Al-Mustafa University Chief Congratulates New Head of Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama
In a message to Sheikh Miftachul Akhyar, the Iranian cleric hoped for his success in the new position and promotion of spiritual issues on the basis of Islamic fraternity and moderation.
He also prayed for prosperity for the brotherly nation of Indonesia.
Born in 1953, Miftachul Akhyar previously headed a religious school in Surabaya, a port city on the Indonesian island of Java.
He also served as the head of Nahdlatul Ulama’s branch in Java and vice-president of the movement from 2015 to 2020.
Nahdlatul Ulama (literally translated to Revival of the Ulama) is a traditionalist Sunni Islam movement in Indonesia following the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence. It was established on January 31, 1926 in Surabaya as a response to the rise of Wahabism in Saudi Arabia.
