Prabowo Receives NU Membership Card Valid for Life
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- President Prabowo Subianto received a Nahdlatul Ulama membership card at the closing of the organization’s 35th congress in Jombang.
- The card grants lifetime membership, which Prabowo called a great honor.
- Prabowo had joked at the congress opening that he would return for the closing if he received the card.
President Prabowo Subianto got the Nahdlatul Ulama membership card he had jokingly requested, and it comes with lifetime status. He received the card at the closing ceremony of NU’s 35th congress at Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java.
Once I received it, I decided to attend. Thank you, this is a great honor for me, and there is something even more extraordinary here. It says underneath, lifetime member. This is extraordinary.
The card was presented after Rais Aam KH Miftahul Achyar delivered his speech. Prabowo accepted it alongside newly elected NU chairman KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, known as Gus Kikin, outgoing chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf, known as Gus Yahya, and Secretary-General Saifullah Yusuf, known as Gus Ipul.
“Once I received it, I decided to attend. Thank you, this is a great honor for me, and there is something even more extraordinary here. It says underneath, lifetime member. This is extraordinary,” Prabowo said.
Only Gus Yahya, I have been asking for an NU card for a long time. So you still owe me one.
At the opening of the congress on Aug. 27, Prabowo had joked that Gus Yahya had long owed him an NU card. He also said he would return for the Aug. 31 closing if he received one. He did so after the card was presented.
If there is a membership card, I will come again on the 31st.
About this summary
Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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