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Haedar Nashir extends reign as Muhammadiyah chief at national congress
Muhammadiyah’s central board elected incumbent chairman Haedar Nashir to a second term during the organization’s 48th muktamar (national congress) on Sunday, extending Haedar’s reign at the top of the country’s second-largest Muslim organization until 2027.
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Against extremism – Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, central executive board chairman Haedar Nashir (left) responds to journalists’ questions after an event at the State Palace in Jakarta on Jan. 13, 2017. (JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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uhammadiyah’s central board elected incumbent chairman Haedar Nashir to a second term during the organization’s 48th muktamar (national congress) on Sunday, extending Haedar’s reign at the top of the country’s second-largest Muslim organization until 2027.
“The [central board] decided that Muhammadiyah chairman for the period of 2022-2027 will be Haedar Nashir,” said central board member Dahlan Rais to the cheers of attendees of the meeting in Surakarta, Central Java.
The board, Dahlan added, also chose to reelect secretary-general Abdul Mu’ti to the same position, with he and Haedar set to lead Muhammadiyah for the next five years.
Born in 1958, Haedar’s association with Muhammadiyah goes back to the 80s, when he was actively involved with the organization’s youth wing. He was first elected as a central board member in 2005, before replacing Din Syamsudin as chairman in Muhammadiyah’s 47th congress in 2015.
As a scholar, Haedar earned his sociology doctorate from Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University and serves as the chief editor of the organization’s official publication the Voice of Muhammadiyah, according to its website.
While Haedar’s reelection was not made official until Sunday afternoon, his status as a favorite had already been established since Saturday night. During the voting to decide the new central board members, the incumbent chairman came in first with 2,203 votes, followed closely by Mu’ti with 2,159 votes.
In a short speech after his confirmation, Haedar said that while he was the chairman, Muhammadiyah’s leadership would still adopt a more collective approach.
