23rd DMDI held in Jakarta, Chairman of DPD: Malays have an extraordinary history

Jakarta – Chairman of the DPD RI Sultan B Najamudin said the World Malay Islamic World (DMDI) convention was an important event to strengthen cultural and Islamic relations between countries. Sultan sees the DMDI convention as a momentum to strengthen the Malay glory. This was conveyed by the Sultan during the DMDI Convention Welcome Dinner Press Conference, at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (23/10/2025). This event was also attended by the Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Society, Yusril Ihza Mahendra; former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud Md; as well as representatives from 18 countries. “For me, Malays have an extraordinary history, not only in literacy, but also about Malay history, a very long civilization, Prof. Yusril definitely understands more than our young people,” said Sultan. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT “So, we are trying to revive, we are trying to call out how the history of Malay greatness is beginning to unfold,” he continued. Sultan said that DMDI was established since 2000. He said that DMDI is currently entering an important phase to strengthen networks between Malay countries. He said the 23rd DMDI was attended by all DMDI administrators throughout Indonesia and 18 countries. Sultan aims for DMDI to visit 23 countries that have Malay cultural roots. “Our target is actually the whole world that has Malay roots, how many are there? We will visit 23 countries to revive Malay history. Well, Malay history is extraordinary, I study it every day,” he said. Meanwhile, Yusril admitted that he was happy to attend the event. Yusril said that Malay has a very broad concept. “The concept of Malay is actually very broad, not an ethnic concept because Malay is defined in the Malaysian constitution or institutionalization as someone who speaks Malay, practices Malaysian Islamic customs and is Muslim,” he said. “So it is not an ethnic concept but more a cultural concept and a religious concept and I think if we use that concept, there will be many Malays in this world,” he added. Also see the video ‘The meaning of the Malaysian traditional gift of remembrance of Budi for the national police chief’: (amw/isa)