JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Muslim Artist and Cultural Association (Lesbumi), PBNU, KH Agus Sunyoto, died on Tuesday, April 27, after undergoing treatment at the Dr. Ramelan Naval Hospital, Surabaya, East Java.
"Yes, true. Please pray,” said Secretary of the NU Lesbumi of Malang City, Fathul H Panatapraja when confirmed by the media in Malang City, East Java, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, April 27.
Fathul said he received information that the deceased, who was a humanist and author of the book Atlas Wali Songo, died at around 07.30 western Indonesia time. KH Agus Sunyoto is a Nahdlatul Ulama figure born in Surabaya, August 21, 1959, who died at the age of 61.
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KH Agus Sunyoto was the Chairperson of the PBNU Lesbumi in the second period of KH Said Aqil Siroj's leadership, after the 33rd NU Congress in Jombang, East Java in 2015. Lesbumi is the NU departmental apparatus tasked with implementing NU policies in the field of arts and cultural development.
The deceased was also the caretaker of the Global Tarbiyatul Arifin Islamic Boarding School, Malang. KH Agus Sunyoto is a cultural writer who is productive as a writer. One of his best-known books is Atlas Wali Songo, which tells about the spread of Islam in Nusantara.
Other works written by KH Agus Sunyoto are Resolusi Jihad, Banser Berjihad Melawan PKI, Sunan Ampel: Taktik, dan Strategi Dakwah Islam di Jawa, serta Suluk Abdul Jalil: Perjalanan Ruhani Syeh Siti Jenar.
The deceased will be buried near the graves of his parents, in Tembok Cemetery, Gundih, Surabaya, East Java.
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