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This research aims to find key success factors of mustahiq (fakir miskin) empowerment program in zakat institution of two country, they are Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. It analyzes the empowerment program held by zakat institution in Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, and results the key success factors of mustahiq empowerments by those zakat institution. This study uses descriptive qualitative research method by multiple case study strategy. Primary and secondary data are collected by the in-depth interview, observation, discussion, and library research. The result of this study says there are two points of zakat empowerment program-s key success factors in Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, they are: the willingness of mustahiq who were recieved empowerment program, and the amanah or responsibility fulfilment of zakat manager in the country. An important implication of this research is that the findings give some insight to the better zakat program which concern to empowers mustahiq, whether for two countries researched and also for the other muslim countries.