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Mr Ridwaan Jadwat. Manarul Islam
Sheikh Abdel Aziem Al-Afifi, Grand Mufti of Australia with Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, former Grand Mufti at the Ramadan Iftar Dinner held at Star Palace Reception in Fairfield, Sydney on Saturday 26 May 2018. Mobinah Ahmad The Grand Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Abdel Aziem Al-Afifi has assured that he will be working for the benefit of all Australians and warned against any division
being created on the basis of “us” and “them”. “Because we’re all one family and we all have to help each other and work together,” he said. The newly elected Mufti was speaking at a Ramadan Iftar Dinner on Saturday 26
May hosted by him together with the former Grand Mufti Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed held at Star Palace Reception in Fairfield, Sydney. continued on page 4
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Zia Ahmad The Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim has urged active participation of all Malaysians in critical monitoring of the newly elected government and has called for reducing the economic gap between rich and poor in the country. He was speaking at the Iftar Perdana being held at Nurul Hidaya Mosque at Kampung Pandan Kalam on Sunday 27 May 2018. The event was attended by his wife, Dr Wan Azizah, the Deputy Prime Minister together with other Malaysian leaders. “The wealthy are overflowing with riches, and it is different with low-income people, who are further burdened with taxes and price increases,” Anwar said. In keeping with the spirit of Ramadan he called on the government to champion the lot of poor and orphans and ensure that the
Dr Mahathir Mohamed, Prime Minister.
Dr Wan Azizah, Deputy Prime Minister.
country’s future and the interests of its people were looked after. The Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) led by Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Dr Wan Azizah,
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Mr Anwar Ibrahim, PM in waiting.
wife of Anwar Ibrahim were voted into power in a surprise election victory on Wednesday 9 May 2018 winning 121 seats out of a total of 222. continued on page 4
The Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, announced that the new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia will be Mr Ridwaan Jadwat. Mr Jadwat is a career diplomat and is a Muslim-Australian. He will also have non-resident accreditation to Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. “Australia’s relationship with Saudi Arabia is built on strong commercial ties, shared regional security interests and engagement in international groupings,” she stated. “Saudi Arabia is Australia’s second-largest trading partner in the Middle East, with twoway goods and services trade reaching almost $2.39 billion in 2016–17. Saudi investment in Australia was worth $3.9 billion in 2016.” To indicate how deep the relationship is, Saudi students continue to choose Australia as one of their key study destination, with more than 6,500 enrolled in 2017. Mr Jadwat is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and was most recently on secondment as Assistant Secretary and Head of Policy, ASEAN-Australia Summit 2018 Taskforce, in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). He has previously served overseas as Counsellor, Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur; and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Tehran. In Canberra, he has served as Assistant Secretary, South and Southeast Asia, Americas and Middle East Branch, PM&C; and Director, ASEAN and EAS Section, DFAT. Mr Jadwat holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) from the University of Sydney. He will be replacing Ambassador Ralph King who has been representing Australia’s interests in Saudi Arabia since 2015.
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