Zakat Affairs Department achieves incredible milestones in 2025, total outlays exceed QR 335 million

Doha, Qatar: Zakat Affairs Department at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has accomplished incredible, unprecedented milestones...

Doha, Qatar: Zakat Affairs Department at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has accomplished incredible, unprecedented milestones throughout 2025.

These achievements embody the corporate performance efficiency, the Sharia and administrative governance accuracy, as well as the effective integrated work system the department pursues in delivering Zakat funds to duly recipients at home and abroad, thereby fulfilling the aims of this Islamic pillar in promoting social interdependence, familial stability, and sustainable humanitarian development.

Director of the Zakat Affairs Department, Mal Allah Abdulrahman Al Jaber, outlined that the total Zakat outlays during 2025 amounted to QR 335,262,731, a figure that reflects the magnitude of responsibility entrusted to the department and the persistent efforts to ensure that Zakat funds are allocated to their approved Shariah-compliant channels, in accordance with the highest standards of accuracy and transparency, while meeting the community’s aspirations and reinforcing societal trust in the Zakat system.

The department processed 18,000 files and aid requests for eligible beneficiaries during 2025, an achievement that materializes the efficiency of procedures and speed of execution, Al Jaber suggested, noting that the value of assistance provided to deserving families reached QR 175,123,122, directly contributing to meeting basic livelihood needs, strengthening familial stability, and improving the quality of life for a wide segment of beneficiaries.

As part of the efforts devoted to supporting the education pathway as a fundamental pillar of development, Al Jaber highlighted that tuition assistance during 2025 amounted to QR 102,931,317, benefiting 4,800 students.