Anies-Cak Imin Ziarai The Tomb Of The First PBNU Chairman

Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar visited the graves of the first Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) General Chairperson KH Hasan Gipo at the Sunan Ampel Cemetery Complex, Surabaya, East Java, Saturday (9/9/2023). (ANTARA/FAuzi Lamboka)

SURABAYA - The pair for presidential and vice presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, visited the Tomb of the first Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) General Chairperson KH Hasan Gipo at the Sunan Ampel Cemetery Complex, Surabaya, East Java.

The grave pilgrimage was carried out after Wali Songo's tour group visited the tomb of Sunan Ampel. Muhaimin, who is also the General Chair of the National Awakening Party (PKB), said that the figure of KH Hasan Gipo was the chairman of PBNU for the period 1926-1934.

"He is a fighter, role model and philanthropist, the first chairman of PBNU, as well as a solid foundation provider for NU and advances NU's struggle at home and abroad," Muhaimin explained as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, September 9.

Muhaimin hopes that the figure of KH Hasan Gipo will be a good example and role model, for all generations and citizens of NU.

KH Hasan Basri Sagipodin or often called Hasan Gipo (1869 - 1934) is an Islamic figure and a merchant born in Surabaya. He was the first chairman of PBNU to accompany KH Hasyim Asy'ari as Rais Akbar. Gipo's name is the shortcoming of Sagipodin, which is the name of a family known as a wealthy merchant at that time and still has descent from Sunan Ampel.

He was buried in the Kanjeng Sunan Ampel Cemetery in Surabaya, east of the Ampel Mosque, in one location with the grave of the National Hero as well as a Muhammadiyah figure KH Mas Mansur.

The PKB DPP held a tour and beat the struggle of Wali Songo, 7-10 September 2023. According to the schedule, the tour started with Cirebon visiting the Sunan Gunung Jati Cemetery, then Demak visited the graves of Sunan Kalijaga and Sunan Muria.

Next to Kudus visited Sunan Kudus' grave. Then to Tuban visited Sunan Bonang's Tomb, to Lamongan visited Sunan Drajat's grave.

Then he headed to Gresik to visit the graves of Sunan Giri and Sunan Gresik and ended up in Surabaya on the Sunan Ampel Cemetery pilgrimage.