Nihayatul Wafiroh
Nihayatul Wafiroh
Lahir : Banyuwangi, 15/12/1979 Profesi : Anggota Komisi IX DPR RI (periode 2014-2019) Fraksi Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
Nihayatul Wafiroh, atau lebih akrab dipanggil Ninik, adalah caleg terpilih dari Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa untuk Jawa Timur III yang meliputi wilayah Banyuwangi, Bondowoso, dan Situbondo. Nihayatul Wafiroh merupakan lulusan S2 University of Hawaii di Manoa, Amerika Serikat. Ia telah menyelesaikan pendidikan S3 di ICRS Jogja pada tahun 2016. Pada periode DPR RI 2014 – 2019, ia dipercaya untuk menjabat pada Komisi IX yang membidangi Tenaga Kerja & Transmigrasi, Kependudukan, dan Kesehatan. Sebelum masuk ke ranah politik melalui DPR, Ninik Wafiroh dikenal sebagai kalangan aktivis dan akademisi. Setelah menjabat pada DPR RI Nihayatul Wafiroh memiliki visi dan misi yaitu DPR menjadi rumah rakyat yang memajukan hak-hak perempuan dan anak. Nihayatul Wafiroh adalah satu dari tiga orang anggota dewan yang mengusulkan RUU Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual. Ibu dua orang anak ini juga merupakan bagian dari Jajaran pembantu pengasuh Pondok Pesantren Darussalam, Banyuwangi.
Pendidikan 1. Doctoral program, ICRS-Yogya (Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies), Yogyakarta (2009- 2016) 2. Master, in Asian Studies Department University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii, United States (2007-2009, cum laude) 3. Master, in Magister Management Universitas Jember, (2004 – not finish) 4. Bachelor, Tafsir Hadis, Ushuluddin Faculty Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (IAIN) Sunan Kalijaga State Institute of Islamic Studies Jogjakarta (2004- cum laude) 5. Mu’allimin Mu’allimat Atas (MMA) Six-year-Senior-Junior High Integrated Islamic Boarding School Tambakberas, Jombang (1994-Not finish) 6. Madrasah Aliyah Al-Amiriyyah (Al-Amiriyah Senior High School) Blokagung, Banyuwangi (1997) 7. Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al-Amiriyyah (Al-Amiriyyah Junior High School) Blokagung, Banyuwangi (1994) 8. Sekolah Dasar Darussalam (Darussalam Elementary School), Blokagung, Banyuwangi
Karir 1. Member of Parliament of Indonesia 2014-2019 from National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa-PKB), commission IX 2. Resource Person of Australian’s Education Partnership with Indonesia- School System & Quality. (March – June 2013) 3. Consultant Final Women View Report, Search For Common Ground (SFCG) September-October 2012 4. Temporary Program Officer (PO) in SILE/LLD program CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) , (Feb – May 2012) 5. Program Manager (PM) in Association for Community Empowerment (ACE) (2011-2012) 6. Program Executive (PE) of Globethics.net Indonesia (February 2010-November 2011) 7. Teaching Assistant at University of Hawaii at Manoa on the History of Sexuality course in fall semester, 2008. 8. Teacher in Darussalam Islamic Boarding School (2004-2010). 9. Lecturer at Institute Agama Islam Darussalam IAIDA/Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies, Banyuwangi. (2004-present), on Islamic Philosophy course, Introduction of Philosophy course.
Jurnal Ilmiah 1. “Menstruasi dalam Tafsir Fakhruddin al-Razy (Menstruation in Fakhruddin al-Razy’s Quranic Exegete), a research report published in a book entitled Telaah Ulang Wacana Seksualitas, published by Pusat Studi Wanita IAIN Sunan Kalijaga in cooperation with McGill University, January, 2004 2. Being Santri,” published in Journal Exploration at Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Fall 2009 3. “The Islamic-political Geneology of Fatayat in Soekarno and Soeharto Era: Feminist Perspective on the History of Organization,” Indonesian Feminist Journal, Vol, 2, No. 2, August 2014. 4. “The Practices of Arranged Marriages: A Comparative Perspective”, in En Arche Journal. Vol.4, No.1 (2015)
Publikasi 1. “Modernisasi Pendidikan Pesantren” (Modernizing Islamic Boarding School), an article published in daily Kompas Newspaper, June 10, 2002 2. “Pesantren dan Kekerasan pada Perempuan” (Islamic Boarding School and Violence against Women), an article published in daily Jawa Pos newspaper, April 1, 2003 3. “Potret Perempuan dalam Al-Quran : Studi Metodologi Penafsiran Amina Wadud Muhsin” (Woman in Al-Qoran: Study on Amina Wadud Muhsin’s Method of Exegeses), an article published in New Letter Rakjat. Lapesam NU Banyuwangi, July 2003 4. “Berpayung Tradisi dan Budaya” (Under the Umbrella of Tradition and Culture), an article published in ARENA, LPM IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, 2003. 5. “Ketika Perempuan Jadi Bupati Banyuwangi” (When a woman being Banyuwangi Regent), an article published in daily Jawa Pos Newspaper, July 3, 2005 6. “Daya Tawar Perempuan dalam Pilkadal” (Women’s Bargaining Position in Region Election), an article published in daily Jawa Pos newspaper, Mei 1, 2005. 7. “Mengetuk Nurani Perempuan” (Calling Women’s Consciousness), an article published in daily Jawa Pos newspaper, August 6, 2006. 8. “Kenapa Harus Pesantren” (Why Should be Islamic Boarding Schools), an article published in daily Jawa Pos newspaper, October 2006. 9. “Suka Duka Menjalani Puasa di Hawaii, US”, article published in daily Jawa Pos Newspaper, October 1-2 2007 10. “Menikah atau Kuliah ?” (Married or study?), an article published in Swara Rahima Magazine, edition 22, September 2007 11. “Ketika Mamaku Berjanji” (When My mother promises), a short story (Cerita pendek) published in Kompas online on June 1, 2009 12. “Aku Tak Memiliki Tubuhku” (I do not have my body), a short story (cerita pendek) published in Al-Madaniah magazine, Surabaya, July 2009 13. “Kita Juga Ikut Memilih lho” (We also give votes), an article published in daily Jawa Pos Newspaper, April 2009 14. “Pernikahanku” (My Marriage), a short story (cerita pendek) published in Swara Rahima Magazine, December, 2009 15. “Religious Studies in Islamic Institutes,” Aslam Sa’ad and Nihayatul Wafiroh, an article in Opinion, The Jakarta Post Newspaper, November, 13, 2009 16. “Kemiskinan dan Perjodohan,” suplemen 13, Swara Rahima magazine, No 32, 2010 17. “Membangun Kesadaran akan Seksualitas dan Gender di Pesantren dan Kalangan Pendidik” Rahima.or.id, Friday June 17, 2011. 18. “Perempuan Pendobrak dari Indonesia Timur,” Flamma magazine edisi 35, September 2012, IRE, Yogyakarta 19. “Kenapa Perempuan Harus Memiliki Pendidikan Bagus ?” Swara Rahima magazine edisi 39, September 2012. 20. “Sexual Abuse May Occur Even in Holy Places.” Nihayatul Wafiroh, an article in Opinion. The Jakarta Post Newspaper, January 18, 2013. 21. “Untukmu Perempuan-perempuanku,” in the book with the title “Seksualitas, Gender, Kesehatan Reproduksi: Refleksi, Inspirasi, Perjuangan, Pemberdayaan.” Nihayatul Wafiroh, published by Mitra INTI Foundation. 22. “Kenalkan Indonesia di Seluruh Dunia,” an article in Newspaper, Radar Banyuwangi, Jawa Pos. September 18, 2013 23. “Siapapun Boleh Membaca di Boston Public Library,” an article in Newspaper, Radar Banyuwangi, Jawa POs, October 23, 2013.
Penghargaan 1. Grant for undergraduate thesis research awarded by Pusat Studi Wanita (Center for Women’s Studies) IAIN Sunan Kalijaga. 2. Grant for undergraduate thesis research by Indonesian Bank (Bank Indonesia) 2003-2004 3. Master Degree from International Fellowship Program (IFP) Ford Foundation 2006-2009 4. Travel Award for research from Starr Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Asian Studies 2007, at University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii USA. 5. The best paper for masters student in Southeast Asia area in 20th Annual Graduate Student Conference School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, March 2009 6. Travel Award for conference from Asian Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (NUS). July 2009 7. Doctorate Degree from ICRS-Yogya (2009-2013) 8. Fellow of Muslim Exchange Program Australia-Indonesia, Australia Indonesia Institute (AII) (2011) 9. Sandwich Program at Boston University by Henry Luce Foundation. Sept – Dec 2013.
Riwayat Organisasi 1. The Vice secretary of Central Board PKB (2015 – present) 2. The Vice secretary of Central Board Perempuan Bangsa – PKB (2015 – present) 3. The Founder and board of Ohana (Organisasi Handicap Nusantara), 2012 – present 4. The secretary of ISJN (Indonesia Social Justice Network), Region Java, 2011 - Present 5. Coordinator of Health and Environment, Regional Board of Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama, Yogyakarta Province (2012 – 2016). 6. Coordinator of Baca Yuk Movement (2011 – present) 7. The member of Indonesia Sexuality Forum (Forum Seksualitas Indonesia – FSI) 8. The founder of Community Library in Blokagung, Tegalsari, Banyuwangi, East Java 9. The advisor of Fatayat Sub-district Tegalsari, Banyuwangi, East Java. 10. Secretary in Puan Amal Hayati (non-governmental organization) to regions of Probolinggo, Situbondo, Bondowoso, Banyuwangi, and Jember. (2003-2005) 11. The staff leader of Darussalam Islamic Boarding School