PETALING JAYA, March 28 — Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj attended a fast-breaking event organised by Yayasan MRCB at Masjid Tengku Kelana Jaya Petra yesterday.
His Royal Highness, accompanied by Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, arrived at the mosque at 6.30pm.
Also in attendance were Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, MRCB chairman Datuk Mohamed Nasir Ab Latif, and Yayasan MRCB chairman Datin Jasmine Abdullah Heng.
The event began with Sultan Sharafuddin personally handing out ‘duit raya’ to 300 asnaf (tithe recipients) and single mothers from Persatuan Rumah Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim dan Ibu Tunggal Hajah Kamariah.
His Royal Highness also presented cash donations to 200 orphans from the Petaling district.
Speaking at the event, MRCB executive vice president Datuk Ishak Mohamed said it was held to provide the asnaf, orphans, special needs children, and single mothers in Selangor with the opportunity to experience breaking their fast with Sultan Sharafuddin.
Yayasan MRCB, established as the charitable arm of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), a Bumiputera conglomerate, is committed to funding programmes in various aspects, including education, community welfare, impoverished communities, and healthcare.
“As of today, Yayasan MRCB has implemented 80 programmes involving approximately 200,000 recipients from the B40 category,” he said.
After breaking their fast, Sultan Sharafuddin and Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin performed the Maghrib, Isyak, and Tarawih prayers with the congregation at the mosque.
— Bernama
