JAKARTA - Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to spend the night of takbir in North Sumatra on Friday, March 20, and perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Aceh on Saturday, March 21.
"Yes, that's right. The President will be in North Sumatra and, God willing, perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Aceh tomorrow morning," Teddy told reporters in Jakarta, Friday, March 20.
The President is scheduled to depart from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, on Friday afternoon. On the way to North Sumatra and Aceh, the President will be accompanied by a number of state officials, including the Cabinet Secretary.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Ministry of Religion has determined that Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah falls on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
"Based on the calculation and the absence of the hilal, it was agreed that 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri fell on Saturday, March 21, 2026," said Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar in a press conference at the Ministry of Religion Office, Jakarta, Thursday.
He explained that the decision was made based on the results of the rukyatul hilal carried out by the Hisab Rukyat Team of the Ministry of Religion, which showed that the position of the crescent moon in all regions of Indonesia has not met the criteria of the Minister of Religion of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (MABIMS).
However, Muhammadiyah has previously determined that Idulfitri 1447 Hijriah fell on Friday, March 20 and had carried out the Id prayer on that day.
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