| International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia | |
| 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 |
The International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia is the international Islamic Quran recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia.[1] [2] It is the most popular international Quran competition all over the muslim world.[3] Sometimes it called internationally as Malaysia International Al-Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition.
Tunku Abdul Rahman (first Malaysian prime minister) was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition.[4] 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).[5] [6]
| Year | width=280 | Qari' (Men) ! | width=280 | 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 | 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 Ulfah | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Asril Buyong | ||
| 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[7] | Nor Farhatul Fairuzah Panut | ||
| 2022 |  Mohamed Sameer Mohamed Magahed[8] | Sofizah Mousin |