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{{Short description|Quran recital event held annually since 1961 in Malaysia}}
{{Infobox recurring event
|name = International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia
|image =
|caption =
|status = Active
|genre = Islamic Quran recital event
|date = Annually
|begins = 1961
|frequency = Annual
|venue = Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|location = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|country = Malaysia
|first = 1961
|last = 2022
|participants = Muslim Quran reciters from around the world
|organised = Ministry of Federal Territories
|website =
}}

The '''International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia''' is the international Islamic [[Religion:Quran|Quran]] recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=al Fārūqī |first=Lois |date=1987 |title=Qur'ān Reciters in Competition in Kuala Lumpur |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/851889 |journal=Ethnomusicology |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=221–228 |doi=10.2307/851889 |issn=0014-1836}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=ZUBIR |first=BADRI NAJIB |last2=زبير‬ |first2=‮بدري‬ ‮نجيب |date=2000 |title=The International Qur'an Reciters' Assembly in Malaysia / ‮المسابقة الدولية لحفّاظ القرآن في ماليزيا‬ |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25727982 |journal=Journal of Qur'anic Studies |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=147–149 |issn=1465-3591}}</ref> It is most populated international Quran competition all over the muslim world'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=International competition of Quran recitation took place in Malaysia |url=https://www.muslim.ru/en/articles/131/3164/|access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.muslim.ru |language=ru}}</ref>''' Sometimes it called internationally as '''Malaysia International Al-Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition'''.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
Tunku Abdul Rahman (first Malaysian prime minister) was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malaysia announces 62nd International Al-Quran Reading and Memorisation Competition for October |url=https://oneonline.mv/en/63499 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=One Online |language=en}}</ref> The program was started on 9 March 1961 at Stadium Merdeka, [[Place:Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]] and 7 countries took part in this competition including [[Place:Singapore|Singapore]], Brunei, Thailand, {{wipe|Philippines}}, Indonesia, Sarawak and Malaya. In 1985, the competition was moved to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=International Quran Contest Slated In Malaysia |url=https://islom.uz/article/407 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Islom.uz |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520225225/https://islom.uz/article/407 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=administrator |date=2022-02-15 |title=Tilawah Al-Quran (Malaysia) : The prominent international Quran recitation competition in Southeast Asia |url=https://aseanrecords.world/tilawah-al-quran-malaysia-the-prominent-international-quran-recitation-competition-in-southeast-asia/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Asean Records World |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year !! width=280| Qari' (Men) !! width=280| Qari'ah (Women)
|-
| '''1961''' || {{flagicon|Malaya}} Ahmad Maasom Pergau || style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na" | <small>''competition not created''</small>
|-
| '''1962''' || {{flagicon|Malaya}} Mohd Yusof Abdullah  || style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na"  | <small>''competition not created''</small>
|-
| '''1963''' || {{flagicon|THA}} Manaf Sasaelos <small>and</small> {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || style="background: #ececec; color: grey; text-align: center" class="table-na"  | <small>''competition not created''</small>
|-
| '''1964''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Hasan Musa  || {{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
| '''1965''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim  || {{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
| '''1966''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Abd. Majid Awang || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rogayah Sulong
|-
| '''1966'''{{ref label|1386|a|a}} || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|MAS}} Siti Noor Ismail
|-
| '''1967''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Abdullah || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rodziah Abd. Rahman
|-
| '''1968''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Saidin Abd Rahman || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmah Abd. Rahman
|-
| '''1969''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|THA}}Maimunah binti Moair Saad
|-
| '''1970''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rodziah Abd. Rahman
|-
| '''1971''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rodziah Abd. Rahman
|- 
| '''1972''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Abdullah || {{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
| '''1973''' || {{flagicon|Pahlavi dynasty}} Mohamad Taghi Morowat || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rogayah Sulong
|-
| '''1974''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rogayah Sulong
|-
| '''1975''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Hashim || {{flagicon|MAS}} Nursiah Ismail
|-
| '''1976''' || {{flagicon|IDN}} M. Ali Yusni || {{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
| '''1977''' || {{flagicon|BRU}} Mashud Awang Damit || {{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman 
|-
| '''1978''' || {{flagicon|THA}} Sofad Awang || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rogayah Sulong
|-
| '''1979''' || {{flagicon|IRN}} Abbas Salimi Naeini || {{flagicon|IDN}} Sarini Abdullah
|-
| '''1980''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Abdullah || {{flagicon|IDN}} Maria Ulfah
|-
| '''1981''' || {{flagicon|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} Sheikh Al-Amin Mohamad Thoumi || {{flagicon|MAS}} Sapinah Mamat
|-
| '''1982''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Abdullah || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmas Abdullah
|-
| '''1983''' || {{flagicon|IDN}} Mirwan Batubara || {{flagicon|MAS}} Aminah Omar
|-
| '''1984''' || {{flagicon|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} Mohamed Abu Snena || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmas Abdullah
|-
| '''1985''' || {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Din Idris || {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmas Abdullah
|-
|'''1986'''||{{flagicon|KUW}} Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi||{{flagicon|IDN}} Rahmawati A. Rani
|-
|'''1987'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Sayyah Gorji ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Sapinah Mamat
|-
|'''1988'''||{{flagicon|IDN}} Syarifuddin M. ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Pasiah Hashim
|-
|'''1989'''||{{flagicon|THA}} Brahang Harang ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
|'''1990'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Abbas Emam Jameh ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
|'''1991'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Haji Yusof ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Faridah Mat Saman
|-
|'''1992'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Mansoor Ghazrizadeh ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmas Abdullah
|-
|'''1993'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Ahmad Abu Al-Ghasimi ||{{flagicon|THA}} Fatimah Haji Madiah
|-
|'''1994'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Umi Kalthom Mohd Zain
|-
|'''1995'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Rahmas Abdullah
|-
|'''1996'''||{{flagicon|EGY}} Sheikh Mekkawi Mahmoud Mohamed ||{{flagicon|THA}} Sainab Abdulromae
|-
|'''1997'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Hussin Mohamad Yunus ||{{flagicon|IDN}} Wildayati Nusril
|-
|'''1998'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Mohamad Gandom Najad Toosi||{{flagicon|MAS}} Sepiah Mohamad
|-
|'''1999'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Che Yahaya Daud ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Maznah Awang
|-
|'''2000'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Radzi Kamarul Hailan ||{{flagicon|PHI}} Isniarah Bantayao
|-
|'''2001'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Masoud Sayyah Gorji ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Pasiah Hashim
|-
|'''2002'''||{{flagicon|IDN}} Bakri Waru ||{{flagicon|BRU}} Aminah Haji Abd Manaf
|-
|'''2003'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Faizul Ghazali ||{{flagicon|IDN}} Djihadiah Badar
|-
|'''2004'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Radzi Kamarul Hailan ||{{flagicon|IDN}} Nurhidayah Sulaiman
|-
|'''2005'''||{{flagicon|IDN}} Indra Gunawan ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Faizah Mohd Husain
|-
|'''2006'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Saeid Rostami Tabrizy ||{{flagicon|THA}} Sainab Abdulromae
|-
|'''2007'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Aziz Mustakim ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Amnah Ayub
|-
|'''2008'''||{{flagicon|IDN}} Mu'min Ainul Mubarak||{{flagicon|THA}} Fatimah Ha'rati
|-
|'''2009'''||{{flagicon|IRQ}} Usamah Abdullah ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Sharifah Khasif Fadzilah
|-
|'''2010'''||{{flagicon|EGY}} Sheikh Hani Abdel Aziz Ahmed ||{{flagicon|PAK}} Samia Khanan
|-
|'''2011'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Amirahman Abas ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Suraya Abu Hasan
|-
|'''2012'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Muhammad Anuar Ghazali ||{{flagicon|MAR}} Hasnaa Khoulali
|-
|'''2013'''||{{flagicon|IDN}} Dasrizal Marah Nainin ||{{flagicon|MAR}} Hajar Boussaq
|-
|'''2014'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Tarmizi Haji Ali ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Hanimzah Haji Jalaludin
|-
|'''2015'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Mohsen Haji Hassani Kargar||{{flagicon|IDN}} Asrina Asril Buyong
|-
|'''2016'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Ainuddin Hilmi Abdullah ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Nor Azrah Ayub
|-
|'''2017'''||{{flagicon|IRN}} Hamed Alizadeh Marghzari ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Normalina Alias
|-
|'''2018'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Abdullah Fahmi bin Che Nor ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Suhailah Zulkifly
|-
|'''2019'''||{{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Khair Jalil<ref name=Awani>{{cite web|url=http://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/qari-qariah-malaysia-juara-tilawah-al-quran-antarabangsa-205361|title=Qari, qariah Malaysia juara Tilawah Al-Quran Antarabangsa|language=Malay|website=Astro Awani|date=20 April 2019|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref> ||{{flagicon|MAS}} Nor Farhatul Fairuzah Panut<ref name=Awani />
|-
|'''2022'''
|{{flagicon|BHR}} Mohamed Sameer Mohamed Magahed<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=24 October 2022 |title=Qari Bahrain, qariah Malaysia juara Tilawah Al-Quran Antarabangsa |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/qari-bahrain-qariah-malaysia-juara-tilawah-alquran-antarabangsa-387585 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Astro Awani |language=Malay}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Sofizah Mousin<ref name=":1" />
|}

==Notes==
{{refbegin}}
*{{note label|1386|a|a}} Held on 1386 [[Engineering:Islamic calendar|Hijri]].
*{{note label|1416|b|b}} Held on 1416 Hijri.
{{refend}}

== See also ==
* Dubai International Holy Quran Award
* Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holy Quran Competition
* [[Religion:Muhammad VI Awards for the Holy Quran|Muhammad VI Awards for the Holy Quran]]
* [[Religion:Tijan an Nur International Quran Competition|Tijan an Nur International Quran Competition]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Quranic studies]]

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