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Prabowo Returns to Jombang for Closing of Nahdlatul Ulama Congress
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Prabowo Returns to Jombang for Closing of Nahdlatul Ulama Congress

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto travelled to Jombang, East Java, for the closing of Nahdlatul Ulama’s 35th congress.
  • Prabowo said Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah had played important roles in Indonesia’s independence and in his election as president.
  • The congress selected KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, known as Gus Kikin, as chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama executive board for 2026-2031.

President Prabowo Subianto returned to East Java on Monday to attend the closing of the 35th Nahdlatul Ulama Congress in Jombang. He was scheduled to arrive at Juanda International Airport before continuing to the Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school in Tambakberas.

Prabowo was accompanied by Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya. He had previously attended the congress’s opening ceremony.

In his earlier address, Prabowo called Nahdlatul Ulama a historic institution that had made a major contribution to Indonesia’s independence. He said, “It is a great honor for me. Nahdlatul Ulama is a historic institution that made a very great contribution to the struggle for the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.”

It is a great honor for me. Nahdlatul Ulama is a historic institution that made a very great contribution to the struggle for the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

— Prabowo SubiantoHis remarks praising NU’s role in Indonesia’s independence.

Prabowo also said he could not have become president without the support of Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah. He said his government would seek to strengthen and empower Nahdlatul Ulama, adding, “Without the support of NU and Muhammadiyah, it would not have been possible for me to become the people’s representative.”

The congress selected KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, widely known as Gus Kikin, as chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama executive board for the 2026-2031 term. Gus Kikin received 472 votes, the highest total among five candidates, and was chosen through the AHWA mechanism. He leads Tebuireng Islamic boarding school in Jombang and is a great-grandson of NU founder KH Hasyim Asy’ari.

Without the support of NU and Muhammadiyah, it would not have been possible for me to become the people’s representative.

— Prabowo SubiantoHis statement about the organizations’ support for his presidency.
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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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