By Yusrin Junaidi –
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, NOV 28 – A total of 15 scholarship graduates who have completed their studies with distinction were celebrated at the Appreciation and Thanksgiving Prayer Ceremony held at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Islamic Khazanah Hall, this morning.
Present as the guest of honour, the Minister of Religious Affairs, Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Director Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman.
The Council is one of the initiatives to support the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (KHEU) 2020-2024 in line with the first goal of Brunei Vision 2035 which is to produce educated, highly skilled and successful citizens.
In addition to being a sign of recognition, the ceremony was also held as a sign of gratitude to Allah SWT for the excellent achievements of the scholarship graduates after successfully completing their studies at institutions of learning both inside and outside the country.
The previous ceremony started with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Sayyidul Istighfar by Awang Mohammad Zamery bin Haji Nayan, followed by a speech from the Acting Director of Islamic Studies, Hajah Mariana binti Haji Jamil as chairman of the ceremony.
The highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of appreciation gifts to the graduates which was completed by the guest of honor of the ceremony.
