Bandar Seri Begawan: An advance party comprising 13 officers from the Haj Pilgrim Management Office for Administration and Medical for the 1446 Hijrah/2025 Haj Season departed for Saudi Arabia.
According to Radio Television Brunei, present at the Brunei International Airport were Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs; and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health. The delegation will make early preparations on managing haj affairs with stakeholders in Saudi Arabia prior to the arrival of the country's intending pilgrims, who will depart to the Holy Land on the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of May.