MAIS gives RM94,000 as Selangor Islam converts reach 1,675
Selangor recorded 1,675 new islam converts in 2025, and the state Islamic council said 772 of them registered through its Conversion Management Centres. Dato' Salehuddin Saidin announced the figures in Shah Alam on May 9, 2026, at a ceremony that also brought an appreciation payment for the centres.
Salehuddin, who chairs the Selangor Islamic Religious Council, said the centres handled 82.1 per cent of the year’s registrations. The council will distribute RM94,000 among 41 Conversion Management Centres, with individual payments ranging from RM100 to RM24,400 depending on the number of registrations each centre handled.
Shah Alam figures
Salehuddin delivered the update at the PPP 2026 Appreciation and Ukhwah Ceremony at the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation building in Shah Alam. He said: "In recognition of their role in facilitating and streamlining the registration process in accordance with established procedures, MAIS's PPPs will receive RM94,000 as a token of appreciation".
He also said: "It also recognises the important role played by these centres in assisting MAIS and the Selangor Zakat Board in safeguarding the welfare, protection and religious education of converts in the state." The figures place the state-wide conversion process inside a formal network, not a single office, and show how much of the work passed through the centres rather than directly through headquarters.
41 centres across Selangor
MAIS said it operates 41 Conversion Management Centres across Selangor. The centres provide consultation to individuals intending to embrace Islam, and Salehuddin said: "The centres also play a vital role in providing consultation to individuals intending to embrace Islam, ensuring the decision is made willingly and without coercion."
The Selangor branch of the Malaysian Islamic Welfare Organisation and the Hidayah Centre Foundation were among the main recipients after recording the highest number of registrations. That split matters because it shows which organisations carried the largest share of the year’s registration load inside the council’s framework.
Registration process in 2025
MAIS said every procedure is properly followed so that the welfare of converts is protected from the first day they register under its supervision. Salehuddin said: "We always ensure every procedure is properly followed so that the welfare of converts is protected from the very first day they register under the supervision of MAIS".
For readers tracking the process, the practical point is straightforward: the state’s conversion work ran through a wide network of 41 centres, and the council has now tied appreciation payments to the volume each centre handled. The announcement also gives a clear reading of where most registrations moved in 2025 and which organisations absorbed the heaviest intake.
