International Quran Recital Competition

The International Quran Recital Competition or Tilawah Al-Quran is the international Islamic Quran recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia.

History

Tunku Abdul Rahman (first Malaysian prime minister) was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition. The program was started on 9 March 1961 at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur and 7 countries took part in this competition including Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Sarawak and Malaya. In 1985, the competition was moved to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).

Champions

Year Qari' (Men) Qari'ah (Women) 1961 Ahmad Maasom Pergau competition not created 1962 Mohd Yusof Abdullah competition not created 1963 Manaf Sasaelos and Ismail Hashim competition not created 1964 Hasan Musa Faridah Mat Saman 1965 Ismail Hashim Faridah Mat Saman 1966 Abd. Majid Awang Rogayah Sulong 1966^[a] Ismail Hashim Siti Noor Ismail 1967 Abdul Ghani Abdullah Rodziah Abd. Rahman 1968 Saidin Abd Rahman Rahmah Abd. Rahman 1969 Ismail Hashim Maimunah binti Moair Saad 1970 Ismail Hashim Rodziah Abd. Rahman 1971 Ismail Hashim Rodziah Abd. Rahman 1972 Abdul Ghani Abdullah Faridah Mat Saman 1973 Mohamad Taghi Morowat Rogayah Sulong 1974 Ismail Hashim Rogayah Sulong 1975 Ismail Hashim Nursiah Ismail 1976 M. Ali Yusni Faridah Mat Saman 1977 Mashud Awang Damit Faridah Mat Saman 1978 Sofad Awang Rogayah Sulong 1979 Abbas Salimi Naeini Sarini Abdullah 1980 Abdul Ghani Abdullah Maria Ulfa Haji Mudhafar 1981 Sheikh Al-Amin Mohamad Thoumi Sapinah Mamat 1982 Abdul Ghani Abdullah Rahmas Abdullah 1983 Mirwan Batubara Aminah Omar 1984 Mohamed Abu Snena Rahmas Abdullah 1985 Noor Din Idris Rahmas Abdullah 1986 Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi Rahmawati A. Rani 1987 Ali Sayyah Gorji Sapinah Mamat 1988 Syarifuddin M. Pasiah Hashim 1989 Brahang Harang Faridah Mat Saman

Year Qari' (Men) Qari'ah (Women) 1990 Abbas Emam Jameh Faridah Mat Saman 1991 Mohamad Haji Yusof Faridah Mat Saman 1992 Mansoor Ghazrizadeh Rahmas Abdullah 1993 Ahmad Abu Al-Ghasimi Fatimah Haji Madiah 1994 Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad Umi Kalthom Mohd Zain 1995 Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad Rahmas Abdullah 1996 Sheikh Mekkawi Mahmoud Mohamed Sainab Abdulromae 1997 Mohamad Hussin Mohamad Yunus Wildayati Nusril 1998 Mohamad Gandom Najad Toosi Sepiah Mohamad 1999 Che Yahaya Daud Maznah Awang 2000 Radzi Kamarul Hailan Isniarah Bantayao 2001 Masoud Sayyah Gorji Pasiah Hashim 2002 Bakri Waru Aminah Haji Abd Manaf 2003 Ahmad Faizul Ghazali Djihadiah Badar 2004 Radzi Kamarul Hailan Nurhidayah Sulaiman 2005 Indra Gunawan Faizah Mohd Husain 2006 Hossein Saeid Rostami Tabrizy Sainab Abdulromae 2007 Aziz Mustakim Amnah Ayub 2008 Mu'min Ainul Mubarak Fatimah Ha'rati 2009 Usamah Abdullah Sharifah Khasif Fadzilah 2010 Sheikh Hani Abdel Aziz Ahmed Samia Khanan 2011 Amirahman Abas Suraya Abu Hasan 2012 Muhammad Anuar Ghazali Hasnaa Khoulali 2013 Dasrizal Marah Nainin Hajar Boussaq 2014 Ahmad Tarmizi Haji Ali Hanimzah Haji Jalaludin 2015 Mohsen Haji Hassani kargar Asrina Asrril Boyung 2016 Wan Ainuddin Hilmi Abdullah Nor Azrah Ayub 2017 Hamed Alizadeh Marghzari Normalina Alias 2018 Abdullah Fahmi bin Che Nor Suhailah Zulkifly 2019 Abdul Khair Jalil[1] Nor Farhatul Fairuzah Panut[1]

Notes

• ^a Held on 1386 Hijri.
• ^b Held on 1416 Hijri.

References

1. "Qari, qariah Malaysia juara Tilawah Al-Quran Antarabangsa". Astro Awani (in Malay). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.