SHAH ALAM: Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor is planning to develop the country’s first wakaf hospital to address a shortage of hospital beds and treatment facilities.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, said several possible locations had been identified, including Bangi, Shah Alam and Kota Kemuning.
He said the proposal was still at an early stage, with discussions ongoing with agencies under the Selangor government.
“It is our aspiration to develop a wakaf hospital. In Selangor, there are not enough beds for patients,” he said.
He was speaking after launching the Year End Wakaf 2026 campaign, organised by Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor in collaboration with Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad.
The proposed hospital would serve not only general patients but also benefit asnaf groups in Selangor, he said.
He said serving the asnaf was among the responsibilities entrusted to the corporation.
Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor also plans to develop other wakaf assets, including wakaf elderly care homes, as Selangor moves towards becoming an ageing state.
Separately, Syed Zainal said the corporation was targeting RM100 million in cash wakaf and corporate wakaf collections this year through efforts to raise awareness and encourage greater participation from the public and corporate sector.