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View all search resultsMuhammadiyah to elect new chair at national congress
As the second-largest Islamic organization in Indonesia after Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah’s chairmanship election has always garnered attention from the political elite.
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fter being postponed for two years due to COVID-19, Muhammadiyah representatives from across Indonesia are set to gather for the 48th Muhammadiyah National Congress from Nov. 18 to 20 in Surakarta, Central Java, where they will elect their new leader.
In a media gathering held last week at Surakarta Muhammadiyah University, incumbent chairman Haedar Nashir said the organization would outline its new programs and elect new central board members, including a new chairman.
“Muhammadiyah has a tiered election system and Insya Allah (God willing), this will result in a democratic and systematized election,” he said.
The organization has a final list of candidates for roles on the central board, according to secretary-general Abdul Mu’ti.
“Muhammadiyah already has a list of the 92 candidates,” Abdul said last week. “And they all have an equal chance of becoming the next chairman.”
Continuing, he said that 13 out of the 92 candidates would be elected to the new central board during the congress, after which the board would convene to select the new chair.
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