MVR 13.2M received as Fitr Zakat this year; a record

Islamic Ministry has announced the collection of MVR 13.2 million in Fitr Zakat this year, setting a record for the highest Zakat payments ever collected.

In this regard, the Ministry received a total of MVR 13,264,819 in Zakat payments this year. The figures for previous years are as follows:

2024 – MVR 12,594,777.92

2023 – MVR 12,691,506.08

2022 – MVR 11,669,385.10

Meanwhile, 10,025.66 kilos of staple foods were received as Fitr Zakat this year, which is lower than the 12,959.29 kilos received last year. 12,380.85 and 10,092 kilos of staple foods were received as Fitr Zakat in 2023 and 2022 respectively.

This year, Fitr Zakat has been distributed at a rate of MVR 4,500 per person for the 2,765 people registered on the poverty list as low-income individuals. It was also decided that MVR 500,000 will be donated to fund food supplies for Palestinian children in Gaza who are in dire need of basic necessities amid Israel's war. 

Prior to this, Islamic Minister Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has attributed the increase in Zakat payments to the establishment of a comprehensive system to pay Zakat alongside the disclosure of payments received as Zakat contributions on a monthly basis and the establishment of Maldives Zakat House.