Prabowo: United Santri Make Indonesia Stronger

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Prabowo Subianto extended his wishes on National Santri Day 2026, which falls today, while praising the important role of Islamic boarding schools.

“On behalf of myself and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy National Santri Day, 22 October 2026,” Prabowo said, according to an official statement from the Presidential Secretariat in Jakarta on Thursday.

Speaking at the National Coordination Meeting of the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (TPAKD) in Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency, West Java, the President said that santri, female santri and Islamic boarding-school institutions had played a very important part in Indonesia’s history of struggle and independence.

“When santri stand together, Indonesia grows stronger,” Prabowo said.

At the event, which was also attended by santri representing programme beneficiaries, the President highlighted the importance of strengthening the foundations of a people-centred economy.

Prabowo said the true strength of the national economy must be felt in practical terms by ordinary people, including farmers in villages, fishers along the coast and traders in markets.

He said the government’s economic policies must improve people’s welfare and ensure that every family has real purchasing power, rather than relying on slogans.

The theme of National Santri Day on 22 October 2026 is “Santri Strengthen the Nation on the Path to a Golden Indonesia”. The observance honours the 1945 Jihad Resolution and encourages santri to contribute actively to the country’s economic self-reliance.