United Muslims Association of Hong Kong

The United Muslim Association of Hong Kong (UMAH; Chinese: 香港穆斯林聯會) is a registered charity and Islamic organization in Hong Kong established to organize and manage community worship centres i.e. mosques (known in Arabic as Masjid), schools and elderly care homes for the Muslim community in Hong Kong. It currently operates the UMAH International Primary School in Yuen Long and a home for the elderly, Haji Omar Ramju Sadick Care and Attention Home in Tuen Mun. UMAH has commenced a new project named the Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre and elderly care home in Sheung Shui.

United Muslims Association of Hong Kong
香港穆斯林聯會
Formation1980s
FoundersOmar Ramju Sadick, Mohammad Alli Din
HeadquartersTuen Mun, Hong Kong, China[1]
Region served
Hong Kong
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The organisation was established in the 1980s by Omar Ramju Sadick.[2]

Activities

It currently operates the UMAH International Primary School in Yen Long and a home for the elderly, Haji Omar Ramju Sadick Care and Attention Home in Tuen Mun. UMAH also manages an ongoing project to establish a new mosque named the Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre and an elderly care home in Sheung Shui.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "UMAH". umah.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. http://umah.hk/
  3. "SUBJECT: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION POINT OF VIEW" (PDF).
  4. "Trial told of Muslim power dispute". South China Morning Post. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.


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