Two Sons of Minister of Hajj Resign from Expert Staff Positions at Kemenhaj

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Two sons of the Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Mochamad Irfan Yusuf, Barbarossa Muhammad Farros and Gibran Muhammad Fawwaz, have officially resigned from their positions as expert staff at the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Kemenhaj).

The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, stated that the resignations were accepted by Kemenhaj on Monday (26/10/2026).

"Today, Minister, we have received the resignations of the two expert staff you mentioned. So officially today, these two individuals, mentioned in the news, decided to resign," Dahnil said at the Kemenhaj Office, Central Jakarta, on Monday.

Dahnil added that the ministry would fill the two vacant positions with other candidates.

"We'll see, and that decision is certainly at the discretion of the Minister," he remarked.

He also explained that the two sons of the Minister joined when Kemenhaj was still classified as a Hajj Planning Agency (BP Haji).

At that time, he noted, the number of personnel needed to manage the agency was inversely proportional to the number of applicants.

As a result, several individuals, including the Minister's two sons, were included to assist.

Dahnil recalled that during that period, there were not many people willing to assist, as BP Haji was a newly established agency.

"The Hajj Planning Agency only had two people: the Minister and myself. At that time, the Head and Deputy Head were just us. Eventually, I was helped by friends, even those who were unpaid, including these two sons of the Minister," he said.

However, both have now decided to resign following public controversy on social media.

The resignations also reflect Kemenhaj's commitment to maintaining integrity and professionalism.

"This is the Minister's commitment, and it's my commitment to ensure that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is free from unethical practices, manipulative practices, corruption, mafia behavior, and so on," Dahnil asserted.

Minister's Sons as Expert Staff

Earlier, social media was abuzz with accusations regarding the appointment of the Minister's biological children as expert staff at Kemenhaj.

Gus Irfan also provided clarification.