Tanwir II Muhammadiyah Youth Opens, Urges Cadres to Seize the Nation’s Strategic Space
The Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah Youth officially opened Tanwir II Muhammadiyah Youth for 2026, which was held 21–23 May 2026 in Bali. The national strategic agenda was officially opened by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and the Secretary General of PP Muhammadiyah and simultaneously the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu’ti.
Under the overarching theme ‘Growing and Taking Root for Indonesia Jaya’, Tanwir II became a moment to consolidate the direction of Muhammadiyah Youth in facing social, political, and economic challenges, and the transformation of Indonesia’s younger generation.
Dzulfikar Ahmad Tawalla, Deputy Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers and also Chairman of the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah Youth, said Muhammadiyah Youth must not lose its social roots amid changing times.
“Do not let the organisation busy itself with staging events while neglecting the building of cadres. We do not need a movement that is noisy on social media but quiet at branches and sub-branches. Muhammadiyah Youth must take root downwards, be present at the heartbeat of young people’s problems, enter campuses, villages, mosques, communities, and the spaces where people are fighting for life,” Tawalla said in a statement on Thursday (21/5).
Known as Fikar, he assessed that the challenges facing the present generation of youth are not only about jobs and education, but also a crisis of direction, unequal access, and eroded moral courage in the public sphere. Therefore, Muhammadiyah Youth must grow with a clear, impactful orientation.
“Growth is not merely about expanding structures or ceremonial rites. Growth occurs when cadres have capacity, the courage to think, and the ability to seize the nation’s strategic space. We want Muhammadiyah Youth to produce intellectuals, social actors, entrepreneurs, politicians, and future leaders who remain on the side of the people and the values of an Islam with progress,” he said.
He further stressed that Muhammadiyah Youth must dare to leave its organisational comfort zone and enter the arena of real social change.
“If young people only watch as spectators to change, we will fall behind. Muhammadiyah Youth must become a force that reads the times while also steering the course of civilisation. Grounded downwards to understand the people’s realities, and growing forwards to be able to lead Indonesia. That is the spirit of this Tanwir,” he explained.
At the opening moment of Tanwir II, the PP Muhammadiyah Youth launched Negarawan Muda Indonesia, a book by Dzulfikar Ahmad Tawalla. The book stems from concerns about politics drifting away from the ethics of service and the limited spaces for cadre development that favour the people and the nation.
In his foreword, Fikar stated that today’s youth need more exemplars of moral courage than mere political popularity. Negarawan Muda Indonesia is written as a reflection and invitation for young people not to be allergic to politics, but to bring integrity, ideas, and social engagement amid a crisis of public leadership.
As an autonomous organisation within the Muhammadiyah Movement, Muhammadiyah Youth reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the organisation’s outreach across education, social, economic, culture, and national spheres.
Through Tanwir II, Muhammadiyah Youth aims to ensure that the movement for Islam with progress remains relevant to contemporary challenges while remaining grounded in the needs of society.
The event, sponsored by Bank Syariah Indonesia, was attended by several national figures and public officials, including the Chair of the General Elections Commission (KPU RI), Mochammad Afifuddin; Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI, Abcandra Muhammad Akbar; Bali Governor Wayan Koster; and leaders of cross-faith youth organisations, academics, as well as cadre representatives from across the archipelago.
The presence of these diverse figures underscored Muhammadiyah Youth’s status as a strategic force for Indonesia’s youth, democracy, dialogue on national questions, and unity.
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