Kuala lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended the 'Malam Himpunan dan Selawat - Malaysiaku Bersama Gaza', the highlight of the Sumud Nusantara Carnival 2025, at Dataran Merdeka today. Anwar arrived here at 9.06 pm, accompanied by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar and Sumud Nusantara director-general Muhammad Nadir Al-Nuri Kamaruzaman, who is also the Cinta Gaza Malaysia (CGM) chief executive officer.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar were also present. Fahmi, Mohd Na'im, and Dr Zaliha serve as patrons of the three-day Sumud Nusantara Carnival 2025, which began on Friday.

One of the key events is a special solidarity lecture titled "Malaysiaku Bersama Gaza" by the Prime Minister, who will also flag off the Sumud Nusantara Convoy delegation for a humanitarian flotilla mission to Gaza. The convoy includes delegations from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Additionally, Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby is set to read out the Sumud Nusantara Declaration. The evening's program will feature a solat hajat for the liberation of Gaza, a 'Tausiyah Peduli Ummah' by renowned preachers, and the recitation of Qunut Nazilah and selawat by the qasidah group Majelis AzZahir, led by Habib Ali Zainal Abidin Assegaf.

The Sumud Nusantara Carnival 2025, jointly organised by MAPIM and CGM, is held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, who also patronises Sumud Nusantara. The event attracted a large crowd who gathered at Dataran Merdeka from early morning, participating in the carnival's various programs and wearing white-themed attire to show support and solidarity for the Palestinian cause.