SINGAPORE – Muslim community leader Haji Shafawi Ahmad has died at the age of 92 on Oct 11.
In a statement on his death on the same day, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said he was a “highly respected community leader”, and his demise was “a great loss to the Singapore Muslim community and the nation”.
His family has declined to comment on the cause of death.
Mr Shafawi was a founding member of self-help group Yayasan Mendaki and served Muis as a council member from 1986 to 2020, making him its longest-serving council member, Muis said.
He was its acting president from January to June 1991, and its vice-president from July 1991 to August 1995.
At Muis, he was involved in many policymaking decisions aimed at improving the socio-religious life and welfare of the Singapore Muslim community, the organisation said.
