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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed six new ministers, one of whom Ruby Cholil Qoumas as minister of religion he replaces Fachrul Razi, Wednesday (23/12).
Behind the inauguration, it turned out that there was a story that the one who first submitted to become Fachrul’s successor was Katib Aam PB Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Yahya Cholil StaquF. The name Yahya was also widely mentioned from the beginning as Minister of Religion. However, it turned out that the name announced by Jokowi was that of his younger brother, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.
Yahya is Yaqut’s older brother. They are the children of the late M. Cholil Bisri, known as the UN figure who co-founded the National Awakening Party (PKB).
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) sociologist who is also friends with Yahya, Najib Azca, told a story about Yahya Staquf’s attitude in rejecting the offer for the post of Minister of Religion.
The story was revealed by Najib through his Facebook social media account, Najib Azca, on Wednesday (12/23). Najib has allowed it CNNIndonesia.com to cite history when confirmed.
In his account, Najib admitted to having contacted the figure who is familiarly called Gus Yahya through the messaging application, WhatsApp, on Tuesday (12/22) at dawn, precisely at 01.33 WIB.
In the message he sent, Najib immediately asked for the truth of the information that Gus Yahya would be the replacement for Fachrul Razi.
“Yesterday at midnight or to be exact around 01.33 WIB I sent a WA message to Gus: been given Menag to Gus? “Najib wrote in his account Facebookits that.
“It turned out that the last WA was active at 11:32 p.m. So it looks like he was sleeping soundly when I texted him. I sent that message because there was widespread news that Gus Yahya Cholil Staquf was a strong candidate for the new Minister of Religion, replacing General Fachrul Razi, a Santri general from Aceh.“he added.
Najib continued, Gus Yahya did not reply to his messages until noon. He admitted that he needed to ask the truth of the news, because Gus Yahya was known to have turned down the offer to become Minister of Religion after Jokowi-Ma’ruf won in the 2019 presidential election.
“I felt the need to ask because when I met him with a high-ranking PDIP figure who was also a person close to President Jokowi about a week before the announcement of the new cabinet in 2019, he firmly said ’emoh’ (didn’t want to) when pressured so that he would be willing to become Minister of Religion.Najib said.
He also admitted that he had wondered about the possibility of Gus Yahya changing his mind and choosing to accept Jokowi’s proposal to become Minister of Religion.
Najib continued, his various questions were finally answered when Jokowi and Ma’ruf announced six new ministers on Tuesday (12/22), precisely at 3:40 p.m. WIB.
Jokowi chose Yahya Staquf’s younger brother, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas aka Gus Yaqut or Gus Tutut to replace Fachrul Razi.
 PBNU Katib Aam Yahya Cholil Staquf when he was appointed to the Wantimpres on May 31, 2018 to replace KH Hasyim Muzadi, who died. (AMONG PHOTOS / Wahyu Putro A) |
It is known that Gus Yaqut is currently the general president of PP GP Ansor for the period 2015-2020. Furthermore, Yaqut was also a member of the DPR of the PKB faction which became Vice Chairman of Commission II.
According to him, Jokowi’s decision to finally elect Gus Yaqut as Minister of Religion surprised many parties. In fact, he continued, there were television stations that still bore the profile of Gus Yahya as Minister of Religion when Jokowi announced Gus Yaqut’s name.
“So shocked by the name change, Metro TV did not show Yaqut’s photo and biography, unlike the other ministers who were announced and introduced that afternoon. Even TV One still shows photos and biographical data of Yahya Staquf as he broadcasts the news of the announcement of the 6 new ministers. Also some other TV news“Najib said.
Seeing the advertisement, new questions occurred to Najib’s mind. He immediately tried to contact Gus Yahya again, but came back without any response.
After a few minutes, he admitted, Gus Yahya contacted him.
“Uh, it turns out my cell phone is on, there’s a call from him. After a brief greeting, I immediately came to him with a series of questions: piye ceritane Gus? Why did Yaqut become a minister of religion? Panjenengan is unwilling, huh?Najib said.
With a distinctive style of speaking, he continued, Gus Yahya replied, “We have to know how to ‘play’. We must know how to organize ourselves to achieve greater goals. “
 General President of PP GP Ansor Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. (BETWEEN PHOTO / ANIS EFIZUDIN) |
Hearing Gus Yahya’s statement, Najib is of the opinion that the former presidential spokesman in the era of Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) is still the figure he used to be, and is not dazzled by the brilliance of office and power.
In the chat, Najib admitted that Gus Yahya said that he had received many unanswered phone calls and WhatsApp messages since Tuesday (12/22) morning.
In fact, Najib said, several people and high-level journalists still thought he was appointed Minister of Religion after Jokowi announced the name of his younger brother, who was chosen to replace Fachrul. The professor from the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the UGM said that Gus Yahya once admitted that his names and those of his younger siblings were often confused in various events.
“On one occasion to complete the recitation in Rembang, for example, the MC introduced him with the name: Yahya Cholil Yaqut“Najib said.
Regarding Najib’s information, CNNIndonesia.com he has not received confirmation from Gus Yahya, Gus Yaqut or the Presidential Palace.
Yahya Staquf has not responded to phone calls or instant messages sent.
It is rumored that Yahya Staquf rejected the ministerial position.
In his tweet, the young NU intellectual Uli Abshar Abdalla revealed this.
“In fact, the first to volunteer was Kiai Yahya. But he refused“Ulil said on his Twitter account, @ulil.
It is known, Gus Yahya also served in the presidency of Jokowi, that is, in the first term of 2014-2019. At that time, Gus Yahya was a member of the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) replacing Hasyim Muzadi, who died on March 16, 2017.
For the Wantimpres of this period, Gus Yahya has no name in it. The figure of NU ulama who entered the Wantimpres at this time is M Luthfi Ali Yahya.
Meanwhile, Gus Yaqut, after officially becoming Minister of Religion, emphasized that the ranks of the Ministry of Religion under his leadership could continue and enhance the various good legacies left by Fachrul Razi during his tenure.
“Pak Fachrul Razi is gone legacy Okay, let’s improve what is Mr. Fachrul’s legacy. What I observed, what I saw was extraordinary. Let’s stay and we will make it even better, “Yaqut said at an award ceremony at the Ministry of Religion Building, Jakarta, which was broadcast online on Wednesday (12/23).
In the same place, Fachrul congratulated Yaqut after being elected Minister of Religion by President Joko Widodo. He is optimistic that the Ministry of Religion will become an even better institution in the future.
Furthermore, Gus Yaqut added, now the top leadership of the Ministry of Religion is exclusively in the hands of figures from the Nahdlatul Ulama. This is because Yaqut is known as the president of the NU wing youth organization, GP Ansor, while Zainut Tauhid, who is also known as a NU figure, is the vice president of the Central MUI for the period 2015-2020.
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