KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia (MKI Fatwa Committee) has decided that Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah is the country’s official madhab (school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence) from a legal standpoint.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 15 — Former Johor Mufti Datuk Nooh Gadut has been appointed the new chairman of the Muzakarah Committee and National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI).