Agree with the presence of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, HNW Price Prabowo's Initiative

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly, Hidayat Nur Wahid (HNW) transferred the PKS faction’s approval of the Third Amendment on the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah. HNW also appreciated the initiative conducted by President Prabowo by issuing the presidential regulation number 154 of 2024 regarding the HAJJ Organization Agency as an initial milestone of reviewing the Act 8/2019, until it could eventually be brought to the decision -making meeting. Plenary Assembly, “HNW said in its statement Tuesday (8/26/2025). Browse to continue the content. It was transferred Monday (8/25/2025) at the Commission VIII meeting. 2019 emphasized. BP Haji to increase to become a ministry, and Alhamdulillah the proposal has now been approved and agreed by the DPR and the government. Now this bill will be taken to the DPR-RI plenary meeting to be approved as a law, and after the founding of the Minister of Hejj and Umrah must be, it must not be later, after the 30 days after 30 days, after 30 days, after 30 days after 30 days, must not be later. HNW said that in addition to improving the institutional status of BP Haji to become a ministry, there are several issues that the PKS faction has been worrying and managed to enter the final concept of the bill. One is the matter to establish ‘Sharia’ as the first principle in organizing the pilgrimage and Umrah. The implementation is the age restriction for the departure of the Hajj that has previously been introduced or married for 18 years is now abolished. Because the Sharia principle of Hajj -room is not the determination, but as a Mukallaf or Akil Baligh. Then, the relocation of aspects of safety and security, as well as the addition of aspects of services to the principle of pilgrimage. In this way, the implementation of the pilgrimage is expected to be performed with a deeper meaning in the future, namely by a sincere, optimal, professional and only service for all pilgrims. “We are also concerned that the case of buying and selling the pilgrimage quota as is currently being investigated by the KPK. So that the bill is agreed upon if there is an additional pilgrimage quota, it must of course be discussed with the DPR, by maintaining the principles of honesty, goodness, truth, transparency and justice,” he explained. Finally, the PKS faction also appreciated the provisions in the Act that was amended, namely an agreement to predict the possibility of extraordinary conditions and emergencies in the implementation of the pilgrimage and Umrah. These include natural disasters, war, riots or pandemic covid-19, with the passing of chapter XA on extraordinary conditions and emergency conditions. “After now, the Hajj and Umrah Bill will be ratified soon, and we certainly give appreciation to the Ministry of Religion which has been the organizer of the pilgrimage so far, and the hope that the Hajj’s Ministry will be formed after the determination of this bill can be more reliable, successful and blessing in the organization of the Pilgrimage.