Malaysia launches campaign honoring Minab school victims
Malaysia-based charitable groups, in coordination with Iran’s diplomatic mission, on April formally launched the “Shajareh Tayebeh 168” campaign in Kuala Lumpur to commemorate 168 primary school students killed in a February 28 bombing in Minab and to mobilize humanitarian aid for Iran, according to Iran’s cultural center in Malaysia.
Initiated by Iran’s Cultural Consulate in Malaysia with the backing of the Iranian Embassy and Malaysian civil society organizations, the campaign frames remembrance through relief, pairing symbolic tribute with a structured aid pipeline.
Malaysian NGO representatives were the first contributors, delivering donations at the Iranian Cultural Consulate in Kuala Lumpur.
Ambassador Valiollah Mohammadi thanked Malaysians for their “enduring solidarity and generosity,” saying public and official support “will remain etched in Iran’s historical memory.”
Cultural Attaché Habib Reza Arzani said the campaign seeks to commemorate the 168 child victims of the Shajareh Tayebeh Primary School bombing in Minab and to scale up grassroots assistance.
Under the plan, organizers aim to fund and dispatch 168 containers of public donations to Iran, each named after one of the victims. The initial contributions mark the first shipment tranche, with additional participation expected in the coming days.
Malaysian NGOs also pledged funds equivalent to three containers of essential goods, dedicating them to the memory of three children, Zahra Ansarifard, Mohammad Raoufi-Nia, and Mohammad Shahdoostipour.
Each container is budgeted at 40,000 Malaysian ringgit, or roughly $10,000. Donors further presented 40.5 grams of gold bullion to the Iranian ambassador at the Kuala Lumpur consulate as part of the campaign’s opening drive.