Hasyim to unveil NU central board

SEMARANG: Newly reelected chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi said on Wednesday he would announce the new lineup of the organization's central board of executives on Dec. 11 at the latest.

Hasyim said there would no significant change to the total number of executives. "While the consultative body (syuriah) will comprise a chairman and deputy chairman and 12 members, the executive body (tanfidziyah) will consist of a chairman and 11 members, and the secretariat will comprise five people," Hasyim said here.

Hasyim declined to reveal any names.

He said the central board would still run its activities from the existing office in Central Jakarta, despite a threat from senior NU figure Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to split the office to enable him to run a splinter organization. -- JP