Accelerating Waqf Land Certification, Jakarta BPN Regional Office Signs MoU with PWNU DKI

Jakarta – The Regional Office of the National Land Agency (Kanwil BPN) for DKI Jakarta Province and the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board (PWNU) DKI Jakarta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on accelerating the certification of waqf land.

This cooperation aims to provide legal certainty over waqf assets while supporting their optimal utilisation for the benefit of the community.

“Through this memorandum of understanding, we hope to synergise in a more structured, coordinated, and sustainable manner in accelerating waqf land certification. I also request the Heads of Land Offices across DKI Jakarta to immediately follow up on this agreement with concrete steps in their respective areas,” stated the Head of the DKI Jakarta BPN Regional Office, Erry Juliani Pasoreh, at the PWNU DKI Jakarta Office in Matraman, East Jakarta, on Friday, 10 April 2026.

Erry also conveyed that waqf land certification is a priority because it holds strategic value in supporting community social, educational, and religious activities.

PWNU DKI Jakarta welcomed the cooperation positively. The Chairman of PWNU DKI Jakarta, Samsul Ma’arif, assessed that accelerating waqf land certification is crucial to protect community assets from potential disputes while ensuring their optimal use for society.

“I extend my appreciation to the government, in this case the BPN, which continuously pays attention to us in accelerating the certification of NU’s waqf land. Hopefully, this MoU can provide benefits for the community’s interests,” he stated.

The scope of this Memorandum of Understanding includes the registration of land, both initial and data maintenance for waqf land, assets of legal entities, as well as land owned by the administrators and members of PWNU DKI Jakarta.

In addition, the cooperation also encompasses the implementation of socialisation and education regarding preparations and execution of land registration, provision of assistance in preventing and handling land issues, as well as developing other forms of cooperation agreed upon by both parties.

With this Memorandum of Understanding, Kanwil BPN DKI Jakarta and PWNU DKI Jakarta hope that the legalisation process for waqf land in the DKI Jakarta region will increase further. Legal certainty over waqf land is expected to strengthen its social function and provide broader benefits to society.