Huda Purnawadi and Miftahul Huda with a representative from the Indonesian Embassy in Brunei Darussalam. - BB
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The first ever Khat Competition at the Asean level organised by the Centre of Islamic Calligraphy and Arts Studies of the Yayasan Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (PPKKI-YSHHB) saw Indonesian representatives take up the top three spots.
The announcement of the winners and prize presentation took place on Thursday (Dec 22) at the An-Naura Hall of Yayasan Complex in the capital and was attended by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar in his capacity as the Deputy Chairman of the Yayasan Board of Directors.
Huda Purnawadi took the top spot with a score of 93.8 per cent and walked away with a BND3,000 cash prize, followed by Miftahul Huda in second and Muhammad Syamsudin in third.
Miftahul received BND2,000 and Muhammad Syamsudin BND1,000 while fellow Indonesians Taufikur Rahman and Agung Prabowo placed in fourth and sixth, winning the consolation cash prize of BND500 each.
Brunei representative Muhammad Nazir Othman came in fifth and Malaysian Mohd Zulfikri bin Mohd Sobri was in seventh, both also walking away with BND500 each.
The ceremony began with welcoming remarks from Assistant Managing Director of Yayasan Haji Puasa Jumat followed by comments from head of judges and President of the National Calligraphy Association of Malaysia Dr Abdul Rahman Hamzah.
Opened for participants from Asean member countries, the competition ran from Aug 15 to Oct 28. Also part of the competition programme was a workshop on Islamic calligraphy facilitated by Dr Abdul Rahman and fellow competition judge from Indonesia Teguh Prestio.
The workshop was held at PPKKI-YSHHB in Rumah Semaun, Jalan Jerambak on Dec 21 and was attended by 24 participants.
