Mr Muhammad Hafidz Lidinillah

M Hafidz Lidinillah has worked at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) of Indonesia for more than ten years. There, he has been involved in an oversight role in the MoRA General Inspectorate, especially supervision of hajj management, including its funds, in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. He has also been involved in drafting regulations relating to hajj policies.

Indonesia Hajj Funds Management Agency Law: Paradoxical Provisions

In Indonesia, funds collected from would-be Hajj pilgrims are now managed by a new entity, the Hajj Funds Management Agency (BPKH), which has a wide authority in terms of the investment of the funds. The agency is formally regulated by Law no 34 of 2014 on Hajj Funds Management. This was proposed by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA), which has been the regulator, operator and evaluator of hajj administration for decades. This paper aims to examine conflicts and inconsistencies in the Law regarding BPKH’s role and powers.