Overview

The organization of the Hajj pilgrimage for 2023, as planned by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs (“Ministry”), is being implemented in three stages between 24 May 2023 and 22 June 2023. Upon completion of their Hajj activities in Makkah, the Hajj participants will then be flown back to Indonesia between 4 July 2023 and 3 August 2023.^[1] Unfortunately, this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has been mired in a number of problems that have emerged both prior to and during its implementation.