# Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura

The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (IRCS), is a statutory board of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore. As a majlis, its role is to look after the administration and interests of Singapore's 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.

## 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:
* Administration of Muslim affairs e.g. zakat, wakaf (endowment), pilgrimage affairs, and halal certification
* Construction and administration of mosques development and management
* Administration of Madrasah and Islamic education
* Issuance of fatwas (religious rulings)
* Provision of financial relief to poor Muslims
Under AMLA, MUIS is a statutory board of the Singapore Government. It comes under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, 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.
MUIS Council :
| Role | Name | Portfolio |
| Executive President | Mr. 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 | Mr. Kadir Maideen Bin Mohamed |
| Deputy Chief Executive I | Dr. Albakri Ahmad |
| Deputy Chief Executive II | Mr. Khairul Anwar Mohd Abdul Alim |
| Mufti | Sahibus Samahah Ustaz Dr. Nazirudin Mohd Nasir |
| Deputy Muftis' | Ustaz Dr. Mohd Murat Md Aris Ustaz Dr. Mohammad Hannan Hassan Ustaz Dr. Izal Mustafa Kamar |
| Director, Legal | Shahla Iqbal |
| Quality Service Manager | Mohamad Helmy Mohd Isa |
MUIS Divisions :
| Division | Directors |
| Religious Policy & Development | Ustaz Mahmoud Mathlub Bin Sidek, Director Ustaz Kamaruzaman Afandi, Assistant Director (Assessment) Ms. Zauwiyah Majid, Head (Engagement) Ustaz Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah, Head (Policy) |
| Religious Talent Development | Mr. Mohamad Azam Bin Abdul Aziz, Senior Director Mr. Yazid Mohamad Ali, Deputy Director (Policy) Mr. Mohamed Afdzal Mohamed Ibrahim, Head (Policy) Ustaz Lukman Afandi, Senior Head (Regulation) Ms. Nur Aisyah Arshad, Head (Training & Engagement) |
| Higher Education & Research | Ms. Sharifah Farah Aljunied, Director Ms. Sharifah Thalha Syed Haron, Assistant Director (Content & Programmes) Dr. Tuty Raihanah Mostarom, Head (Research) Ms. Amira Abdul Rahim, Head (Admin & Operations) |
| Education | Mr. Mohamad Azam Bin Abdul Aziz, Senior Director Ustaz Mohamad Khidir Abdul Rahman, Deputy Director (Youth & Community Education) Ms. Zanaria Jusary, Head (Youth & Community Education) Ustaz Muhammad Nasir Johari, Assistant Director (Madrasah Policy & Planning) Ustaz Nazruddin Minhaj, Head (Madrasah Curriculum Development) |
| Finance & Asset Development | Ms. Norhayati Haron, Director Mr. Abdul Rahim Saleh, Director (Collaborative Projects) Mr. Mohd Safie Osman, Senior Assistant Director (Financial Accounting) Mr. Adam Aezril Isa Lim, Head (Governance and Financial Transformation) Mr. Mohd Faizal Abd Hathi, Head (Haj Services) |
| Halal Certification | Mr. Muhammad Faizal Othman, Deputy Director (Halal Development) Ms. Nurul Hidayah Abubakar, Assistant Director (Halal Certification) Mr. Sharifuddin Mohamed Ali, Head (Halal Supply Network) Ms. Beetsma Diana Husna Zamily, Head (Standards & Development) Ms. Nur Aini Binte Hamid, Head (Stakeholder Engagement) |
| Community Funds | Ms. Dewi Hartaty Suratty, Director (Asset Policy and Endowment) Mr. Shamsul Hadi Jangarodin, Deputy Director (Community Funds) Ms. Nurfarhana Supa'at, Head (Wakaf and Estate Administration) Ms. Nur Ayuni Affandi Salleh, Assistant Head (Community Funds Development) |
| Human Capital | Ms. Azlina Manas, Director Ms. Nazhatul Nizla, Assistant Director (Human Resource) Ms. Nadra Shirin Abdul Rahim Mattar, Head (Sector Human Resource Policy) |
| Strategy & Transformation | Mr. Mohamad Helmy Mohd Isa, Senior Director Mr. Mohamad Nizam Mohamad Nain, Deputy Chief Information Officer Mr. Mohd Yasman Abdul Salam, Deputy Director (IT & Digital Services) Mr. M Faiz M Fadzil, Assistant Director (IT & Digital Services) Mr. Hirman Abdullah, Deputy Director (Strategy and Organisation Excellence) Mr. Hafeez Piperdy, Assistant Director (Strategic Policy and Planning Office) Ms. Aslinda Ahmad, Assistant Director (Organisation and Service Excellence) Ms. Azizah Subhan, Head (Service Excellence) |
| One Mosque Sector | Mr. Zalman Putra Ahmad Ali, Senior Director Mr. Hisham Hasim, Deputy Director Mr. Adnan Abdul Hamid, Senior Assistant Director (Community Engagement) Mr. Mohamed Rafii Abdul Hamed, Senior Assistant Director (Mosque Policy) Mr. Muhammad Haffiz Jabbar, Head (Policy and Governance, Policy Futures) Mr. Mohamad Zulfadhli Bin Mohd Gazali, Assistant Director, Zakat Social Development Mr. Muhammad Hafiz Abdul Rashid, District Superintendent of Mosques, District South Mr. Abdul Rahman Bakar, Superintendent of Mosques (District East) Mr. Muhammad Faizal Abdollah, Assistant Superintendent of Mosques (District East) Mr. Yacob Ahmad, Superintendent of Mosques (District North) Dr. Suhaimi Mustar, Superintendent of Mosques (District West) |
| Group Infrastructure & Resilience | Mr. Zaini Osman, Senior Director Mr. Muhammad Taufiq Arifin, Assistant Director (Group Infrastructure and Resilience, Infrastructure, Workplace and Emergency Preparedness and Safety) |
| Strategic Engagement | Mr. Mohamed Asri Abdul Aziz, Senior Director Ms. Hanna Taufiq Siraj, Senior Assistant Director, Strategic Engagement Ms. Liyana Rosli Asmara, Head, Harmony Centre Mr. Ibrahim Sawifi, Assistant Director (Strategic Communications) Ms. Alia Fatin Binte Abdullah, Assistant Head (Community Resilience) |
| Governance | Mr. Sakdun Sardi, Deputy Director |

## Singapore Fatwa Committee

Full Members
* Mufti Ustaz Dr. Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Chairman
* Ustaz Dr. Firdaus Bin Yahya, Managing Director, Darul Huffaz
* Ustaz Hj. Mohamad Hasbi Bin Hassan, Senior Council Member of Muis
* Ustaz Fathurrahman Bin Hj M Dawoed, Executive Director, Andalus
* Ustazah Dr. Rohana Binte Ithnin, Senior Council Member of Muis
Senior Associate Members
* Ustaz Dr. Mohd Murat Bin Md Aris, Deputy Mufti
* Ustaz Dr. Mohammad Hannan Bin Hassan, Deputy Mufti
* Asst. Prof. Dr. 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 Dr. Badrul Fata Bin Muhd Ridwan, Lecturer, Institut Pengajian Tinggi Al-Zuhri
* Ustaz Dr. Mohammad Rizhan Bin Leman, Lecturer, Institut Pengajian Tinggi Al-Zuhri
* Ustazah Dr. Sakinah Binte Saptu, Freelance Asatizah
* Ustaz Dr. Afif Bin Pasuni, Vice Principal, Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
* Ustazah Dr. Siti Nur 'Alaniah Binte Abdul Wahid, Founder & Director, Caliph Consultancy
* Ustaz Dr. 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 Mahmoud Mathlub Bin Sidek, Director, (Religious Policy Development), Muis
* Ustaz Kamaruzaman Bin Afandi, Assistant Director (Religious Policy Development), Muis
* Ustazah Nur Hafiza Binte Roslee, Senior Executive (Religious Policy Development), Muis
* Ustazah Nadia Hanim Binte Abdul Rahman, Member (Asatizah Youth Network), Muis
* 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 Nur Khadijah Binte Ramli, Honorary Member of Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association
* Ustaz Muhammad Azri Bin Azman, President of Muhammadiyyah Association

## 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

The Singapore Islamic Hub is a religious campus that houses Masjid Muhajirin, Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah and the headquarters of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura. These institutions combined (mosque, madrasa and majlis) create a cohesive and symbiotic whole, embodies the Islamic principles of Iman, Ilmu and Amal (Faith, Knowledge and Deeds) respectively.

## Halal Certifications

The MUIS Halal services formally started in 1978. The increasing demand for Halal-certified products and eating establishments, as well as the need to regulate the Halal industry drove the move to set up its Halal Certification Strategic Unit.
In 2009, Muis certified more than 2,600 premises and has played an important role as the custodian of Halal food assurance for Singapore's 15% Muslim population. Furthermore, the promising Halal food industry with the availability of many Halal-certified eating establishments has helped to foster social interaction between individuals from diverse racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.