On Monday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi named medical doctor Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Faiz, a military dentist, as the two finalists.

• 9月4日，阿卜杜拉·艾哈迈德·巴达维总理宣布医生沙伊赫·穆扎哈尔·舒科尔和军队牙医法伊兹为最终人选，二人都是穆斯林。