NGOs Urged To Join Special Committee To Help Rebuild Gaza - Mohd Na'im

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar urged non-governmental organisations with experience operating in Palestine to be involved in a special agency coordinating committee to help efforts to rebuild Gaza.

He said the involvement of all parties in the committee was vital to make Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s hope that Malaysia plays an important role in helping the Palestinian people.

"Together we pray that the intention expressed by the Prime Minister that Malaysia plays a role, specifically in the context of working with the Japanese government to help our friends who have been oppressed by the Israeli Zionist regime a success,” he told reporters after attending the Zikir Akbar MADANI programme in conjunction with the 2025 Federal Territories Day celebration here tonight.

He said the committee would hold its first meeting on Feb 6 and its work efforts will be coordinated by Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) director-general Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee.

Mohd Na'im had attended tonight’s programme with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

-- BERNAMA