{
  "id": 12552035,
  "title": "Sultan Sharafuddin receives RM41.72mil in business tithe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sultan-sharafuddin-receives-rm41-72mil-in-business-tithe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T05:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/10/1549628/sultan-sharafuddin-receives-rm4172mil-business-tithe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, the Sultan of Selangor, received RM41.72 million in business tithe for the year 2025 from five companies, according to a report by New Straits Times. The Zakat Selangor received the contributions from Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Maybank Islamic Banking Group, Bank Rakyat, and Rural Capital Sdn Bhd. TH, led by chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Hussain, contributed the largest sum of RM27.01 million, making it the top corporate tithe contributor to Zakat Selangor this year. TNB's CEO Datuk Shamsul Ahmad handed over RM5.60 million, while Maybank Islamic Banking Group's CEO Mohamad Yasin Abdullah contributed RM4.22 million. Bank Rakyat's chairman Datuk Mohd Irwan Mohd Mubarak presented RM3.38 million, and Rural Capital Sdn Bhd's chairman Datuk Noor Hariri Mohamed Noor handed over RM1.51 million. The event took place at Istana Bukit Kayangan and was attended by Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) chairman Datuk Salehuddin Saidin, Zakat Selangor chairman Tan Sri Syed Anwar Jamalullail, and others.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}