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New NU chairman Gus Kikin: Nahdlatul Ulama is not for politics

From Republika · () Indonesian

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  • KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, known as Gus Kikin, was elected chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama’s executive board for 2026-2031.
  • He said the organization’s relationship with politics must remain separate from its religious and social role.
  • Gus Kikin said NU should not be directed toward any particular political interest.

KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, widely known as Gus Kikin, has been elected chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama’s executive board for the 2026-2031 period and immediately set out a boundary for the organization: it is not a political organization.

Speaking after his election at the 35th NU Congress at Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java, Gus Kikin said NU’s relationship with politics must be handled separately from the organization’s own institutional foundations. “Those are two different things. NU is not for politics,” he said.

Those are two different things. NU is not for politics.

— Gus KikinHe described the separation between NU’s organizational role and politics after being elected chairman.

He described NU as a jamiyah diniyah ijtimaiyah, a religious and social organization. In that role, he said, it must follow its own principles and method rather than be directed toward the interests of a particular political group.

“NU is a religious organization, a social organization, and not for politics,” Gus Kikin said. His remarks came as he began his term leading the organization through 2031.

NU is a religious organization, a social organization, and not for politics.

— Gus KikinHe explained NU’s identity as a religious and social organization.
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