Getting To Know The Ministry Of Religion's Hajj Officers: Formation, Duties, And The Amount Of Income

Saudi Arabia's Hajj Organizers (PPIH) smelled the Red and White flag during the release and departure ceremony to the Holy Land at Pondok Gede Hajj Dormitory, Jakarta, Monday (28/4/2025). (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA Last week, the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) dispatched hundreds of Hajj officers to Saudi Arabia. The officers consist of a number of institutions and agencies, such as the TNI, Polri, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Religion, to Islamic organizations. So, what is the task of the Ministry of Religion's Hajj officers? How much is the salary? Let's look at the full information in the following article.

For your information, what is meant by the Kemenang Hajj officer is the Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH). Officers are placed in working areas both domestically and in Saudi Arabia.

The formation of the Ministry of Religion's Hajj officers is contained in the Minister of Religious Affairs Regulation (PMA) Number 13 of 2021 concerning Organizers of Regular Hajj. In the regulation, it is stated that PPIH consists of:

Each group has elements of leadership and implementing elements. The least leadership elements include the person in charge, the deputy in charge, technical controllers, the chairman, the vice chairman, the secretary, the deputy secretary, the head of the field, the head of the working area, the secretary of the working area, the section head, the head of the sector, and the secretary of the deposit.

While the implementing elements of officers at Central PPIH, Saudi Arabia, and Embarkation, the formation consists of:

Furthermore, the Hajj officers who are members of the PPIH Group, the formation is as follows:

Hajj officers from the Ministry of Religion are tasked with providing guidance, services and protection, as well as controlling and coordinating the implementation of domestic and/or domestic Hajj operations in Saudi Arabia.

If detailed according to their respective formations, then the duty of the Hajj officers is as follows:

Referring to the salaries received by PPIH in 2023 and 2024, the Ministry of Religion's Hajj officers have the potential to earn up to tens of millions of rupiah. This salary is influenced by the location of the placement of work, known as the daker (work area), which is determined by the relevant agencies.

Each of them has a different level of difficulty and responsibility, thus affecting the number of salaries that the officers take.

The Ministry of Religion's salary consists of basic salary and various allowances. In 2024, the basic salary ranges from R1,500,000 to Rp2,500,000 per month. Meanwhile, in 2025, it is predicted that the basic salary will increase to between RP2 million to Rp3 million per month.

Not only getting a basic salary, officers will also get allowances that include transportation, accommodation, and consumption costs while on duty.

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