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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi appointed the General President of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor), Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, as Indonesia’s Minister of Religion. Yaqut replaced Fachrul Razi.
Yaqut is the son of KH Muhammad Cholil Bisri, one of the founders of PKB. Born into a founding family and figures of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), since he was young he has been active in organizations. In 2005, Yaqut ran for Deputy Regent and was elected Deputy Regent of Rembang (2005-2010).
In 2011, Yaqut became increasingly active in expanding his organizational wings and was given the responsibility of leading the PKB youth wing organization, as president of the PP GP Ansor 2011-2015. Subsequently, he was re-elected General President of the GP of Ansor for the Period 2015-2020.
On January 27, 2015, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas or better known as Gus Tutut, was appointed a member of the DPR RI for the 2014-2019 period of the PKB.
Gus Tutut was sworn in as a member of the PDR interim replacement to replace Hanif Dhakiri of the X Central Java Constituency, who was appointed by President Joko Widodo as Minister of Human Resources. In the 2019-2024 legislative elections, Yaqut ran again and was elected to the Indonesian Parliament.
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