THE PEOPLE'S MONARCH - Royal Brunei Airlines

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam,
witnessed the conversion to Islam in one
of the houses he visited after the handing
over of keys to new homeowners in Belait
District on 30 July, 2011.
The poor and underprivileged, in fact, hold a very
special place in His Majesty’s heart. To support
this particular group, His Majesty established
the ‘Document of Tithe Distribution Fund’ and
‘Document of Settlement of Outstanding Housing
Debt’ to help ease the lives of deserving subjects,
working towards a noble goal to eliminate poverty
in Brunei Darussalam.
His Majesty is also committed to the welfare of his
nation’s new Muslims. Through the Government’s
framework, new Muslims are provided free travels
to the holy city of Mecca to perform their Hajj
pilgrimage while other initiatives that provide
Islamic education to the converts emphasise on
bridging the gap between born-Muslims and
those new to Islam. Such programmes have been
an inspiration to so many other similar initiatives
overseas and refl ect His Majesty’s own faith and
values in propagating the religion.
Further charitable contribution arose in the form
of various housing scheme projects. Housing
assistance is given to the poor and new Muslim
converts through the National Housing Scheme
(NHS) and the Skim Tanah Kurnia Rakyat Jati
(STKRJ). In a ceremony to hand over the keys
under the NHS and STKRJ schemes for Kampung
Mumong and Lorong Tiga Seria in 1992, His
Majesty stressed that: “I believe that the quality
and level of welfare and livelihood of the rakyat
can be enhanced by the government housing
schemes. Therefore it is of importance and a
priority to me under the relevant Ministry.”
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