LABUAN — The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) has allocated more than RM6.3 million in educational assistance for underprivileged students (asnaf) in Labuan this year, reaffirming its commitment to supporting their educational needs and development.
A total of 73 asnaf students who excelled in the 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations were recognised at the MAIWP Labuan 2026 MADANI Education Excellence and Inspiration Awards ceremony held at Palm Beach Resort here today.
The ceremony was officiated by MAIWP Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations) Ustaz Ahmad Talmizi Yahaya.
Of the recipients, 53 were beneficiaries of MAIWP General Schooling Assistance, three were students from MAIWP Religious Secondary School (SMA MAIWP), and one was a resident of Kompleks Darul Kifayah, all recognised under the SPM category. They achieved results ranging from four to 11 As.
Each SPM and STPM award recipient received a certificate of appreciation and a National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN) Prime incentive of between RM2,000 and RM2,500, in addition to RM1,000 in Boost e-wallet credit to purchase a mobile phone.
For the STPM category, 11 recipients who obtained cumulative grade point averages (CGPAs) of between 3.00 and 4.00 were honoured.
Nur Fatin Madihah Hamka of SMA MAIWP Labuan received the Best SPM Student Award 2025 after achieving 11 As, while Nur Atikah Sazwani of Labuan Secondary School received the Best STPM Student Award 2025 with a perfect CGPA of 4.00.
Meanwhile, five Quran memorizers (huffaz), representing 20 huffaz in the Federal Territory of Labuan, received MAIWP’s 2026 Quran Memorisation Incentive. The incentives ranged from RM500 to RM6,000, depending on the number of Quranic chapters (juzuk) memorised.
Abdul Wafi Sapar Rudin, 18, received the Best Huffaz Award 2026 after successfully memorising all 30 juzuk of the Quran.
At the ceremony, Ahmad Talmizi also presented mock cheques for MAIWP Labuan’s 2026 Student Excellence Awards totalling RM250,500 and Quran Memorisation Encouragement Assistance amounting to RM59,500.
MAIWP Labuan also presented a mock cheque for RM6.06 million in General Schooling Assistance for 2026.
Also present were Labuan Federal Territory Education Department Learning Sector Deputy Director Ag Rozlan Manan, Labuan Islamic Religious Department Senior Assistant Director Sazali Rithouddin Shahbudin, MAIWP Labuan Zakat Collection Centre Assistant Manager Mohammad Haziq Abang Sapri, MAIWP liaison teachers, parents and guardians.
