CYBERJAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor today received business tithe amounting to RM1.8 million from two companies at the 'Ihya Ramadan Bersama Rakyat' programme held at the Raja Haji Fisabilillah Mosque here.
Also present at the ceremony were Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin.
The Selangor Tithe Board in a statement said of the total RM1.8 million received today, RM1.3 million involved the business tithe from Mahsa University.
It was presented by Mahsa's Pro-Chancellor and Executive Chairman, Prof Tan Sri Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah.
Another RM550,000 was the business tithe from the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation and was presented by its group general manager, Tamby Omar Mohammed.
At the same event, Sultan Sharafuddin also presented Aidilfitri contributions to 275 'asnaf' (tithe recipients) of the poor and underprivileged, as well as 211 'asnaf' of Muslims converts from the Sepang district.
All of them received tithe of RM500 each, involving an allocation totalling RM243,000.
Apart from breaking-of-fast with the people, Sultan Sharafuddin and Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin also performed prayers with the congregation.
-- BERNAMA
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