Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his condolences to the family of Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM) secretary-general Shahrul Aman Mohd Saari, 50, who died at the National Cancer Institute this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar expressed his sympathies in a Facebook post, where he also prayed for the deceased's soul to be granted forgiveness and for his family to be blessed with strength during this difficult time. Shahrul Aman, besides his leadership role in IKRAM, had led Bersih around 2018.

Meanwhile, IKRAM, in a Facebook post, announced that the funeral prayer for Shahrul Aman would be performed at the Universiti Putra Malaysia Mosque in Serdang after the zuhur prayers, before he is laid to rest at the nearby cemetery. IKRAM assistant secretary-general Khubaib Azahari noted that Shahrul Aman had previously served at the MIMOS Quantum Intelligence Centre before leaving his career to serve with IKRAM, and also held the position of Bersih acting chairman.

He described Shahrul Aman as a steadfast figure in the struggle for dakwah and community development. Shahrul Aman had been active in the Islamic student movement in the United Kingdom through the Majlis Syura Muslimun while pursuing his studies in London.

'The entire IKRAM family is deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved brother. his passing is a significant loss to the Islamic movement in Malaysia and internationally. Throughout his life, Allahyarham demonstrated exemplary leadership, marked by commitment, dedication, and sincerity in advancing the agenda of dakwah, education, unity, humanitarian work, and reform in Malaysia,' Khubaib Azahari said in a Facebook post.