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    State mufti receives Azerbaijan delegation

    Azlan Othman

    State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Dr Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned yesterday received a delegation from Azerbaijan, led by its Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Religious Associations Gunduz Ismayilov at Darulifta, State Mufti’s Office.

    The delegation was in the country for a two-day visit to foster ties and cooperation between the institutions of Brunei Darussalam and Azerbaijan in the study and research of Islamic science and discuss efforts in tackling issues of Islamophobia at the international level.

    Acting Director of Administration at the State Mufti’s Office Haji Saiful Nizam bin Haji Sulaiman welcomed the delegation.

    Accompanying Gunduz Ismayilov was Rector of the Azerbaijan Institute of Theology (AIT) Associate Professor Agil Shirinov, Assistant to the Rector of AIT Emin Orujov, Head of the Department, Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan Anar Yusufzada, Senior specialist in International relations at AIT Shahin Alasgarov and First Secretary and Consul at the Azerbaijan Embassy in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Elsevar Salmanov.

    State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Dr Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned with the Azerbaijan delegation. PHOTO: AZLAN OTHMAN
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