the Sharia Court the Registry of Muslim Marriages These institutions are under the purview of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). The minister responsible for these institutions, however, is the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. Key Muslim institutions Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, looks after and takes care of the administration and interests of Singapore's Muslim community. The Majlis is headed by a Council, which comprises the President of MUIS, the Mufti of Singapore and other persons recommended by the Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. The council is appointed by the President of Singapore. Since 2009, the council has been headquartered in the Singapore Islamic Hub, located along Braddell Road. Shariah Court In 1880, the British colonial authorities introduced the Mahomedan Marriage Ordinance which officially recognised the status of Muslim personal law in Singapore. In 1958, pursuant to the 1957 Muslim Ordinance, a Syariah Court with jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes pertaining to Muslim marriages and divorce cases was established. The Court replaced a set of government-licensed but otherwise unsupervised Kadi (Muslim judges) who had previously decided on questions of divorce and inheritance, following either the traditions of particular ethnic groups or their own interpretations of Muslim law. Today, the Syariah Court continues to exist as a court of competent jurisdiction with power and jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes defined by AMLA. Registry of Muslim Marriages (ROMM) The Registry of Muslim Marriages is a government agency that registers marriages between couples that consist of two Muslims. Mixed-religion marriages are registered at the Registry of Marriages. Previously, the registration of Muslim marriages as well as divorces were conducted under one unit, which is the Syariah Court. It was first located in a bungalow at Fort Canning and later moved to Canning Rise in 1983. Appeals on decisions of the Syariah Court and the ROMM are heard and determined by the Appeal Board. Unlike MUIS, the Syariah Court and ROMM are not statutory boards but constitute a part of MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development). Muslim organisations Ahmadiyya Ahmadiyya is a small branch of Islam in Singapore. The community was established during the era of the Second Caliphate, shortly before the Second World War. Ghulam Ahsan Ayyaz was the first missionary to the country, who under the directive of the caliph arrived in 1935,