President Requests End to Hajj Queues, Here is the Ministry's Strategy

The government is studying a scheme for organising the Hajj pilgrimage without queues, while still ensuring protection for millions of prospective pilgrims who have been waiting for a long time. Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak stated that the idea is currently in the discussion stage and has not yet become a decision. “The President now wants us to think about how to make Hajj without queuing. So, Hajj without queuing. That is what we are formulating,” said Dahnil in Jakarta on Thursday (9/4/2026). He explained that the long Hajj queues in Indonesia are inseparable from Hajj financial management, which causes the number of registrants to continue increasing, while the quota is limited. “The more there are (registrants), the longer the queue,” said Dahnil. As a comparison, Dahnil mentioned that several countries have different patterns in Hajj management. In Malaysia, long queues occur through the Hajj savings system. Meanwhile, in some other countries like India, he said, the queuing scheme is not as long as in Indonesia. The government, he said, is examining the possibility of implementing a more flexible model, similar to a direct ticket purchase/competition system according to the quota given by Saudi Arabia. “So we are given a quota of 200,000 by Saudi Arabia. Then we set the price. Then no need to queue. So each person books directly, whoever gets it, they depart,” he said.