BP Haji Please Revise The Hajj Law Ratified Before The End Of August

Head of the Hajj Organizing Agency (BP Hajj) Mochammad Irfan Yusuf at a press conference at the Hajj Organizing Workshop in Jakarta, Tuesday (5/8/2025). ANTARA/Asep Firmansyah

JAKARTA - Head of the Haji Mochammad Organizing Agency (BP) Irfan Yusuf conveyed that the revision of the Law on the Implementation of Hajj has now entered the discussion process at the government level and is expected to be ratified before the end of August 2025.

"Today's revision of the Hajj Law, this week, has entered the government. It's just a matter of how the process is in the State Secretariat and so on. We hope that before August is over, it will be stuck," said Irfan Yusuf while attending the workshop for organizing the Hajj with the Ministry of Hajj. Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, August 5.

He stated that his belief in the near future the revision will be ratified by the DPR, so that the full delegation of responsibility for organizing the Hajj will be under the authority of BP Haji.

Irfan emphasized that currently the responsibility is still at the Ministry of Religion. However, after the revision is passed, the authority will switch to the implementing body.

"When yesterday I was asked who was responsible for organizing the Hajj, I answered, today it is still at the Ministry of Religion. However, God willing, next week it will be with us, because it is being processed and today it is in the government," he said.

Irfan expressed his appreciation for the cooperation provided by the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia, especially in organizing various workshops that discussed aspects of the media and technical implementation of Hajj.

"We from Indonesia are honored to be the first destination for the visit of the Hajj Ministry team in carrying out workshops around the world," he said.

According to him, the governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have the same vision in providing the best service to prospective pilgrims.

"We are both thinking about pilgrims. The Indonesian government is focused on Indonesian pilgrims, while the Saudi government is thinking about pilgrims around the world. However, the spirit of service is the same," said Irfan.

He hopes that the cooperation and mutual understanding built through such forums will bring significant improvements in future Hajj services.

"Hopefully with this workshop we can complement each other. We understand what the Saudi government hopes and they also understand our challenges, so God willing, the services of pilgrims in 2026 will be much better," he said.