Mohamad |
| 1999 | Che Yahaya Daud | Maznah Awang |
| 2000 | Radzi Kamarul Hailan | Isniarah Bantayao |
| 2001 | Masoud Sayyah Gorji | Pasiah Hashim |
| 2002 | Bakri Waru | Aminah Haji Abd Manaf |
| 2003 | Ahmad Faizul Ghazali | Djihadiah Badar |
| 2004 | Radzi Kamarul Hailan | Nurhidayah Sulaiman |
| 2005 | Indra Gunawan | Faizah Mohd Husain |
| 2006 | Hossein Saeid Rostami Tabrizy | Sainab Abdulromae |
| 2007 | Aziz Mustakim | Amnah Ayub |
| 2008 | Mu'min Ainul Mubarak | Fatimah Ha'rati |
| 2009 | Usamah Abdullah | Sharifah Khasif Fadzilah |
| 2010 | Sheikh Hani Abdel Aziz Ahmed | Samia Khanan |
| 2011 | Amirahman Abas | Suraya Abu Hasan |
| 2012 | Muhammad Anuar Ghazali | Hasnaa Khoulali |
| 2013 | Dasrizal Marah Nainin | Hajar Boussaq |
| 2014 | Ahmad Tarmizi Haji Ali | Hanimzah Haji Jalaludin |
| 2015 | Mohsen Haji Hassani Kargar | Asrina Asril Buyong |
| 2016 | Wan Ainuddin Hilmi Abdullah | Nor Azrah Ayub |
| 2017 | Hamed Alizadeh Marghzari | Normalina Alias |
| 2018 | Abdullah Fahmi bin Che Nor | Suhailah Zulkifly |
| 2019 | Abdul Khair Jalil | Nor Farhatul Fairuzah Panut |
| 2022 | Mohamed Sameer Mohamed Magahed | Sofizah Mousin |