MPR Leaders Please Muhammadiyah Bring Indonesia Forward Under Haedar Nashir

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JAKARTA - The leadership of the MPR RI congratulated Haedar Nashir who was elected as General Chair and Abdul Muti was elected as Secretary for the 2022-2027 period through the 48th Muhammadiyah Congress. The MPR hopes that Muhammadiyah will continue to play a role in bringing progress to Indonesia under the leadership of both of them. Hopefully both of them can lead and bring the movement of Muhammadiyah organizations as expected by Muhammadiyah residents according to the theme of this congress, namely Improving Indonesia, Improving the Universe, said Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI Yandri Susanto in his statement in Jakarta, Monday, November 21.

Yandri believes that Muhammadiyah under the leadership of Haedar Nasir will invite all components of the nation to care for and improve Indonesian Islamic ukhuwah and ukhuwah. According to him, with the softness of communicating, Haedar Nashir can communicate and collaborate with all parties. "There is no need to doubt Haedar Nashir's work and service in Muhammadiyah because he has been in Muhammadiyah for a long time," he said.

The deputy general chairman of PAN explained that before being elected as General Chair of PP Muhammadiyah for the 2015-2020 period, Haedar Nashir had been Deputy Chairperson and General Secretary of PP Muhammadiyah. Haedar, said Yandri, was also the General Chair of the PP of the Muhammadiyah Student Association before being active in PP Muhammadiyah.

Therefore, Yandri is optimistic that Muhammadiyah under Haedar's leadership will face the challenges and problems of life that are increasingly complex in line with the times.

General Chairperson of PP Muhammadiyah Haedar Nashir through his thoughts and activities must do more to raise Muhammadiyah facing increasingly complex challenges, said the former chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI. Yandri added that so far Muhammadiyah has produced many programs of publicism in various dimensions of life. Such as education, health, social, economy, and religious development that is in accordance with the times.

All, he said, based on the main mission of da'wah and tajdid in an effort to build for the progress of the people and the nation above Islamic values that rahmatan lil alamin.

The amar ma'ruf and tajdid vision is the guide of Muhammadiyah citizens to continue to play a role in advancing the people and nation. By holding on to that vision, through his network and potential, Muhammadiyah can provide benefits and advance the nation's people, and the country," concluded Yandri.

It is known that Haedar Nashir was re-elected as General Chair of PP Muhammadiyah for the period 2022-2027. Haedar said he would carry out the mandate in accordance with the program that had been prepared, which was more about a dynamic transformation process.

"We carry out our mandate, of course, firstly carrying out Muhammadiyah programs that lead to a more dynamic transformation process in the future. Both those related to general programs and programs in the fields that lead to Muhammadiyah who excel in progress in various aspects of life," said Haedar after being appointed as the Head of the 48th Congress in Solo, Central Java (Central Java) which was broadcasted by tvMu Channel, Sunday, November 20.

In addition, he continued, Muhammadiyah carried out the task of disseminating the views of advanced Islam. He hopes that Islamic progress can bring blessings.

"Second, we carry out the task of socializing and the view of advanced Islam. In the minutes of advanced Islam that have been determined to continue to be dialogued with various groups at home and abroad, so that Islamic people who advance and bring blessings to the universe become a realm of thought that spreads and expands, and implements better in association," he said, "explained Haedar.

"Islam brings peace, a united Islam, an Islam that builds optimism, face-to-face as well as Islam that brings the progress of the life of all people, countries, and humanity in the future," he added.

Haedar said Muhammadiyah has a mandate to discuss strategic issues of the public with various parties. He hopes that the results of this congress can be input to the government.

"Thirdly, we PP Muhammadiyah also have a mandate to discuss various parties regarding strategic issues of the community, universal nationality in accordance with the portion and field, so that we also continue to make the results of this congress important inputs for various parties, the government, the DPR, institutions, TNI/Polri, components of other nations and even the international community," he said.