Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

83 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES The description of halal for imported food and goods, as stated in Para 5 (1) and (2) of Certification, are as follows: 1. All imported food and goods marketed in Malaysia shall not be described as halal unless the imported food and goods comply with the requirements or certified as halal by the foreign halal certification body recognized by JAKIM. 2. The importer or manufacturer of the food and goods which have been certified as halal by the foreign halal certification body recognized by JAKIM shall mark on the said food and goods, the name of the said certification body. At an international level, JAKIM has been involved in the following: 1. ASEAN working group on Halal Food (ASEAN); 2. Standards & Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMICC); 3. Technical Halal Committee MABIMS; 4. Halal Taskforce Working Group on Halal Products and Services (WG HAPAS – IMT – GT); 5. Halal Taskforce Malaysia – Australia (MAACWG); 6. Ad-Hoc Halal Working Group Malaysia – New Zealand (MNZFTA –SPS); 7. CODEX Alimentarius Committee; and 8. World Trade Organization TBT & SPS. Projects Undertaken (Domestic) Given that one of its key work ethics revolves around promoting piety and faith, JAKIM has undertaken numerous local projects in support of that. These include: 1. Verify Halal. 2. Smart Halal. 3. Halal Square. ADDRESS Level 7, Blok D, Kompleks Islam Putrajaya, No. 3, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Presint 3, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia. CONTACT PERSON Mohd Nasir Sulaiman, (Senior Assistant Director, Halal Management Division) CONTACTS T: +603 8892 5188 H/P: +6013 505 3432 F: +603 8892 5005 E: pr_halal@islam.gov.my WEBSITE www.halal.gov.my / www.islam.gov.my YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT 1970 NO. OF STAFF 1,409 GEO-COORDINATES 2.916624, 101.682822 AREA OF EXPERTISE Halal Certification (Domestic and International), Halal Capacity Development Programme, Halal Bilateral/Multilateral Negotiation and International Technical Expert Comittee. STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Transformation of Islamic affairs management to enhance national awareness. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/ SUCCESS STORIES Development of Smart Quran, SIMPENI and MyHadith. DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT MALAYSIA (JAKIM) 4. Halal Verified Engine. 5. Halal Talent Portal. Projects Undertaken (International) Centre of Excellence, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognition and Awards 1. Halal Verified Engine, Winner in ICT Innovation Category, Prime Minister’s Office, Malaysia, 2015. 2. Winner, Konvensyen Kumpulan Inovatif & Kreatif (KIK), JAKIM, 2017. 3. Verify Halal, Gold Medal in Innovation Award category, Prime Minister’s Office, Malaysia, 2018. 4. World Halal Bestbrands Award, The BrandLaureate, 2019. 5. Asia Halal Brand Awards, 2019. International Cooperation Programme / Success Stories 1. Halal Professional Board (HPB); 2. Malaysia International Halal Academy (MIHA); 3. International Halal Authority Board (IHAB); 4. Halal International Research Academy (HIRA); 5. Halal Innovation & Technology Centre (HiTEC); 6. Global Halal Summit 2019 (GHaS 2019); 7. Halal Festival JAKIM 2019 (HALFEST JAKIM 2019); 8. Recognised 81 Foreign Halal Certification Bodies & Authorities from 45 Countries; 9. Halal Atase, Australia, 2008 - present; 10. Global Halal Industry Congress, 2019; and 11. Inisiatif Segera Pensijilan Halal Malaysia (ISPHM).