50 recipients of state-sponsored Hajj trips drawn

The draw to select 50 individuals who will receive state-sponsored Hajj trips was held on Sunday.

The draw was taken during a ceremony held at the Islamic Ministry, based on the list of people eligible for Zakat al-Mal. As per the Ministry, the list of people on the draw included 667 people between the ages of 50 to 69 out of the 982 people on the list of people eligible for Zakat al-Mal in the year 1444.

The ID card numbers of the 667 people were used for the draw which Islamic Ministry assured was held under a policy formulated the Ministry to ensure transparency where the participants of the draw can view the proceedings.

The Ministry also said the names of an additional 10 persons were drawn in case any of the 50 people selected by the draw are unable to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage over unforeseen circumstances.

The 50 people who will receive the state-sponsored Hajj trips are:

1. A067530
2. A006510
3. A003619
4. A003034
5. A069832
6. A082564
7. A118905
8. A071155
9. A052430
10. A027310
11. A105838
12. A125955
13. A156345
14. A008158
15. A278483
16. A060702
17. A139798
18. A271712
19. A283949
20. A118916
21. A292833
22. A116656
23. A289336
24. A117020
25. A119161
26. A081275
27. A117424
28. A009872
29. A082897
30. A001962
31. A137319
32. A347391
33. A066020
34. A008183
35. A258600
36. A134554
37. A312825
38. A254778
39. A047491
40. A201749
41. A099105
42. A015607
43. A006628
44. A007529
45. A041525
46. A006900
47. A004951
48. A110356
49. A265765
50. A013779

Islami Ministry states chances will be given to the additional 10 people based on the order they were drawn.

The additional 10 individuals in this regard are:

1. A021372
2. A001589
3. A005593
4. A301106
5. A097043
6. A097030
7. A018275
8. A080266
9. A137322
10. A038697

Prior to this, Islamic Minister Dr. Shaheem Ali Saeed said the list of low-incoming individuals is updated yearly, hence, the number of people receiving state-sponsored Hajj trips will differ every year.

Providing state-sponsored Hajj trips for 1,000 low-income individuals is an electoral pledge of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.