Zakir Naik wins $320,000 in defamation suit and donates it to Palestine

Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik has announced a donation of RM 1.52 million ($320,000), he was awarded in defamation case, to Palestinians enduring Israel’s war on Gaza.

The announcement was made after a court in Malaysia on Thursday,



November 2, ordered former Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy to pay RM 1.52 million in damages for defaming Naik.

Taking to X, on Friday, November 3, Naik expressed his gratitude to Malaysian High Court judge Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz.