President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has extended the people of Maldives and the Islamic Ummah greetings of the Hajj Day.

In a post on X, the President said that Hajj Day is one of the most blessed days of the year and prayed that Allah would grant the people of Maldives and the entire Islamic Ummah the blessings of this day.

1,000 people who cannot afford to go for Hajj will be sent for Hajj at government expense during this presidential term. The first 50 pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on the 7th of this month.