Jakarta -Minister of Religion (Menag) Nazaruddin Umar told the approach and the foyer exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj -Quota older than 90 years. Nasaruddin said that the policy of Saudi Arabia was previously only a maximum of 70 years old for Hajj. “The Saudi Arabia policy, only 7 percent, gets the rights of people of 70 years. While people who are 90 years and older can no longer execute the pilgrimage. Why? Due to age,” Nazaruddin Umar said in the Hajj Pondok, East Jakarta, Saturday (4/19/2025). Nasaruddin said that the approach submitted to the Saudi Arabian government was a matter of worshipers, not of the age aspect. He said the approach was successful and Hajj’s quota over 90 years was granted for Indonesia. Browse to continue with the content “lobby and approaches we use, and I immediately met the Minister of Hajj and also the Minister of Health, eventually granted specifically for Indonesia, so what we emphasize is the istitha’ah, not of the aspects of age. Alhamdulillah is also needed,” he said. He said the foyer was also carried out so that Indonesian pilgrims could inhabit the Mina tent near Jamarat. He said the foyer was successful and granted by the Saudi Arabian government. “And the third, our request from the beginning, so that the Indonesian pilgrims Mina inhabited Mina who was near Jamarat, not Mina Jadid. Because it was a problem, it was a fictional problem. Imam Syafiq considers it a problem if we do the accommodation outside Mina,” Nasaruddin said. “So this is the first thing we ask for the Saudi Arabia government. And from the beginning, it was agreed, and thanks to the Lord that we got a place in Mina’s inner circle,” he added. He said the foyer process was also performed related to the quota of pilgrims that were only 1 percent. He said, specifically for Indonesia, the quota of the Hajj supervisor has now doubled. “Initially, we were pessimistic that the number of supervisors would only get 1 percent. But the foyer with the approach we use, so specifically for Indonesia, given the power of the supervisor, he said. The Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia, we are also an edge on the Indonesian pilgrims. If we take into account many elderly people. If there are many elderly people, so that their attention is paid to Indonesia especially, “he said. Furthermore, Nazaruddin said that his party would try his best to provide the best service for pilgrims. Start with the catering of food that fits the taste of pilgrims, the pilgrims’ shuttle bus, to expect other problems.” Me and my friends not just use the only option. We will get used to more than one option to expect problems that also arise, “he said. For information, the leadership of the National Hajj Manasik 1446 hijri attended by more than 100 thousand pilgrims online and attracted to the Pondok Red HAJJS Hall, East Jakarta. They come from different regions in Indonesia. 2025 (MIB/AIK) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here
The story of the Minister of Religion of Saudi Arabia’s foyer for the quota of Hajj of 90 years and older
