Religious Minister Heads to Saudi Arabia to Inspect Service Preparations for Hajj Pilgrims
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7 May 2024 17:13 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, is heading to Saudi Arabia on a working visit today, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The minister will inspect the final service preparations for Hajj pilgrims ahead of their departure to the Holy Land.
"I’m going to Saudi (Arabia) to check the final service preparations for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims. I will inspect the preparations in Mecca and Medina, including services in Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina," said Yaqut.
This year, Indonesia received a quota of 241,000 Hajj pilgrims, consisting of 213,320 regular and 27,680 special Hajj pilgrims. Regular Hajj pilgrims will gradually depart for Saudi Arabia on May 12, 2024. This departure process will last until June 10, 2024.
Yaqut will be in Saudi Arabia for four days and return to Indonesia on May 11, 2024. "We will also meet with Masyariq in Jeddah, to update the preparations of several services under their responsibility," said Yaqut.
In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Religious Affairs would discuss mitigation measures to ensure services run smoothly. "Both in Mecca and Medina, we will check the preparation of hotels and consumption for the Hajj pilgrims. We will also inspect the readiness of the shalawat bus terminal in Mecca, both in Syib Amir and Ajyad," he said.
Before the Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Religious Affairs will dispatch the 2024 Saudi Arabian Hajj Organizing Officers (PPIH). The Saudi Arabian PPIH advance team departed on May 2, 2024.
Furthermore, the PPIH Airport and Madinah Division will depart on May 8, 2024. Meanwhile, the PPIH Mecca division is scheduled to embark on May 15, 2024.
"God willing, I will escort the embarkation of the first group of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, on May 12, 2024," said Yaqut.
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