"President-elect Prabowo appointed me to manage the Hajj and Umrah agency," Noor stated at the launch of the "Special Financing Facility for Indonesian Migrant Workers to Japan" Program in Jakarta on Friday.
According to Noor, the ministerial-level Hajj management agency can organize the system and also the Hajj regulations to realize proper and transparent Hajj implementation.
On the other hand, the large number of Muslims in Indonesia also serves as the foundation for the establishment of the Hajj and Umrah agency to oversee the activity in the future and accommodate Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to conduct their pilgrimage comfortably and safely in the future, Noor remarked.
"This is a ministerial-level agency established by Prabowo for acceleration and also improvement," he explained.
Moreover, the deputy minister stated that Indonesia should have its own agency that focuses on managing Hajj and Umrah due to its large number of Muslims and increasing number of requests to undertake pilgrimage to the Holy Land every year.
"We are a country with a large number of Muslims. Therefore, improvements to the Hajj system must be carried out immediately," he stated.
Later, Noor, who will serve as deputy head of the Hajj and Umrah agency, will partner with Gus Irfan Yusuf, as the agency head, and Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak to manage the Hajj and Umrah agency.
Earlier, on Tuesday (October 15) afternoon, Noor and several other political figures and professionals were summoned to the residence of President-elect Prabowo Subianto located in Kertanegara, South Jakarta.
President and Vice President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka will be sworn in as president and vice president of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024–2029 period at the Nusantara Building, Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on October 20, 2024.
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