Volunteer Profile of Prabowo, Raizal Arifin, Who Became Commissioner of PT KAI

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or PT KAI Reorganizing the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The structural changes in the management are regulated in the Decree (SK) of the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) No. SK-224/MBU/08/2025 and the Chairman of the Company (Persero) PT Danantara Asset Management No. SK.039/DI-DAM/DO/2025 as the shareholder of KAI.

"KAI welcomes the presence of the new Board of Commissioners and Directors, which will strengthen KAI's efforts to provide the best services and contribute to the development of national rail transport," said Executive Vice President (EVP) of Corporate Secretary of KAI Raden Agus Dwinanto Budiadji in his statement.

One of the names in the new KAI Board of Commissioners is Raizal Arifin, who serves as an Independent Commissioner. Raizal is one of the volunteers and supporters. Prabowo Subianto Run for president. Then, what is his character like?

Profile Raizal Arifin

Raizal Arifin is the Chairman of the Central Executive Board of the Islamic Ummah Association (DPP PUI) for the period 2025-2030. In the same religious mass organization (ormas), he once held the position of Secretary General of DPP PUI for the period 2020-2024 and Chairman of PUI Youth.

Referring to the Instagram account @pui1917, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Raizal completed his bachelor's degree (S1) in English Language and Literature at Sunan Gunung Jati State Islamic University (UIN). He also completed his master's degree (S2) in Islamic Broadcasting Communication at As Syafi'iyah Islamic University.

Before joining KAI, Raizal worked as a lecturer and organizer at Halim Sanusi Bandung University, member of the ASEAN Federation Moslem Youth in Malaysia. He has also been a senior official in several companies, including Director of CV Citra Semesta Jaya and Chairman of PT Cyber Media Utama.

During the 2024 Presidential Election, Raizal served as the Chairman of the National Coordinator of Volunteers for Majukan Indonesia (Kornas RUMI). Through RUMI, he helped socialize the vision and mission of the presidential candidate (capres) and vice-presidential candidate (cawapres) number 02. Prabowo Subianto -Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the campaign.

Support a Number of Prabowo's Policies

Based on the search Time On the official PUI website, Raizal has been seen commenting several times on some of Prabowo's policies. For example, in an article titled "PUI Condemns Israel's Aggression against Iran and Supports the President's Active Diplomatic Measures."

"As conveyed by the President, Indonesia and Singapore agree to promote negotiations to stop the escalation in Gaza and the Iran-Israel conflict. This is the right stance and needs to be supported by all parties," Raizal said in his statement in Jakarta, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Then, Raizal also stated his readiness to support the national food security program through the utilization of land from agrarian reform. He mentioned that he welcomed the policy of Minister of Agraria and Spatial Planning (ATR)/Head of National Land Agency (BPN) Nusron Wahid, who will distribute 1.4 million hectares of land to organizations.

" This is a great opportunity for organizations like PUI to take a real role in supporting national food security, as it is a priority of the Prabowo-Gibran administration," Raizal said in his statement in Jakarta, Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Other support also Raizal conveyed regarding the launch of 80,000 units of the Merah Putih Village Cooperative a while ago. The DPP PUI views one of President Prabowo Subianto's leading programs as a major breakthrough in rebuilding the grassroots economy based on the strength of villages/neighborhoods.

"Many college graduates return to the village unemployed, not because they do not want to work, but because there is no space for creation and expression. Kopdes Merah Putih must appear as a productive economic space that is liberating, nurturing, and empowering," Raizal said in his statement in Jakarta, Monday, July 21, 2025.

Alfitria Nefi P contributed to the writing of this article.

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